Thursday, 18 May 2017

SARKAR-3

 
Brooding was never so stylised before. Amitabh as Subhash Nagre, 'Sarkar' for the masses, carries the trilogy forward in his inimitable style. There's tension, darkness and edginess to the drama. Much of the Sarkar legacy is carried forward with new characters thrown in. There's a heavy reliance on body language. Minimal dialogues, taut postures and nuanced facial expressions speak louder than words, adding to the gravitas. 

The story line can literally be told in a line or two.
Sarkar's aura is in jeopardy due to his ever spiralling band of enemies, desperate to dislodge him from his exalted position. His trusted lieutenant, Ronit Roy and grandson, Amit Sadh work at cross-purposes and form a maze of intrigues and machinations. 

However, there's not much suspense in the second half where the plot is a dead giveaway, with the grandson presumably joining the bad guys to finish his grandfather and the latter too vowing to finish off the last of his lineage! Like, seriously RGV? 

Another jarring fixation which realistic cinema's flagbearers have, is with the lighting or the absence of it infact. Whether it's a cost cutting measure or some mistaken belief that 'dark is dangerous', almost half the movie, daytime scenes included, are shot in absolute dark. You peer hard to make out the characters present in a particular scene. Somebody please shed some light on this style of direction!! 

The highlight ofcourse is the Ganesh-vandana sung beautifully by AB in his robust baritone and picturised graphically by the deft juxtaposition of religious fervour, criminal intent, rivalry, loyalty and deceit.

 The hard-hitting Govinda chant and the background music enhance the proceedings esp that slurping sound of the tea, drunk from a ceramic plate, in the last scene. It spelled satisfaction and triumph. As per Sarkar's taste! It was his cup of tea afterall, blended and brewed to perfection. 

I recommend the movie to die-hard AB fans looking for an engrossing cinematic dalliance this weekend.
Enjoy your cuppa!


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