Baaghi

The posters and trailer of 'Baaghi' gave a firm idea of what to expect from the movie - limitless action and some breath-taking visuals in the backdrop of a stereotypical bollywood romance.Indeed,it is.

A mock-tail blended with 2004 Tollywood release,the Prabhas starrer 'Varsham' (Earlier remade in Tamil as Mazhai starring Jayam Ravi in the lead) and reknowed Indonesian martial arts flick The Raid::Redemption(2004),garnished with pinches of Tezaab(1988),36th Chamber Of Shaolin (1978) and The Karate Kid (2010) this Sabbir Khan movie is a mixed bag of excitement and dread as it suffers hardly due to its clichéd storyline that's based on the age old template of virtuous hero up against the evil villain.

The reason for a so-so experience is evident - lazy handling of the screenplay and relying entirely upon Tiger Shroff and his ability to pull off action sequences with ease and perfection.The screenplay by Sanjeev Dutta turns a roadblock in a smooth cinematic experience and had some more care been taken in handling the screenplay better by compromising unwanted comedy tracks and vomiting hackneyed romantic sequences,the movie could have been an instant cult action classic from bollywood,given the perfection in handling never-before seen breath-taking action sequences.

The action choreography is top-notch and undoubtedly the best from Indian cinema in quiet a long time and even compatible with films from the west.The park-our sequence,the climax fight etc were particularly brilliant and deserves special mention.

Tiger Shroff is a revelation as far as bollywood action films are concerned and it must be admitted that he along with likes of Vidyut Jamwal has raised the standards of action flicks from India that was struggling hard to find a bankable action star after Akshay Kumar who did some impressive works in his initial days in bollywood.

Cinematographer Binod Pradhan can be proud of the fact that he could capture the beauty of God's own country,Kerala brilliantly may it be the visual splendor of the snake boat race,the enchanting backwaters or the lush greenery of paddy fields in Kuttanad.Still,as a keralite I must admit the fact that the slang used by keralites in the film is far from original and the sets erected during the market fight sequence too was exaggerated and hostile to kerala.

The name Julius Packiam have become synonymous with thrilling background scores and here too he did his part well utilizing the enthralling single 'Get Ready To Fight' composed by Pranay Rijia.The songs by Amaal Malik,Manj Musik and Meet Bros were good and choreographed well.

Tiger Shroff looked convincing as the rebellious lover and was brilliant in handling action sequencs with perfection reminding of eminent martial artist specialists like Tony Jaa and Iko Uwais.Still,there was room for improving his acting skills which I guess he will,in films to come in the future.The fact that he has gained huge support from the viewers was evident by the big numbers in for the show,including a good number of families.Shraddha Kapppor didn't have much to perform than looking over-cutish which is a cake-walk for her.Shifu Shaurya Bhardwaj was impressive as the martial arts guru and mentor of Tiger.Sudheer Babu as the antagonist did his part well.Sunil Grover couldn't shine in the role of Shraddha's father.

Overall,Baaghi is worth a try if u can cash in some breath-taking action sequences and exquisite visuals of kerala and Thailand.

Baaghi is a true entertaining film.People who love hardcore action,can be satisfied by this flick.The locations,specially Kerala is projected brilliantly.Tiger Shroff has gradually developed his acting after his debut film Heropanti.His action sequences are eye soothing for all. Shraddha Kapoor is always a package of entertainment,She has done full justice with his work,specially the Fight Sequences.Sanjay Mishra has done a good job by his ever worthy comic scenes.Sunil Grover has done his job good.Best part of the film is Debutant Sudheer Babu's performance.So,on the whole Baaghi is really an entertaining,yet a compact film.So who ever has not watched this power packed Entertainer,should really watch this in nearby theaters.

I was pleasantly surprised by this movie. The first half of the movie is a throwback to the 80's style of movie telling, almost straight out of Subhash Ghai type of stable, with the lead pair meeting in a train, some corny dialogues, rainfall followed by Song, heroine giggly, hero heady. It was almost a relief to just throwback to old times for a change. But, then the Action part comes on and from then it gets better, especially for all the action fans. The story is really not much to crow about and is basically an excuse for the action and fights. The good part is, it has been shot decently well. Tiger Shroff carries the movie on his own by his terrific flair for action and fights. It was refreshing to see a new face and a no- holds barred action actor after a long time. His uncanny resemblance to Jackie shroff evokes older Shroff's movies. Shradda Kapoor plays an ideal foil to make up the romantic pair. Her attempt at action though falls flat. The support cast are excellent, including the actor who plays the Martial arts teacher and the guy who plays the villain. Photography is terrific capturing the backwaters of Kerla to the the streets of Bangkok. Music is surprisingly good, including couple of hummable songs and a background score which is fitting to the action. Overall, a must watch for desi action fans.

I am giving 6 out of 10, because they have used the name of 'Martial Arts'. I love Martial Arts, but this movie had the same Bollywood typical story. They had to make it a pure Martial Arts movie.

As some reviewers say "This boy (Tiger Shroff) can't act, but can kick." He loves martial arts, he has the body, the skills but he don't have the idea how to say a dialogue, how to act a romantic scene, how to smile or how to help people to smile. And oh my god his lip- syncing is awful.

And Shraddha Kapoor as always acting same as she acting in her 1st movie "Ek Villain".

Some say this movie is copied from Telugu movie 'Varsham' and Indonesian movie 'The Raid'.

All I say is "One Time Watch".

Let me explain the rating first. I will rate the movie as 3 star, but I gave 1 extra star for Shraddha (See Looked Way Too Cute In This Film), another 1 star for Tiger (For The Hard Work That He Has Done Throughout The Movie).

About the movie, although the movie script was full of plot holes, I have one big complaint which has bugged me the most. This was supposed to be a action film but the actions scenes are so fake as if the goons are waiting to get pounded. I know the action sequences were performed by the talented actor himself but in order to that there was no flow in those scenes. It looked like someone paused the goons and the actor made an amazing kick, there was no rush, rhythm or flow at all. So I cannot enjoy the action scenes at all.

And I will not get into the numerous plot holes in the script, then it will take hours.

So in short, it is a nice time pass movie not a must watch movie.