Satyagraha movie review: Amitabh Bachchan steals the show
A massive movement, which is needless to be mentioned, is still unsullied in our wits. Film: Satyagraha; Actors: Amitabh Bachchan, Kareena Kapoor, Ajay Devgn, Manoj Bajpayee, Arjun Rampal, Amrita RaoDirector: Prakash JhaMusic; Salim-Sulaiman, Indian Ocean,
Here begins the protest to bring Daduji out of jail who is in there for slapping the District collector. Joined by Yasmin Ahmed (Kareena Kapoor), a political journalist by profession and Arjun (Arjun Rampal), an emerging youth politician, Manav takes the lead in the protest which sooner takes a massive movement.
This movement isn't packed with large number of people but cinematographer never makes it look short. The water cannons, lathi charge makes the outrage look partially authentic. But that is in the first hour of the play where Prakash Jha has a tight grip but he loses from the second hour
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Prakash Jha tries to demonstrate the rage of the aam-aadmi with stuffed pupils and commuters on the ground but mostly looks dragged and forceful. Ajay Devgn ditching his profession for the sake of revolting against corruption is a bit hard to believe in while mass movement shaping up through social media borders the screen but not our hearts.
There are few more to it. Kareena Kapoor being a journalist getting personally involved in the movement, her news channel's OB Van being used like her personal vehicle and is mostly driven by Ajay. The romantic number Raske bhare tore nain shot between Ajay and Kareena finds a needless space. All this leaves you with disappointment instead of provoking you with anguish.