How many times have smoke, whiskey and kebab filled conversations in the media circles hovered across to which person in India can play the role of Don Vito Coreleone to the hilt?
Who is the only person, whose name was always on the tip of those tongues? Amitabh Bachchan. Were these people right? Well, see the movie and you get a concrete, sure and undeniable answer.
Yes.
Sarkar revolves around Subhash Nagre (AB) and his family, his personal as well as his political and social life.
We are introduced to Subhash Nagre when he is no longer Subhash Nagre, the person, but Sarkar, the thought, the idealogy.
Subhash Nagre’s family consists of his wife, and two sons, KK (I forget his name) and Shankar, sent abroad for studies. (Abhishek Bachchan.) There are also a family of one of his close friends, whose daughter her has promised Shankar will marry.
Whereas Sarkar’s family is much bigger. Sarkar’s family consists of you, me, the common man, everyone in this world, irrespective of caste, creed, religion, sex and nationality. The only eligibility to be part of Sarkar’s family is to be honest and principled.
The inner circle of Sarkar’s family consists of his two sons, the elder one a hot headed director, who doesnt think twice before using the surname given to him, and the other is Shankar, the educated part of Sarkar’s life. There are two Man Fridays, who take care of Sarkar’s business.
The kingmaker of politics faces a problem, when some of his enemies hatch a plan against him, and divide his already well broken house. They take advantage of KK’s anger and play along with him, to be part of their plan.
Soon, they have him arrested under a false allegation and fix his assassination in prison, which of course, doesn’t happen.
At the end of the movie, the betrayers are taught a lesson, the root of evil weeded out, and Sarkar goes on.
The movie, is a lesson in itself of silent potrayals. Gone are the days when Bollywood actors had to vent their rage with shouts, shrieks and worse still drunken stupors. This is a starer of a film.
Amitabh Bachchan excels in this movie. Abhishek Bachchan comes to terms with the mantle he has to carry further. Kay Kay impresses.
Supriya Pathak supports, the other girl gives a heartwarming potrayal of the silent lover, Katrina Kaif emotes.
I personally think that this is one of Abhishek’s best performances, I had seen Yuva at something like 3 in the morning, so I don’t know about his acting.
A sure feast for everyone of you Bachchan fans, myself included.
I think that RGV has salvaged some pride with this movie, and I also think that the Indian intellegentsia is being a bit cruel on him. He is the pioneer of Modern Indian Cinema for the Thinkers.
So, let’s forget his Gayab like a folly of a favorite grandchild, and let’s think his Naach (It had stupendous acting, though) as a adolscent folly.
Then and only then, will you regard this movie as a Man’s work.