Review#Jai Gangajal

Film glorifies Prakash Jha & Priyanka Chopra

The critic Prakash Jha has set the benchmark with his several films on unusual topics based on Indian politics. He is not only the best director but he underlined his acting quality in the recent film Jai Gangajal. Though the film has made business of 30 Crores only, it is one of the  top listed films of the box office in year 2016.

The film talks about a custom of hereditary politics & politicians who has power to manage the police force & the society as well and the police supports the system being puppets on a string. The storyline is not fresh one but the way of delivery is appreciable.

Film revolves around the story of Bankipur district. Circle DSP B.N. Singh (Prakash Jha) is a corrupt police officer who doesn't work for public but for the MLA Bablu Pandey (Manav Kaul). During the election time the SP of the district was changed by the Home Ministry. The new SP of the district was a lady officer Abha Mathur (Priyanka Chopra) who was actually appointed to serve the status quo. But being an honest police officer SP Abha Mathur points the dark reality of political system & police department. She tries to punish every criminal but fails because of the bad apples in the department.

On the other hand the B N Singh realizes very late that he supported the wrong people throughout his work tenure when a girl is raped & killed by MLA's brother Dablu Pandey (Ninad Kamat) as he wanted to capture her land.

The indignant public hangs Dablu Pandey & the people involved in the crime. SP Abha Mathur controls the public by arresting the real culprit MLA Bablu Pandey. 
Almost all the characters are well developed in the film but the character of a social worker Raghvan (Rahul Bhat) could be added some more glory. A local language of Madhya Pradesh is used effectively throughout the film. More time is invested for some less important shots which caused film to become unnecessarily lengthier. Priyanka's accent seems to be similar with that in her previous film Bajirao Mastani. A dilogue by B N Singh ''Vardi pe hath nahi uthana chahiye tha'' is repeated twice which makes no sense as he himself had supported the culprits. Rucha rates 2.5 for the acting & language out of 5 as the expectations of audience from Prakash Jha as a director haven't got fulfilled. 

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Rucha Bakre

  

Review#BAJIRAO MASTANI

In India films are meant to be perfect in every aspect. It shouldn’t be related to any religion or god. It shouldn’t tell history. It is difficult to digest the fact for Indians that films are films after all. The films narrate the stories through most appealing audios & visuals. This season a film ‘Bajirao Mastani’ arrived with a so called controversial story of Peshva Bajirav Ballad & Mastani. 
The trailer of this movie was showcased with songs & a few scenes that the gossips about this film spread through every possible media. I was watching ‘Welcome Back’ when I saw the trailer of the film Bajirao Mastani in a movie hall. From that day I wanted to watch this film.
From my very busy daily routine I found 3 hours free & went for the movie show. The movie hall was full in spite of the gossips about its controversy. I wasn’t an audience, but I became one of the family member of Peshve Family thinking what I would have done If I would have been one of his Family member after knowing the relationship of Bajirao Peshva & Mastani. This is the success of the director when he makes people think being one of the characters in the story.
The story was moving on in a flow. I was stunned to heed the perfection in dialogue writing. Only for a single time I felt a dialogue given to Bajirao Peshva is unnecessary. Mastani (Deepika Padukon), was overall good but I would like to mention that, Kashibai (Priyanka Chopra) gave her best during her performance where she played a role of wife of Peshva Bajirao. It could actually be felt that how someone feels when his or her partner starts liking somebody else. She picked up the Marathi accent in her dance & attire very smoothly that somebody will think like she is a Marathi actress.
I would also like to mention that the mischievous Bajirao was well developed in terms of character by Ranvir Singh. His courage, soft heart, the thorns of the dispute in his life is well narrated by his performance. Especially the last scene of his fight with his own emotions is ‘do not missout’. He underlined his maturity throughout the movie. And the last but not the least the performance of Chimaji by a prominent Marathi Actor Vaibhav Tatwawadi is remarkable.
In terms of set & the scenes the perfection amazes the audience. As I said before, dialogues are worth listening & recollecting. I will rate 3.5 among 5 for this movie.