Ghayal Once Again Review  

Ghayal Once Again Review  

Ghayal Once Again Review  

Ghayal Once Again Review  

In 90's when Ghayal released, it was known as one of the best film of Sunny deol. Before release of…  

In 90's when Ghayal released, it was known as one of the best film of Sunny deol. Before release of Ghayal 2, It has created a big hype. Whether these time its leave to expectations or not. Lets analyze. Ghayal Once Again started with some flashback moments of Ghayal, How Ajay Mehra (Sunny deol) kills Balvantrai (Late Amrish Puri) and sent to Jail. After release from jail Ajay Mehra is now chief of News agency Satyakam. Ajay's close friend Joe D'souza (Om Puri), who is a retired DCP gets killed by the business tycoon Raj Bansal (Narendra Jha)'s short tempered son. Unknowingly, the whole incident accidentally gets captured in the camera that belongs to Anushka (Aanchal Munjal), who is best friends with Rohan (Shivam Patil), Zoya (Daina Khan) and Varun (Rishabh Arora). They decide to give the tape to Ajay Mehra, but when Raj Bansal gets to know about the secret video tape, he sends his henchmen to get back the video tape from Kids. Here starts the Powerpack fight between Powerful tycoon Raj Bansal and Ajay Mehra. All kids have done good job. But Sunny deol has given a disappointment Performance. Dont shock but Its true. We are missing that Sunny deol which we have seen in past movies like Ghayal, Ghatak, Gadar and etc. Overall, Ghayal Once Again is an Average movie, dont rush to theatres. Wait for World television Premire. 

It's a 4.5/5 movie. Not your typical Bollywood movie; it has a Hollywood touch to it. Something…  

It's a 4.5/5 movie. Not your typical Bollywood movie; it has a Hollywood touch to it. Something very different from Bollywood movies, it pushes the young youth in positives ways; basically telling them to do the right things and to be honest; which will take you far in life. Dan Bardley has done a very good job with action, everything seems realistic. Not like previous sunny Deol movies. Overall, rock solid movie, MUST WATCH!  

How much a director can influence a film, this is a good example . Film is so loud, which director…  

How much a director can influence a film, this is a good example . Film is so loud, which director himself is brand ambassador of. Now cinema has changed a bit to subtle and intelligent mode. Creative team had stuck their mind in 90ts and try to make it up to date with the help of technology, which went wasted completely. There is nothing in the name of story, just few incidents clubbed together. Screenplay tries to fit this old school movie in new shoe but fails. Scenes are like, people are watching lead doing good work and chanting that he is great, electric shock treatment for showing the pain and anger of lead, showing flashback of lead with help of visual graphics and lead performances in melo-dramatic way. If one has to understand a girl plight then he must have a sister, wife, daughter according to makers. If you have a daughter then only you can understand the feelings of another father. Here up to date means mother daughter living together but meeting on Skype then why name of press is Satykaam!? because it relates with some legacy? Hindi is an alien language for creative team this is proved by looking into scrolling Hindi text in all news clippings, rarely a Hindi word is correctly spelled. If you are pathetic in Hindi then show the scrolling in English only rather than making fun of Hindi and proving yourself intelligent idiot because it's a Hindi film not a dubbed one. Dialogues are sometimes flowery then sometimes so stale like 'Main Aapka Ye Ehsan Kabhi Nahi Bhulungi'. Another major drawback of this movie is its action sequences, which just go on and on without giving a single second thrill. Pre Interval fight and chasing is so lame. Pre climax and climax fight is above any super hero film. Lead jumps into one train to another, Chopper gets deliberately crashed into a multi story building and miraculously every one is safe inside the house and even the pilot because he is hero. Lead gets threatened to drop his gun then goon challenges to combat fight!!? Issue of this film is realistic then why did they prefer to fight like larger than life? Performance wise every one is shouting, even the Neuro physician!? Only Manoj Joshi as Minister is fine with his performance. Nothing in the name of music. 

There were all assumptions that this will be a Sunny Deol style action movie. Luckily it wasn't…  

There were all assumptions that this will be a Sunny Deol style action movie. Luckily it wasn't like that, but unluckily nothing better than that. It has a very slow and a complex start. Build up of the characters are extremely poor. Even when a good background score starts to develop the movie flow, its complexity breaks it all. It has a simple heroic theme, but not made in an interesting way. Sunny Deol plays very simple, almost throughout the movie. There are times when it looks like he'll blast, but that's masked every time. His screen presence still is very strong and effective. In fact he's the only reason that one can manage to sit through the movie. Another reason was Om Puri's awesome acting. His aura itself was pulling movie up, but his small role was the mistake done. The biggest disappointment is Sunny Deol's direction. His direction skills are so bad that I'll not even suggest to improve. He should never direct. May be he has written a good story, but the direction spoilt everything. Overall, a no commercial Sunny Deol irritations, simple decent story, but still doesn't work because of pathetic direction. 

This movie is excellent and if you are a action and fight lover then you should not miss this…  

This movie is excellent and if you are a action and fight lover then you should not miss this movie. This movie is full with action scene and as you know this is sequel of Ghayal (1990) but this is a new movie and there is no comparison between new and old one. If you didn't see the old one there is no problem at all. It has also a good story line which is plus point this film. You can only miss item songs if you are fond of item songs. There is lack of dialogs due to story and the demand of this era. Sunny Deol himself directer of this movie, expenses too much money on action scenes but lack of songs. You will listen only one song which is very good. And at last great movie, sunny is back. Go and watch. 

Sunny Deol is back with Ghayal Once Again the sequel to the ionic blockbuster Ghayal which released…  

Sunny Deol is back with Ghayal Once Again the sequel to the ionic blockbuster Ghayal which released almost 26 years back. Ghayal is what we can term as a landmark film in the Hindi film industry,it gave birth to India's original action hero, it won accolades and audiences hearts all over. The film left a lasting hard hitting impression on all its viewers, it's a film which is considered a cult classic, I can still remember all the riveting dialogues from the original. So Ghayal Once Again carries a lot of baggage, it's got huge except actions to live up to, but honestly the moviegoers today, and especially the youth probably don't remember the former because it's been so many years since it release ( many people my age have probably not seen the film), so the makers get a fresh slate of sorts. And honestly myself and most audience members (I presume)most likely entered the theaters to see the original action hero of India Sunny Paji go crazy, and reck havoc like he usually does,it's been years since a proper Sunny Deol film has released, and me being a fan of the original HeMan wanted to see him kick ass on screen, and scream some riveting dialogues. Unlike most Bollywood sequels which are made to cash on the formers glory, and are not actually directly linked to the former in story, Ghayal Once Again is. Ghayal Once Again picks up were the film left off,Ajay Mehra is released from jail after he has served his sentence of murdering Balwant Rai, here rather than seeing the same Ajay Mehra we saw in Ghayal, we see a similar Ajay who still fights injustice, but he is not the same person after going to jail and after facing so much emotional turmoil. Therefore this film can be termed as an "Emotional" Ghayal story of sorts, which is good at times because Ajay's character like others in the film have a lot of emotional depth, the film talks about relevant society issues, and because Sunny Deol's kick ass action scenes give you a reason to clap and whistle. However over melodramatic scenes and a outdated story play spoil sport at times but more on that later. Story wise Ajay runs an investigative newspaper that seeks truth not business. Which is why four college kids strive to handover a murder footage to him, accidentally recorded by them. However, it's not as easy as it sounds since influential people are involved. He has to bring down India's most powerful shrewd businessman Bansal who has all the power at his feet. Acting wise Sunny Deol is the film and he owns the screen whenever he unleashes his wrath. The screen misses him when the story deviates for him, it's an absolute pleasure to see Sunny Deol kick ass on screen still, and when he yells "I will destroy Bansal's Empire",one gets goosebumps. I wish there were more scenes like this. And even though the train and helicopter sequences had below average vfx, they were still great action sequences to watch Sunny Paji do the impossible,because the viewers except that from the Indian Chuck Norris. All four newcomers were okay, but they were very amateurish at times. Soha Ali Khan was wasted in a minor role, and when she was crying it looked too fake. Sanjay Jha was a mediocre Villain, he wasn't menacing enough. Ghayal Once Again works essentially because of Sunny Deol, and his great action scenes. He eats up the screen like wish to water. He acts, and emotes amazingly. His character depth is great, he is a one man show/army. He makes the film a hard hitting action drama.Watch out for the mall, train, and climax helicopter action scenes which are the highlight of the film, were Sunny kick ass. Sunny Deol also succeeds as a director in giving his villain ( and some other characters) a lot of character depth. Unlike most films were the villain kills people senselessly,here we see him actually thinking about the repercussions. It was a nice touch. Dan Bradley the Hollywood action director needs to applauded for coming up with some good action scenes in Ghayal Once Again. Sunny even makes sure his film talks about issues relevant society issues like women equality which is a burning issue in India today, the whole Satyakam newspaper angle was also nice(but needed to be elaborated more) . However Ghayal Once Again's story in totality even though it was gripping for the most part and talked about 2016 relevant issues, it's still outdated. It's seems like any other Sunny Deol film story from the 90s, it has serious case of Deja Vu. Ghayal Once Again also is sometimes highly melodramatic and as a Sunny Deol fan it was almost cringe worthy to see Ajay Mehra cry when he was faced with any problem, what happened to the hot headed Ajay, he couldn't have been completely lost no, I mean character depth is great, but at what cost. The whole Ajay Mehra daughter angle is a perfect example of a scene/subplot being way too melodramatic. The films VFX needed more work, and at times especially in the climax it looked tacky. However a lot of people, like me came to see a Sunny Deol fest don't care about the story, etc, those viewers won't be disappointed for the most part, the film is pasia vasool. Overall even though I excepted more from Ghayal Once Again, it was still a satisfying to watch one of my favorite action hero's pull a Die Hard on screen, Sunny's action scenes make the film a one time watch for all masala film lovers. The film is a struggle between being a realistic film , and a over the top mass entertainer. But don't get tricked by the films trailer, it's a mass entertainer. 

Sunny's action scenes in Ghayal Once Again are as slick now by contemporary standards of on-screen…  

Sunny's action scenes in Ghayal Once Again are as slick now by contemporary standards of on-screen action as they were by the standards of 1990s when he did the first blockbuster Ghayal." The film opens 14 years after the point where the first film ended.And yes, for a change this sequel has a sense of continuity in its plot movement.Sunny plays the same character Ajay Mehra that he played in Ghayal 26 years ago He has spent 14 years in jail, and comes out disturbed disoriented and ready to take on corruption all over again. This time his target is white-collar corruption which he and his four disciples, played by four very promising newcomers ,take on through RTIs.When all fails, the fist of fury flies like it has not aged at all There is no one who can do stunts like him now. Ghayal Once Again Proves it.What's more Sunny is not only shown to be all- powerful. There are vulnerable moments when his past from the first Ghayal film comes to haunt him. His trauma is attended to by a doctor played by Soha Ali Khan"Sunny plays both the powerful action machine and the hurt wounded human being equally well. This is his most mature and sensitive performance to date.As a director Sunny has done as good a job as Raj Kumar Santoshi had done with the first Ghayal. I am completely bowled over by the film." 

With a plethora of well-etched characters, up-to-date subplots, he delivers a fairly comprehensive…  

With a plethora of well-etched characters, up-to-date subplots, he delivers a fairly comprehensive tale with moralistic and inspirational messages Sunny has managed to extract fine performances from every actor. As an actor with brooding eyes, he emits raw emotions with ease. He is agile, brilliant and appealing in the action sequences. He is efficiently supported by an able cast that includes; Narendra Jha as the business tycoon Raj Bansal, Om Puri as Joe D'Souza the former police officer who is now an RTI activist, Harsh Chhaya as Aditya Raj Guru the editor of The Daily Herald and Manoj Joshi as the politician. Soha Ali Khan in a restrained and nebulous character Riya, Ajay's psychiatrist-cum-partner, is passable. Tisca Chopra as Raj Bansal's wife and Zakir Husain as the police commissioner, in one-dimensional, stereotypical roles with limited screen presence, are wasted. But the highlights of the film are the four new youngsters; Shivam Patil as Rohan Kriplani, Aanchal Munjal as Anushka Kriplani, Diana Khan as Zoya and Rishabh Arora as Varun Jain. They are bright and energetic talent who are dynamic and sincere. The action sequences packed with fisticuffs and chases, are well- orchestrated on the streets, railways and malls of Mumbai. These backed with the motivational drive and adrenaline boosting sound effects, uplifts the viewing experience. With a decent production value, the film has a believable and a realistic feel in terms of its setting, but fails in terms of the dialogues, which are packed with clichéd and outdated phrases. Overall, "Ghayal Once Again" is a complex tale that is astutely handled. It will definitely appeal to Sunny Deol's fans and those who enjoy action films.