Singham Returns

Singham back in 2011 packed a punch, with the Combo of Rohit Shetty & Ajay Devgn proving successful. And with 'Singham Returns', the deathly Combo strikes back & how! This Sequel is power-packed, explosive entertainment!

'Singham Returns' Synopsis: Owing to the wrongdoings affiliated with evils similar to black money, an honest but ferocious police officer returns as the Deputy Commissioner of Police with the prospect of wiping out injustice.

'Singham Returns' rests on an outdated plot, no doubt, the battle between the Good & Bad has been witnessed on the big-screen an umpteen number of times, but Shetty's Crisp Execution to the material, Yunus Sajawal's Fast-Paced Screeenplay, Maddening Action-Sequences & Devgn's electrifying performance as the ferocious cop, take this sequel to dizzy heights.

The film is fast-paced & the explosive action-sequences leave a solid impact. The first-hour is well-handled, however, the romantic-track is a yawn. And Kareena Kapoor Khan's hammy performance also doesn't help. This track could've been trimmed, if not removed. But, The second-hour is unstoppable. Its consistently engaging & the clap-worthy climax is top-notch.

Sajawal's Screenplay does not boast novelty, but its one ride! A special mention for the enjoyable dialogue. Shetty's Direction is crisp. He has handled the film with tremendous force. Cinematography is perfect. Editing is sharp. Action-Sequences are maddening! Music by Various Artists is wonderful.

Performance-Wise: Ajay delivers an electrifying performance as Singham. The intensity & power he displays on-screen, is simply amazing. He's the life of the film. Kareena Kapoor Khan hams. Amole Gupte is marvelous as the despicable villain. He's loathsome all through! Zakhir Hussain, too, is quite menacing. Anupam Kher is effortless in a small, but significant role. Mahesh Manjrekar is decent. Dayanand Shetty is super. Sharat Saxena stands out in a cameo. Others lend the required support.

On the whole, 'Singham Returns' is power-packed! Go, Have Fun!

There are some movies which defy all logic but still you enjoy it and "Singham Returns" is one such movie… The movie begins with a startling message "There are only 47000 people employed in the Mumbai Police force to protect 1.85 cr civilians of Mumbai", this message actually started me thinking. Well this movie is Rohit Shetty's tribute to Mumbai Police.

This time Bajirao Singham (Ajay Devgn) is posted in Mumbai where he finds himself in between political tussle between Guruji's (Anupam Kher) party and their coalition party headed by Prakash Rao (Zakir Hussain). Prakash Rao has a strong backing in the form of Baba (Amol Gupte) who runs an Ashram which finances Prakash Rao's party. Things turn worse for Singham when a constable of his team is found dead in an ambulance with heaps of cash. How Singham solves the mystery of his constable's death and brings law and order in Mumbai forms the rest of the movie.

Story by Rohit Shetty tries to touch upon issue from corrupt politicians with black money to God man and politician nexus, and the role of a policeman and their sacrifices which keep the civilians safe. Screenplay by Yunus Sajawal is packed with clichéd situations of how police are puppets in the hands of the politicians, but where Sajawal's screenplay differs is the way the police is shown to solve the issue, though a bit too far-fetched especially the climax, still it conveys a very strong message. Some sequences stand out like the dead constable's wife is forced to work as a domestic help to run the household expenses or when a women lambastes Singham when he beats his son for taking money from the corrupt politician. I thought the villain's characters were too much of a caricature especially Baba's. Overall the screenplay is tight and crisp but with enough cinematic liberties.

What elevates the screenplay are the impactful dialogues by Sajid-Farhad, some of the dialogues are clearly for the gallery and gets enough whistles.

Ajay Devgn as Bajirao Singham again gives an impactful performance or should I say a seeti maar performance with his trademark dialogue from the previous Singham "Atta Mazhi Satakli", well in some scenes Ajay goes a bit overboard but looking at the response of the crowd I should say it was worth it. Kareena as Avni has nothing much to do other than looking pretty and mouthing some comic dialogues, I think Kareena should take a break from the bubbly roles that she is portraying since "Jab We Met" days. Amol Gupte's portrayal as Baba goes overboard and he hams all throughout the movie. Zakir Hussain as Prakash Rao is a caricature, which even an actor of his caliber could not salvage as the writing is weak. The rest of the ensemble cast Anupam Kher, Mahesh Manjrekar, Ashwini Kalsekar, Dayanand Shetty, Sharat Saxena, Savita Joshi do a good job, though I felt Govind Namdeo as Singham's father is wasted.

Action is a highlight of all Rohit Shetty movies, and this movie does not disappoint. Action designed by Rohit himself in collaboration with Jai Singh Nijjar and Suneil Rodrigues is filled with cars being blown, people flying and enough fisticuffs to keep the adrenalin rush and Dolby Sound blaring. Overall the action is typical Rohit Shetty style which an audience expects from his movies.

Cinematography by Dudley captures Mumbai well and the aerial shots and action sequences are worth a mention. Music is a big disappointment although it had an impressive lineup of composers from Jeet Ganguli, Ankit Tiwari, Meet Bros and Yo Yo Honey Singh. Rather Yo Yo Honey Singh's song "Atta Majhi Satakli" sounds like a rip off from "Lungi Dance".

Rohit Shetty clearly plays to the gallery and the masses and gives a paisa vasool entertainer worth an addition to the 100 crore club.

Crash. Boom. Bang. Dialogues. Angry but well intentioned cops, evil and slimy politicians. Earth shattering music. Irrelevant dance numbers. Slow motion walks. Physics defying stunts. Never ending guns. Speeding cars. Even flying cars. More crash boom bang. Recognize the flow? That is any modern mas-ala Hindi movie, specifically of the Rohit Shetty variety. Other than the settings and the heroine, there is virtually nothing different in Singham Returns over Singham.

Ajay Devgn is back as super-cop Bajirao Singham, and he is going to clean up Mumbai of all evil by any means possible, whether that means going undercover, or showing up in underclothes, or by indulging in wanton lawlessness himself. Guruji (Anupam Kher) is a virtuous politician, his idealistic agenda takes the best of all current political parties- BJP's development agenda, AAP's corruption, and Congress's woman empowerment, and drives involvement of today's youth in politics. Opposing him is a political-religious nexus, fronted by Amol Gupte's Asaram Bapu styled sleazy god-man, Babaji and Zakir Hussain's Prakashrao.

When one of Singham's compatriots is found dead with a large stash of cash, the standard hero versus villain storyline takes over. He also has to play lover-boy to Kareena Kapoor's near mental character Avni, deliver whistle inducing dialogs, position himself as the solution to all the problems that beset India, lead a ludicrous police uprising which involves the 47,000 strong Mumbai police force going shirtless, and deliver his own brand of justice, which includes shooting folks in their bums. Twice.

Ajay and Rohit are a hit combination, whether the nonsensical Golmaal or the all too serious Singham series. This is an out and out Ajay Devgn show, and he is in roaring form, after the monstrosity that was Himmatwala. It helps that the script gives him a tailor made role to shine in all his brooding glory, and topics that the audience will relate to easily- black money and divisive politics. Ajay is permanently in Hulk mode, however, it is the vigilante like message that is worrisome. We see the police as the most effective arm of the system, but are they that honest and so utterly frustrated that they need to take the law in their own hands?

But the movie does not disappoint on the action front. There is some great choreography and stunt-work, so long we have established that Devgn's guns never run out of bullets, and he can still manage 20 bad guys on his own. The comedic moments are genuinely bad, and gluttony being Avni's standout quality so we can understand how poorly written her character is, but Amol Gupte's Babaji is hilariously hammy, while for TV fans, there is CID's Daya in a meaty role.

Singham Returns is yet another movie that espouses the thought that the only solution to crime is violence. Good idea? No. Entertaining? Maybe for some. Must watch? No.

This time singham (ajay devgan) returns as deputy commissioner of police. The movie gets more good with supporting actors like anupam kher, kareena kapoor and Daya.... the fight is not against one villain its about one honest and fearless officer tackles with politics people. the dailogue screen play and stunts are great as usual for which Rohit Shetty (director) is known. kareena plays role of girl in love with ajay devgan and girl who is full of fun. The fight against evil is not tough but singam leaves nothing to win this battle to wipe out crime. And one should not forget his famous dialogue ''Aataa Majhi Satakli''..its complete entertainment for audience who loves fighting with little comic thing. In a nutshell it is a movie that one should not miss....

The script of the film is poor, lack of kick and not convincing(compared to Singham 1). Sure there are some masculine dialogs by Ajay Devgan. But the unsteady and senseless script make the film a below average and kind of boring one.

Ajay Devgan is the main reason for this film to be a commercially successful one. He does his part as expected and the police people work with him do their job too.

The character of Kareena Kapoor is pointless. By using her it is tried to create some humor forcefully. But it has not happened. This makes the film boring because she is the 'main actress' of the film.

I think the character of 'Baba' is the worst object of the film. It is ridiculous how easily he can deceive people. His character is not properly built as the main villain.

It is very unnatural how the villains act like jokers when they are caught(happened in the Singahm 1 too).

So we hope 'Singham 3' will be a film with a better script, good main actress and a good villain(Basically like Singham 1)