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film shows the power of the Rudraksh, a holy seed which once
belonged to Lord Ravana (from the great epic saga, Ramayana).
Varun
(Sanjay Dutt), possesses healing power. He becomes a guinea pig
for Gayatri (Bipasha Basu), a scientist from America.
She
comes to India to research on the subject of the supernatural.
Whilst
working on various experiments involving Varun, she falls in love
with him.
The
third character in this Bollywood fantasy is Bhura (Suniel Shetty),
a labourer. Working for an archaeologist, he uncovers the rudraksh
which he secretly keeps for himself.
But
the power of the holy seed begins to have a negative effect on him.
Bhura becomes power hungry to the extent that he creates havoc in
parts of the world.
For
some unexplained reason, he also wants Varun to join him on his
evil quest. So this leads to some Matrix style fight sequences
to prove who is the most powerful.
So
do you think Bhura will win over Varun? I'll leave you to figure
this one out, bearing in mind that we are talking about a Bollywood
film here!
The
special effects employed in this film could have been much better.
They appear tacky compared to the Hollywood standards which we are
accustomed to.
Having
said that, some sequences such as the appearance of the storm will
keep you engrossed.
The
film relies heavily on Sanjay Dutt and Suniel Shetty. Both Bipasha
and Isha Koppikar do not have much scope to exhibit their talents.
They play the damsels of the male leads.
Being
a scientist, Gayatri 's dress sense should have been properly thought
of. Instead, we see her in the most fashionable and skimpy wear.
In reality scientists do not dress that way!
In
trying to concentrate on the special effects, the director fails
to pay any attention to the screenplay. This is reflected in the
finished product.
Overall,
Rudraksh is a film which only entertains in parts. With a
half baked screenplay, it would be interesting to see how it fares
at the UK box office.
Reviewed
by Manish Gajjar, 麻豆官网首页入口 Shropshire鈥檚 Mr Bollywood.
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