This time, the directors and script writers went overboard. Why have trouble later on. Giving an honest overzealous cop a cack later on adding routine twists is now passe.Instead add new twists, and question our gullibility.
And so we have Sunny Deol As DCP Raj Shekhar Azad ( This name does have a patriotic ring to it ). This man doesn’t bend for anybody with a criminal mind.
To cut a long story as short as I can, Sunny after a horrendous ( on our nerves) car chase, manages to nab a dangerous terrorist (unique idea here - crashes thro the roof of the terrorists hideout from a helicopter). The terrorist (played loudly by Mukesh Rishi) is sentenced to whatever terrorists are sentenced.
Meanwhile we have a scene, supposedly funny, wherein super cop nervously approaches superwife, who is waiting at a jewelry shop, much to the disdain of the jeweller, who is worried of what might happen to his shop if super cop doesnt turn up. I thought that cops wives were also supposed to be law abiding. All this just lead to a song ’Thaat nawaabi’.
Lets move on now. Supercop is put on the terrorists case, and he is asked to be the terrorists custodian. So supecop makes a super demand. Since he doesnt trust most folks on the force, he holds the terrorist in a unique cell (reminded me of the cell in the film Species 2 ). This cell is well guarded and only select people are allowed access to him. But all these precautions only have the terrorist laughing, claiming that his dirty deeds can be carried out from wherever.
And so it is. Mr Terrorist ( Lets call him Mr T) beats up one of his guards and sends a message thro him to his men.
They carr out his dirty work and innocent folks are killed etc.
Meanwhile our supercop goes one step further, and recruits 4 youngsters ( who for some strange reason carry the photo of supercop in their wallets) as vigilantes.
Suddenly supecop gets a mysterious call to come at a msterious place. Turns out the caller is the Director general of Police ( his boss n father in law too). This DGP tries to bribe supercop, then threatens him, at which supercop kills him.and asks his vigilante 4some to dispose of the body. Wow! one dedicated Indian Cop what?
Soon the body is discovered, and supercops wife has trauma at Pop’s death.The CBI is called to investigate.
During this time, Mr T bashes up yet another guard. With a hint given by his wife, supercop rushes to the ambulance, gets the message and asks one of his non cop pals to follow the lead. So vigilante pal, follows the lead , goes to a dance bar (what else) where the gals are dancing to the pirated tune of a song by Shakira, adapted to Indian screen.
While he is eavesdropping he is discovered and given chase. When he informs supercop about his predicament, supercop uses Super idea number one. Judging from his man’s answer he estimates the distance between him and his chasers. Calls up a movie theatre, and tells them that there is a bomb.Hearing this all folks rush out and vigilante1 is saved. Aint super cop a genius?
During this time CBI uncover the killer, but after giving a talk about krishna, arjuna and kaurava’s etc lets supercop go, but alas supercops superwife with her super hearing hears everything from a distance, is distraught and leaves her hubby.
The plot is assasination of a muslim leader, and that is thwarted by supercops brilliance. The plotters is arrested, he names a prominent businessman behind the plot. And so much against the wishes of his peers, supercop decides to arrest superthug (played by danny). Superthug plans to thwart his arrest but is thwarted. But he wins in the court cos the prime witness is eliminated (using supercops kids as bait).
So now both supercop and superthug make a few moves, win or lose.The scene shifts to Citi Center a mall in mumbai, wherein the owner reports sighting of a terrorist armed with a bomb. Supercop sights him and gives chase.Chase leads to a wedding where supposedly superthug’s son is coming. And so, terrorist with bomb runs hither n thither, till the son comes in. Now, we r shown supercop giving the guy a sign, with which he moves towards the son. Supercop fires a bullet, which this guy dodges ( the bullet apparently told him - move man I am here) and it hits the thugs son. he conks off. Superthug is enraged. Turns out acting terorist is an engineer who is so cos supercop had helped him. Well, on this engg uys wedding da he is beatedn up as a terrorist would be etc etc. And gives up his life rather than supercop lose his death wish.
And so the agony goes on. Now Superthug decides to come out into the open and makes a demand for the release of the terrorist, failing which he would destroy mumbai city.
He has his men place a bomb in a Best Bus. Strange, being in Mumbai all along I never thought that a BEST bus looked so shabby.
But supercop having got superthug into the open, kills Mr T.
And off he goes in search of the bus. (it still doesnt look like a BEST bus) finds it, has a fight with goons, knocks superthug sensless, climbsinto the bus, drives the same over a few dozen cars, then over a bridge into the sea, somewhere else ( near marine drive) jumps off the bus and miraculousl lands a few kms away, unhurt on Chowpatty beach.
Wow , he is superman minus the cape. And ter on te beach amidst applause, supercop is greeted by wifey and kids and the films ends on a happy note ( we were te happ ones).
I had the misfortune of suffering this movie on a ride to Mangalore by bus. Couldn’t even sleep considering the speaker was right over my ear. Argh