Antim: The Final Truth

Went with zero expectations in the theatre considering I haven't seen a good Salman Khan's movie since 3-4 years but this surprised the heck out of me, all thanks to Director Mahesh Manjerakar who made the concept gritty and powerpacked till the end.

Salman Khan finally didn't played himself for once and totally got immersed in the character, reminded me of his character in 'Garv' and for a debutant, Aayush Sharma as Gangster Rahulia was pretty good.

This movie will be well-liked by the public, especially from those who are neutrals or don't like Salman Khan as an actor, they are in for a treat. Movies like 'Antim' is what we wanted from Salman, if he is smart, he will utilise the goodwill he gained from this movie, which he lost after doing movies like Radhe, Race 3 and Dabangg 3.

Vintage Salman Khan is back and in an avatar we all love him to see. He delivers a solid performance with powerful screen presence. Aayush Sharma also packs a punch with an intense performance. Mahima Makwana stands out in her role and delivers mind blowing performance too. Mahesh Manjrekar has hit the bullseye with hard hitting content and delivers what was promised. Climax is to watch out for. Must watch!

Mahesh Manjarekar in his outings in the last one and half decades appeared a pale shadow of his older version, the one who gave us masterpieces like Astitva or Vaastav. Even though he made some interesting Marathi films meanwhile, Bollywood was definitely missing his golden form. Finally, with Antim, Mahesh Manjarekar is back in his pristine form and the audience is gifted with one of the finest entertainers of recent years. Antim is an outright entertainer with honest intentions and does not unnecessarily glorify its Alpha Male The Salman Khan.

The problem with Bollywood is that it has embraced trash films of Salman Khan like Dabaang or Ready where all he did was defying gravity, breaking the laws of physics and showing his torso and when he has actually delivered a nuanced performance, everyone is trying to undermine his efforts. Bollywood since the arrival of Covid-19 has been waiting for a smasher like Antim and the Mumbai film industry seriously needs more Antims to ensure sustenance of lakhs of people who earn their daily bread and butter through such films.

The surprise in Antim is its protagonist Ayush Sharma, who has exceeded all expectations in this author backed role. He is calm when the scenes demand him to be so. He is expressive at the right moments. And his 'panga' with his megastar Jiju in this movie is a treat to watch. Salman is astonishingly restrained. It is indeed a heartening feeling seeing the macho actor in a role which demanded very little from him, yet he delivered one of his most memorable performances till date. Debutant Mahima is a treat to watch in certain scenes. The background scores are fantastic. As already said, Mahesh Manjarekar is back in form in direction.

Overall, this is a classy mass entertainer which everyone will enjoy watching with the whole family. Kudos to Salman Khan and team for coming up with such a slick project. Do not listen to those idiots with calls for boycotting this movie. A film like this should be celebrated not boycotted. Go, have your popcorn and enjoy Antim with one and only Salman Khan.

This film takes a bright note from all the crime dramas made by Mahesh Manjrekar. This man has taken Marathi crime action movies to all new heights. This movie is also well structured & ordered, with good storyline & awesome dialogues. Somewhat gives the "French connection vibes" but with a sluggish second half. Will recommend to those who love Salman's swag & acting skills as a SIkh cop & also want to see Aayush as a very mature actor since his debut "Loveyaatri". Mahima's acting as a debutant was par avg. & the editing & BGM took the movie to another level Obviously some creative liberty has been taken to alter the storyline from the OG best Mulshi Pattern. You can watch it with your family. No doubt better than Satyamev Jayate 2 !!

Wow Just loved it..Bahut Badiya Movie banaya h..Actions+Emotions+Twists n Turns...#Vaastav k baad best work hai Mahesh Manjrekar ka...Thanks to Mahesh sir,Aisa Shandaar Gangster drama film k liye...#AayushSharma ne as Rahuliya kya kamal ka kaam kiya h..Just Unbelievable..#SalmanKhan as Rajveer Singh bhi bahut badiya kaam kiya h.