Sarkar Raj

I've just got back from watching the movie and I must say I was thrilled with the way the director, Ram Gopal Verma has laid out the film in pure brilliance.

I wasn't expecting much as sequels never do great. I thought the first installment was excellent but this sequel really out-did the first movie.

The three Bachchan's really put in outstanding performances. I must applaud Amitabh Bachchan for just being so natural in the movie, and have never seen a better performance by him in this kind of a role.

So you guys, if you've seen the first film and liked the plot then, I'm sure you'll love the second one. And for you guys who have not watched the first movie (Sarkar) and are planning to just get to this one (Sarkar Raj), get through the first one first, then hit the screens for this one as the film runs in a flow!! My rating ; 8.5/10 Seriously, it was that good!!

The Cast consists of all the Bachchans (except for Jaya Bacchan whom RGV couldn't fit in with an appropriate mafia role) After the agony and widespread damage caused by Ram Gopal Varrma's AAG, people wanted to see whether RGV and the Big B can resurrect themselves. Plus this movie was a sequel to 2005's Sarkar which was RGV's tribute to 'The Godfather'

To make sequels in Bollywood has always been a very tricky issue as the comparisons are too critical in nature with the first part.Lage Raho Munnabhai was probably the first Big Hindi movie which became a major success when compared to its prequel...

If any of you guys thought that Sarkar Raj was based on another one of the Godfather series, well then you are grossly mistaken! Writers Prashant Pandey and Ram Gopal Varma have come up with a fresh,new and brilliant plot to assure the audience of 125 entertaining minutes....

I don't believe in blogging movie spoilers, so i'll be as vague as possible....cause this movie is a must see!!

The movie mainly revolves around three characters ( The Bachchan Arena) Subash Nagre (Big B), Shankar Nagre (Abishek) and Anita Rajan (Aishwarya Rai)...Subash has full faith in his son Shankar though he finds it difficult to deal with the fact that its Shankar who is the actual 'Sarkar'...Shankar wants what is best for Maharashtra and Anita Rajan steps in from London as a CEO of Sheperd group...her aim is to make India's largest power plant. Anita realizes Maharashtra as a potential site.Even though Subhas is against the proposition, Shankar strongly believes it is for the state's betterment and he decides to support Anita and her project no matter what stands in their way...

When so many crores of rupees are at stake, the plant project becomes a battleground for dirty politics, deceit and corruption.I do not wish to disclose any more facts of the movie !!u should see it.....The villains are convincing and the supporting cast has small roles with clearly defined characters....The 3 Bachchans have given subtle yet strong performances and it is difficult to see who is the real Sarkar amongst them....

The Dialogues of the movie are powerful and crisp and act as the real Forte of the movie...The background score is impressive though the 'Govinda Govinda' chantings do tend to get annoyingly over used!!

RGV gets full marks for his direction...the editing is perfect as well.....even though there are no song and dance sequences the movie doesn't bore you one bit...

The movie is self explanatory and one need not have seen Sarkar to follow Sarkar Raj...thats another plus point...

The action scenes are spectacular and more importantly 'Very Realistic'!!! RGV clearly demonstrates that the Bullet penetrates both- the Hero and the Villain.

The first half is kinda slow but RGV constructs a proper platform to carry the movie further with ease...the second half is totally gripping and moves at a fairly quick pace...No matter what happens don't miss the 2nd half...especially the part where the suspense of the entire plot will be revealed by Subhas Nagre....thats an amazing scene that will take all by surprise!!

Overall, a brilliant movie which i totally enjoyed !!!

VERDICT: Sarkar Raj - will extinguish the agony caused by RGV's AAG!!! A must see!!!

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Sarkar Raj is disappointing. More so because it is the sequel of Sarkar, which though copied largely from Godfather, was a good film.

Three things let down the film - slow pace, unimaginative cinematography and jarring background score.

Ram Gopal Varma has a story in his hands but it is not long enough to stretch to the duration that he wants it to. As a result, he compromises on the pace. The film is slow and at times just drags on. In this endeavor, the camera comes to his support. Each shot just keeps on moving at snails pace. The camera lingers and moves slowly at acute angles. There is an overkill of the use of lighting, shadows and silhouettes. Add to this the background score which seems to be taken from a temple fair. The energy of the music and the dead slow pace of camera and story are divergent contrasts.

The dialogs are unrealistic, philosophical and indirect most of the times. There was not need to complicate the film with such devices. Do a father and son never talk in straight language? Saving grace of the film is the performances. Inspite of the lighting and camera angles which try every bit to take away the quality from the natural performances of the Bachchans, they manage to survive.

Ram Gopal Varma needs a break. He probably needs to go on a long vacation and then come back to do something completely out of his style - cast Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol in a romantic comedy set in Europe or Manhattan. I hope, he will then rediscover his lost touch. I so much want him to, like many of his other fans.

The new Sarkar Raj sure has RGV's touch to it, Before watching i thought this would be a big disappointment for all 'Sarkar' fans but i was wrong. The movie does not dazzles you but keeps you sit tight throughout, except for the some portions where it gets real slow. you could go out and get popcorns once again :) Performance wise, RGV has dug a lot and got some nice actors for extra roles. some of them are small time soap opera actors but they did well. "Abhishek" and "Amithab" do their best. "Aishwarya" looks smart in formals. Some scenes in the movie are really breathtaking though. Well, the movie is actually full of suspenses thats why i cant say much since i did not mark 'Contains Spoiler' tag. after i finish this review i have to add 'Suspense' in genre of movie. great camera work and background scores are really catchy. the dialogs are supposed to be "legendary phrases", but some of them does not make that sense. In all i thought the movie was gonna blew up like 'RGV's Sholay' but its not that bad. i would go for it.

7 stars from me nirzar

Sarkar Raj was a Indian political drama thriller film set in the world of Indian politics and crime directed by Ram Gopal Varma.this movie was some different from the others. Theme of movie was very nice and very focused according to the story. The movie included many new thoughts which were meaningful.The film was a sequel to 2005 film Sarkar and the second installment of Sarkar film series. Both of 1st and 2nd installments contains meaningful characters. But some weak points also in both of these.The music was composed by Bapi and Tutul. Music of the movie was just wonderful.This movie also won the various awards. Screen Award for Best Film (2009) Screen Award for Best Director (2009)- Ram Gopal Varma etc. Overalls movie was amazing.