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Accused
of murdering his wife, Balajeet Roy (Sanjay Dutt), an IT engineer,
is abruptly locked up without any explanation in a dark, murky room
for 14 years.
His
only contact with the outside world being an old television set.
During
the grim, lonely, dark years which follow, Balajeet prepares himself,
mentally and physically so that he can seek revenge on the person
responsible for his lockup. All he had to live on was wantons!
Fourteen
years on he is suddenly set free. He strikes a deal with Jenny Singh
(Lara Dutta) a taxi driver, to show him around Bangkok. His only
clue were the wantons.
Soon,
the person, Balajeet is hunting for, reveals himself. He is none
other than Rohit Chopra (John Abraham).
Apparently,
during his school days, Balajeet had played a prank on Rohit's sister
which eventually led to her suicide. So this is Rohit's way to get
his own back on Balajeet.
But
before Rohit can succeed at his game, Balajeet intervenes. So a
cat and mouse game develops...
Director
Sanjay Gupta has successfully portrayed the grim atmosphere of this
thriller. Everything appears dark, matching the mood of the plot
and making your hair stand on end.
Mr
Gupta has been heavily inspired by the Korean film, Oldboy.
Some scenes are an exact replica. Having said this, he has done
full justice to the Korean counterpart.
The action director deserves a special mention too. All the fight
scenes have been executed with realism - this is one area where
Bollywood is improving very quickly these days.
One
thing is for sure, this film is only for the strong-hearted. There
are lots of gruesome episodes which make you cringe in your seat.
Zinda
(meaning alive) belongs to Sanjay Dutt all the way. His mannerisms
and his performance match the mood of the film keeping you engrossed
throughout. Without any doubt, he is the star of this thriller and
rightly deserves it.
The
rest of the cast have little to showcase. They are there to support
Sanjay Dutt as the story progresses.
On
the whole, Zinda is a slick and well-crafted product which
deviates from Bollywood norms.
Once
again, Bollywood is really advancing in its way of thinking as audiences
become more demanding.
Reviewed by Manish Gajjar,
麻豆官网首页入口 Shropshire Bollywood
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