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is the story of Siddhu (Abhishek Bachchan) who comes to the city to
attend college.
As
most Bollywood films would have it, Siddhu falls for Jhanvi (Bhoomika
Chawla) and love becomes his main priority over studies.
He
tries to woo his lady, but she does not give in easily to his charms
because she is protected by her brother, Ganpat (Mahesh Manjrekar).
He
cannot tolerate having any man near his sister.
So
no prizes for guessing what happens next. Sidhu gets engaged in
a battle with Ganpat in order to win his sister.
We
are subjected to yet another Hindi pot boiler whose story has been
repeated many times.
The
only difference here is the hero. Abhishek Bachchan gets to play
the role which most other Bollywood stars have already done in the
past.
There
is nothing novel about this film. If you have seen Satish Kaushik's
Tere Naam, then you will know what I mean here.
The
director fails to explain why Ganpat is over- protective of his
sister. And when push comes to shove, Ganpat suddenly changes his
attitude. He readily accepts his sister's boyfriend.
The
action packed sequences will definitely pull the crowds into cinemas
where Abhishek Bachchan beats up a whole army of men single headedly.
After all, we are talking Bollywood here!
Bhoomika's
performance as Jhanvi reminds us of her role in Tere Naam
where she was petrified of Salman Khan's character. The difference
in this film is that she is scared of her big brother.
Mahesh
Manjrekar as Ganpat appears loud throughout the film. Why he suddenly
accepts his sister's lover towards the end is not explained clearly.
This
is Abhishek Bachchan's film. He plays his character with conviction.
He gets plenty of scope to showcase his talents whether it is acting,
fighting or dancing.
On
the whole, Run is a movie which will only appeal to the few,
especially if you are an Abhishek fan.
Reviewed
by Manish Gajjar,
麻豆官网首页入口 Shropshire鈥檚 Mr Bollywood
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