Some of the Bollywood potboilers are meant to entertain you with mindless screenplay and half-baked story. Rohit Shetty has mastered the art of this kind of cinema. Only this time , he goes one step back and gives you a delightful action-drama.
Ajay Devgan returns as fearless and relentless Bajirao Singham who has been promoted to DG commissioner of Mumbai. As he gets into a murder case where one of his junior cop is murdered, he soon realizes the true story of Dhongi Sadhu Baba(played by Amol Gupte) who is also involved in money-laundering case and murder of social activist Guru ( played by Anupam Kher).
From the masala entertainments like Golmaal series, Singham , Bol Bachan and Chennai Express, Rohit Shetty gives yet another spineless film which is enjoyable but easily forgettable once you are out of theater. The silver lining is Singham Returns is better than the original part, thanks to the superb acting by Ajay Devgan. The movie does have some glorious moments which will engage you especially the well-executed action scenes on the sea-link and punching drama baazi. The second half becomes drag and the climax becomes typical bollywood melodrama with hero delivering high-content dialogues and blowing few punches. Editing could have been better and songs becomes hindrance to the pace. Art direction and cinematography is outstanding. Ajay Devgan is the scene stealer despite so many shortcomings in the movie. The actor is brilliant and handles the drama scenes with maturity. Kareena Kapoor lends a good support though a better role could have been made for talent like her.
Overall , Singham Returns is a high-voltage action which is a definite improvement over it predecessor. It does have few glitches but Ajay Devgan compensates for that and you are entertained for 142 mins. Decent 2.75/5