SarKar Raj Review

This Saturday I had to make a choice .Either to go for the Sunidhi Chauhan Live concert organised by Hyderabad Times or go for Sarkan Raj.Being a big movie buff and an ardent fan and follower of Ramu and Bachhan Sir ,gave a nodd for the night show of Sarkar Raj - night show.Went to IMAX , PVR , ADLABS everywhere in the hope of getting a couple of cancellation tickets but wasnt very lucky.Then went to a single screen theatre( 70 mm mind you) , got the tickets somehow ( u know how diffucult it is to go for unplanned movies on weekends !!) and man isn't one excited when you get a feeling like " hey ! I am really smart ..." on striking a good deal with the ticket blackers!!!
But was it worth all the efforts and sacrificing my fav sunidhi's show ??Not too sure.Well....This seemingly powerful family affair of the Bachhans had all the hype and publicity but when the bottle was uncorked , the fizz disappeared in no time.I thought that this time Ramu would be back with a bang after the great debacle of RGV ki Aag (better known as the worst remake of a classic ) but it just proves to be a same ol' underworld kinda stuff manufactued in ramu's factory.
Agreed , that not every sequel can be as successful as the original but Sarkar Raj simply fails to live up to the expectations one has from a movie threaded by the most powerful family in Bollywood.The film picks from where the original left , with the same house of Nagres and same "less dialogues more neck muscles twists and sweat dribbling down the cheeks" kinda scenes and yes the same old govinda -govinda chants.It was all quite impressive in the first part but Ramu doesnt seem to compromise much on the same old mafia style background music and govinda goinda chants, this time.At least I expected something new , something fresh in terms of the treatment to the film provided.The only new thing was the addition of the Aish to the story, who I believe did a reasonable job.I am not blaming the actors solely as they did what the director expected out of them , but the script goes really week as he movie enters the second hour.Once can even draw a parallel between the sequences with the original .Like the same old conspiracy plot , same misleading the junta of Maharashtra ,same revenge taking acts and coming clean at the end at the sacrifice of the blood of one of the family members.Well it seems that wherever Ramu was a little confused with a decision to make and turn the story , he took references from , The good father series like the scene where Junior Bachhan loses his wife in a bomb blast. Amitabh bachhan too good to be let off die when compared with Marlon brando , he sacrificed the life of Junior Bachhan. Also , if you can read between the lines ,one feels that Bachhan Sir has passed his message to aam junta and Thackerays that he and his family belong and think about Maharashtra as much as they do about U.P.This is just an observation.
The pace of the film goes brisk just in spikes and eventually it proves to be a yet another sorry tale by Ramu. Heard that Aamir is one film sharing the release day with Sarkar Raj and which proves to be a pleasant surprise .waiting to watch it .
I am a big fan of Ramu as he is one person who can make a story out of rags anytime and dares to take risks but its getting far too sretched now. Ramu should do what he is best at - serving something new. Well from the climax it seems there would be Sarkar 3 or who knows may be Lady Sarkar -3 ( u know what I mean ) . A production suppport guy like me always looks upto to something new , something refreshing and indeed I am disappointed.SarKar Raj is another average flick.......