Went for a latenight show of Sarkar Raj at the mall yesterday. This being the US of A and a weekday and the midnight show, I was hoping for human company at the theatre – luckily there were about 10 other people, which is damn good considering the above mentioned factors.
Now about the movie. Much has been written already about how great the movie was, both AB and RGV defending it in their respective blogs n all that. But as a member of the paying audience – id give it a rating of about 2.5 out of 5.
I loved the original Sarkar. But the sequel struggles as it tries to live up to its predecessor. Sepia tones maketh a movie not. The characters seem rather devoid of emotions, Shankar (Abhishek) takes his wife’s sudden death in stride and seems more keen on pursuing a romance with Anita (Ash). One suspects taht the wife had to be killed to make place for the legitimate bahu.
Even the scene where Shankar dies is confusing – Anita starts wailing just as you think Sarkar is going to succeed in bringing back his son to life. The whole suspense angle too seems convoluted and a tad childish.
Sanjay Narvekar, a popular marathi actor, hams as the gujrati kantilal Vora. Sayaji Shinde is unbearable. All the supporting cast, with the exception of the graceful Supriya Pathak is just too loud and artificial.
The only high point of the movie is Big B as Sarkar especially in the second half with the rolled sleeves. Music is hardly memorable, the Govinda chants that gave me goosebumps in Sarkar are overused here and lose their charm.
If you want to preserve good memories of Sarkar, then avoid Sarkar2.
