The teaser starts with glimpses showing Shah Rukh's phenomenal fan following across the globe - shots include fans swarming at the gate of his Mumbai residence, Mannat and waiting for his glimpse at his concerts. Fans dressed like his character roles, and those who broke down when Shah Rukh simply 'touched' them.
It also included ear-numbing shouts when Shah Rukh struck his signature pose.
From that the scene shifts focus to sabse bade superstar ka sabse bada fan. We don't get to see his face, but we know who he is as the screen fades just as he prepares to pose in SRK's signature style.
YRF also revealed the film's release date - April 15, next year. Like a common fan, this too is a common date and no big festive release. Earlier the film was slated to release on August 14.
The film is directed by Maneesh Sharma of Band Baaja Baaraat fame.
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STORY: A young boy Dilsher (Vicky Kaushal) from a small town in Punjab moves to Delhi in the quest of prosperity. But as he journeys down the rocky road that leads to it, he is harrowed by the persistent question - what is success?
REVIEW: Zubaan has a feeble story which doesn't do justice to its technical finesse. It is hardly appealing in the first hour but with solid performers like Vicky Kaushal and Manish Chaudhari, the film soars over its runtime.
It is the kind that takes a while to brew. Its story about a young man harbouring a big dream is hardly novel. Director-writer Mozez Singh laces the build-up with mystery, but it eventually is just a mirage. It culminates into a climax that is hardly suspenseful. But by the last scene, something about the film manages to pierce your soul.
It is presumably the palpability Vicky gets on screen. His natural stammer, the way his face lights up when he meets his idol, his desperation to prove himself and mostly the despair on his face when he is pushed into self-doubt is earnest. Manish matches it with his prowess over the art. He is minimal with the words and majestic with his expressions. The rest of the cast never come close to these two in terms of performances.
The musical is high on drama. Juxtaposed with the track of a father-son duo who is struggling to acknowledge each other, is the one of a son who is fighting ghosts from the past with the help of his Babaji's music. The only track that doesn't work here is Dilsher's love story with Amira (Sarah-Jane Dias), which is jarring. They have zero chemistry and the film could have done without the romantic element.
Zubaan might test your patience but it is heartbreaking in parts. Luckily, the melodrama is kept at bay even when the protagonist finds himself divided between materialism and mirth
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Jai Gangaajal 2016 Full Movies live Jai Gangaajal Cast: Priyanka Chopra, Prakash Jha, Manav Kaul, Ninad Kamath Director: Prakash ...
Jai Gangaajal
Cast: Priyanka Chopra, Prakash Jha, Manav Kaul, Ninad Kamath
Director: Prakash Jha
Rating: 2.5/5
Poor villagers running around and open gypsies trailing them has become a trademark of Prakash Jha’s filmmaking.
So, it doesn’t come as a jolt when the Priyanka Chopra-starrer Jai Gangaajal opens on a similar note. In fact, it would have been surprising if Jai Gangaajal would have begun on a different track. And, of course, there would be a double-meaning song disguised as a folk song playing in the background. Well, this is what it takes to be Prakash Jha. You need to be commercial as well as niche in your approach. Isn’t this what he has been doing in Raajneeti, Aarakshan, Chakravyuh and Satyagrah?
IPS Abha Mathur (Priyanka) has been given the independent charge of Bankipur after five years of serving at the secretariat on CM-in-waiting Chaudhary’s (Kiran Karmarkar) insistence. But, these lucrative postings don’t come easy to honest cops and thus Abha gets a readymade challenge in the form of local MLA Babloo Pandey (Manav Kaul).But, we know Jha and thus there has to be a social angle. Samanta Industries wants to buy land in order to inaugurate their new factory, but activists and some villagers are opposing the forceful acquisition. Now, the local administration has to take a stand, but that doesn’t seem possible in the current set-up where every cop is on Babloo Pandey’s pay-roll.
You must be remembering Gangaajal (2003) by now. And just to take all your doubts away, let me tell you that corrupt cops are led by circle officer Bhola Nath Singh (Prakash Jha) who still believes in the power of ‘khakee’. Did you just say Bachcha Yadav?
Yes, it’s a complete throwback to Gangaajal except Abha Mathur replacing Amit Kumar (Ajay Devgn) from the original. It’s another version of Gangaajal with a different starcast. Seeing Ajay Devgn as the current police commissioner was quite a possibility.
But, can this still be a good film?
It impresses in the beginning. We witness a ruthless ‘Chota Vidhayak’ Dabloo Pandey (Ninad Kamath) ruling the area with an iron feast. Wanted in many cases of extortion, rapes and murders, he sets the perfect stage for Priyanka’s arrival. She comes and takes things under her control within minutes. Such is her charm that you give Prakash Jha some room to repeat the Gangaajal characters for a while. A fight sequence brings out her grit and respect for constitution-bound law. It feels like the arrival of a savior, a star, but there begins the unfolding of BN Singh’s character.
Prakash Jha is the hero of Jai Gangaajal if screen time is our consideration. In any case, you need to spread wings to make a 158-minute film engaging. But, it has to be said that Jha has done justice to his role. He is restrained in dialogue delivery and really effective in emotional scenes. The narrative keeps dragging with strange terms such as ‘Madam Sir’ and ‘Suicide Murder’.
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It seems the idea is to create an isolated world which is uncertain about its future and the usage of words. The constant urge to back these terms up with scenes also hampers the flow of the narrative. As a result, a powerful scene comes up and then vanishes into oblivion without providing a build-up to the next one. In the process, we get individual sequences that work on their own, but couldn’t gel as a whole.
The unilateral fight for justice goes on and on only to hit a familiar roadblock: How heroic should be the hero? And there’s a tussle between the director-actor Jha and Priyanka Chopra. Who said directing a star is easy!
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The storyline of Jai Gangaajal doesn’t offer anything that you haven’t seen before. This holds true even if you have watched only Prakash Jha’s films. But, it has tear-inducing moments and Priyanka Chopra ensures they keep coming at regular intervals. Once again, the dark underbelly of the Hindi heart land has been explored with explosive dialogues and superficial sensibilities.
Jai Gangaajal is just another attempt at making a blockbuster, but it lacks the depth of Gangaajal and Apharan. Still, there’s enough for the audience to keep whistling and clapping. Priyanka Chopra is the new ‘Dabangg’.
