When you have a powerful script at hand, you do not need a 'SRK/SALMAN' to sell it ....Bollywood is back with one such script.
The story is about Paan Singh Tomar. A national record breaking sprinter who became a rebel. He started his career in the military, was one of the best that there was. One fine day, he delivers an ice cream to a general in 4 minutes and we have an athlete in the making. He does a fine job at National level of sports. When he returns to his village, he tries to battle with the police to get his fields back from one of the villagers and all his attempts to do things the right way fail miserably. When one of his very own is hurt, he cannot control it any longer and decides to take the law in his hand. This marks the birth of a goon and we all know how their life ends.The dialog even in the dialect: "When I ran for my country, hardly anyone knew me,but now that I am goon, I have become the talk of the town" creates stirs throughout the movie.
Mahie Gill hardly gets to act, but is OK in her parts. However the movie solely belongs to Irrfan Khan; from a soldier to an athlete and from a national champion to a goon, he is top notch. This actor deserves a standing ovation for this role. Tigamanshu Dhulia (after Saheb, Biwi aur Gangster) is emerging as one of the few under-rated and fine directors that Bollywood has (Vishal Bharadwaj, Anurag Kashyap).
The movie does get a bit dull in parts and hence would not tag this as a 'masterpeice' but Tigmanshu surely leaves his mark with the film depicting the unsung heroes of Indian sports.
The story is about Paan Singh Tomar. A national record breaking sprinter who became a rebel. He started his career in the military, was one of the best that there was. One fine day, he delivers an ice cream to a general in 4 minutes and we have an athlete in the making. He does a fine job at National level of sports. When he returns to his village, he tries to battle with the police to get his fields back from one of the villagers and all his attempts to do things the right way fail miserably. When one of his very own is hurt, he cannot control it any longer and decides to take the law in his hand. This marks the birth of a goon and we all know how their life ends.The dialog even in the dialect: "When I ran for my country, hardly anyone knew me,but now that I am goon, I have become the talk of the town" creates stirs throughout the movie.
Mahie Gill hardly gets to act, but is OK in her parts. However the movie solely belongs to Irrfan Khan; from a soldier to an athlete and from a national champion to a goon, he is top notch. This actor deserves a standing ovation for this role. Tigamanshu Dhulia (after Saheb, Biwi aur Gangster) is emerging as one of the few under-rated and fine directors that Bollywood has (Vishal Bharadwaj, Anurag Kashyap).
The movie does get a bit dull in parts and hence would not tag this as a 'masterpeice' but Tigmanshu surely leaves his mark with the film depicting the unsung heroes of Indian sports.