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Yeh Sarkar zaroor chalegi
Jul 01, 2005 08:41 PM 4726 Views

All the lessons of history in four sentences:


Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad with power.


The mills of God grind slowly, but they grind exceedingly small.


The bee fertilizes the flower it robs.


When it is dark enough, you can see the stars


- Charles Beard


A person obsessed with power ceases to rationalize things ethically and justifies his acts by taking refuge in false idealistic beliefs to impress his followers. He revels in his powerful status without any fear of repercussions. Since its impossible to run a vast empire single-handedly he adopts feudalistic approach that leads to fragmentation of power in the hands of trusted persons and has to take support of his coterie who might not share the same ideologies and when there is difference in ideologies the coterie rebels and if a family member is one of the rebellion then this spells doom for him.


Though Sarkar is influenced by The God father – the setting, story and characterization is different. While GF was about underworld, Sarkar is about Amitabh - a powerful messiah with his own set of rules and rational thinkings. Sarkar is obsessed with power not to flaunt it but to help the needy and to protect & keep his family together. Sarkar’s USP lies in its characters who have responsibilities & respect towards their family, who celebrate happy occasion & wail on tragic incidents, who quarrel on certain issues and make sacrifices when needed. These factors make the movie not only identifiable to the Indian audience but it also makes itself different from GF. The undignified influence of power, difference in ideologies, family responsibility is the mainstay of SARKAR. How Amitabh deals with his powerful status, his power- obsessed coterie, his well- wishers, his enemies, and his family is what Sarkar is all about.


STORY


Amitabh Bachchan (Subhash Nagare) is Sarkar and he does what he feels is right irrespective of moral, legal, or social implications. He dispenses justice to the needy and solves problems of poor. He is married to Supriya Pathak. Kay Kay Menon (Vishnu) is the elder son of Amitabh and does not agree with his father’s outdated ideologies. Rukhsar is his estranged wife. Abhishek Bachchan (Shankar) is the younger son of Amitabh studying abroad oblivious to the dubious activities of his father. He is in love with Katrina Kaif. But his mother wants him to marry Tannisha whome she has raised from childhood. Certain circumstances force Shankar to carry on his father’s legacy. But the cracks in the empire have been created. Will Sarkar’s power erode or will Abhishek carry on the legacy?


PROS


The sequences that showcases how much power Sarkar wields and how he dispenses justice and handles sensitive & political matters are excellent – like ordering his men to thrash a rapist, saying no to a Power company’s proposal of bringing labourers from other state, refusing the Chief Minister’s plea to vacate a land occupied by poor people.


The scene where Sarkar explains to Rashid about his style of working and his refusal to Rashid Khan’s illegal business proposal is mind blowing.


The scene between Abhishek and Katrina where she questions Sarkar’s style of working explains the need for Sarkar working outside the system due to social discrimination that serves as a justification for the way business is conducted in profit-making business houses of which Katrina’s father is part of.


The scene where transfer of power takes place is explained through just one word spoken by Amitabh to Abhishek – “Ab”.


Scenes showing Amitabh’s efforts to hold his family together, his disappointment and anger when he asks Vishnu to leave his house, his inability to bear the betrayal by his trusted ones brings out Sarkar’s vulnerable trait.


The scene featuring Selwamani who fear his elimination by Sarkar is hilarious.


CONS


The screenplay doesn’t establish as to how Sarkar acquired those powers and what is his source of earning to maintain a lavish life style and to carry out his munificent activities. Some cursory scenes showing the expansion could have made more impact on the overall depiction of Sarkar.


TECHNICAL TEAM


Direction: Ramgopal Verma has brilliantly adapted The Godfather and has managed to give a distinct look that the Indians can identify with. To replace a story of a gangster (GF) with the theme of a powerful personality and then to set it up against a real life character requires great skills and the danger in intertwining these characters is that it could have marred the narrative and the characterizations but RGV handles the placement of characters deftly without disturbing the basic theme of the movie. His extensive use of close-up of Amitabh & Abhisek who express through their eyes is excellent.


Story & Screenplay: Manish Gupta's story depicting expansion being supplanted by gradual breakup and power & victories by grief and collapse of the empire is shown in a gradual way. Though the first half vaguely resembles the Thackeray saga, the second half takes a tangential turn. Through a carefully and meticulously constructed screenplay every character evolves as a distinct personality. The script deals with numerous subjects – family honour, tentacles of power, disputes about tradition & change, romance, betrayal and the value of ethics in today’s time.


Cinematography: Amit Roy has been able to capture the authentic settings, the emotional soirées, Bachchan’s (both) expressive looks, and the tragic incidents very effectively.


Editing: by Nipun Gupta and Amit Parmar is slick and fast paced.


Art Direction: The Maharashtrian family atmosphere is authentically created by Sunil Nagvekar through costumes, the interiors, the settings, etc have been splendidly created.


Music: Amar Haldipur’s score is first rate, situational and enhances the effect of key moments.


CAST


Amitabh Bachchan is the soul of the movie. Sporting a tilak, donning a black kurta and a lungi, speaking in a rasping voice, displaying unconventional mannerisms, emoting with his eyes, Amitabh has made the character a memorable one. Whether he is displaying his power, whether he trying to keep his family together, whether he reels in sea of pain due to fragmentation of his family, whether he watches his empire crumbling and his power eroding, he gives the character an authentic touch.


Abhishek Bachchan has given a very effective performance. With his exceptional restraint, strong demeanour, penetrating stare, and effective dialogue delivery; Abhishek has created a memorable character. His acting comes to fore through his gradual and subtle transformation from a mute witness to the saviour of family honour.


Kay Kay Menon is excellent. He provides the fire and impetuousness required for the character.


Supriya Pathak, Anupam Kher, Rukhsar, Katrina Kaif, Tanisha Mukherjee, Rashid Khan, and all the character actors have performed excellently bringing out the nuances of their brief roles.


CONCLUSION


Sarkar is characterized by fantastic performances, deft direction, tight screenplay and an insightful study of power, honor, family, politics, relationships and the power structure in India.


VERDICT


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AMJAD K. MARUF


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Shiva, Satya, Sarkar 'S' do wonders for RGV
Jul 01, 2005 07:24 PM 1206 Views

If you loved watching - Shiva, Satya & Company, you will simply adore SARKAR. RGV has the extraordinary command over underworld & such kind of mafia issues. 'Sarkar' is all about the positive character, who by his own means fights the wrongs for the right cause.


Acting : 4.5 stars Cast : 5 Stars Editing : 4.5 stars Cinematography : 5 Stars Background score : 4.5 Stars Story : 4.5 Stars Dialogues & Screenplay : 5 stars Direction : 6 Stars overall mean rating : 4.875


As far as making movies on underworld & other sensitive issues are concerned no body is near to Ram gopal Varma though few have tried, inspired by him but couldn't get even close to him. one such recent example is ''D''. But personally I am looking forward to see a movie in the same genre by none other than one time RGV's own assistant Madhur Bhandarkar. But Finally SARKAR is MUST watch Movie.


Will we just stop insulting this man?
Jul 01, 2005 06:19 PM 1275 Views

How many times have smoke, whiskey and kebab filled conversations in the media circles hovered across to which person in India can play the role of Don Vito Coreleone to the hilt?


Who is the only person, whose name was always on the tip of those tongues? Amitabh Bachchan. Were these people right? Well, see the movie and you get a concrete, sure and undeniable answer.


Yes.


Sarkar revolves around Subhash Nagre (AB) and his family, his personal as well as his political and social life.


We are introduced to Subhash Nagre when he is no longer Subhash Nagre, the person, but Sarkar, the thought, the idealogy.


Subhash Nagre's family consists of his wife, and two sons, KK (I forget his name) and Shankar, sent abroad for studies. (Abhishek Bachchan.) There are also a family of one of his close friends, whose daughter her has promised Shankar will marry.


Whereas Sarkar's family is much bigger. Sarkar's family consists of you, me, the common man, everyone in this world, irrespective of caste, creed, religion, sex and nationality. The only eligibility to be part of Sarkar's family is to be honest and principled.


The inner circle of Sarkar's family consists of his two sons, the elder one a hot headed director, who doesnt think twice before using the surname given to him, and the other is Shankar, the educated part of Sarkar's life. There are two Man Fridays, who take care of Sarkar's business.


The kingmaker of politics faces a problem, when some of his enemies hatch a plan against him, and divide his already well broken house. They take advantage of KK's anger and play along with him, to be part of their plan.


Soon, they have him arrested under a false allegation and fix his assassination in prison, which of course, doesn't happen.


At the end of the movie, the betrayers are taught a lesson, the root of evil weeded out, and Sarkar goes on.


The movie, is a lesson in itself of silent potrayals. Gone are the days when Bollywood actors had to vent their rage with shouts, shrieks and worse still drunken stupors. This is a starer of a film.


Amitabh Bachchan excels in this movie. Abhishek Bachchan comes to terms with the mantle he has to carry further. Kay Kay impresses.


Supriya Pathak supports, the other girl gives a heartwarming potrayal of the silent lover, Katrina Kaif emotes.


I personally think that this is one of Abhishek's best performances, I had seen Yuva at something like 3 in the morning, so I don't know about his acting.


A sure feast for everyone of you Bachchan fans, myself included.


I think that RGV has salvaged some pride with this movie, and I also think that the Indian intellegentsia is being a bit cruel on him. He is the pioneer of Modern Indian Cinema for the Thinkers.


So, let's forget his Gayab like a folly of a favorite grandchild, and let's think his Naach (It had stupendous acting, though) as a adolscent folly.


Then and only then, will you regard this movie as a Man's work.


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Sarkar: Ultimacy Redefined
Jul 01, 2005 04:14 PM 6012 Views

He braths, so the city, he turns so the city...he is a charmer, he is pied piper, he is the man how is loved by all, and he is the man who is Sarkar! Anyone coming out of the movie hall had one thing very common in verdict: Amitabh Bachchan is Sarkar for all Actors.


This is not merely a fanfareship statement. If you don't believe just go and watch the movie. It has such a tremendous set of performances specially from Amitabh, Abhishekh and KK that the movie hits you very deep, and when you come out of the cinemahall you fell Subhash nagre and his son Shankar is really somewhere around...that's the impact.


No doubt Godfather is the inspiration but treatment is totally brand new


With the opening shot you are convinced by Ramgopal Verma that this movie is from Godfather. Though that movie was made in triology and each volume was pretty long, this one is all 3 in one, but maintains the punch and does not loose the grip anywhere except the romantics part, which can be avoided easily.


But let me tell you very clearly, Sarkar is no way Godfather. The treatment of the story as well as setup is entirely different and you don't get even a single chance to compare between these two movies. Sarkar has a political family of Subhas nagre, who runs parallel governemtn, and does the justice to locals regradless of being elected or not. There is a terror and respect for him allover. This man has certain principle in life and does not rate all crimes as crime. His elder son (KK), Vishnu, is like the sony's character in Godfather. violent and brutal. But here are some twist in his character. He shaes hand with his father's opponents and stands against his ideology. He becomes so much misguided that he hatches plan to kill his own father, Subhas Nagre. But he meets violent end!


Another side, Abhisheik bachchan( The younger son, Shankar), is a softspoken humble natured person, far away from this all. As his father is attacked the chracater is transformed slowly into a tougher one. He takes over the parallel government which his father used to run earlier. And the rule of Sarkar continues.


While watching this movie, instead of drawing homology between Godfather characters I better drew references to Gandhi Family. Indira Gandhi looked Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek takes Rajiv's and KK takes Sanjay's cover. It just looks like their's story. Balasaheb Thackery's flashes too comes.


Performances: If I say that performance ha been of lifetime and memorable one in the history of Hindi cinema, it will be no way exaggeration. You will be simply blown off by Amitabh Bachchan, regardless of your age and sex. Slow dialogues or faster, expressive or action, no one in the hall talked once when he gave. It was so much gripping. You see ultimacy of performance and I am confused to say that whether he will bag awards for Black or Sarkar!


Abhishek Bachchan, has shaken everyone again after yuva.Here he gets much space. What you see in bunty babli is much bolstered with this movie. He is the dark horse. His character really depended heavily on expressions and lesser on actions and background. He will sweep you. Watch him.


<v>KK is ultimate:


He is another pillar of the movie, who has shown the roughness of soul and it's decline so accurately. god has given him such a talent. The smouldering and growing hatred for fahter and lust for power, short temper and lack of understanding , and he shows all with ease and ultimacy. he must be awarded for best supporting actor or villian.


Supriya Pathak as AB's wife and Tanisha as favored girl for Abhishek is good and will be liked. Specially I liked Tanisha. katrina kaif again disappointed. Swamiji and the the politician were the another impressive other casts. Overall performance is the biggest fort of the movie.


Direction is superb, and Ram Gopal Verma has shown what he claimed. Sarkar will be remembered as his best work to this date. The biggest thing I noticed about his direction is the timing and understanding of the character and character's psychology. I salute you RGV! Sound effect is very good and leave impact on you on almost every sceen. Cinematography is superb,a dn don't expect any song from the movie as the background itself is enough to tintilise your wire. could be peoples wishing to see songs return disappointed.


The negative point about the film which I felt was that some peoples would get scared of the violence sceens shown in the movie, specially ladies.


Without any hesitation, I will say Sarkar could be seen as the another great hindi movie, and best movie of RGV, where every front is on it's utlimate height. Watch it very very muct!


Long live the king (read Sarkar)
Jul 01, 2005 03:42 PM 2063 Views

Audio CDs say “The Power of SARKAR”, the film kicks off with, “theres no right, theres no wrong, theres only Power”


Sarkar – (hindi) – directly translated as Government and colloquially in India, means the Big Boss!


Ram Gopal Verma’s, after-a-long-hiatus-directorial presentation, is a marriage of sorts of Mario Puzo’s (not Francis Coppola’s movie version) Don Corleone and and real life Bal Thackeray.


Complete with loose fitting kurta, rudraksh beads on his wrists, Amitabh Bachhan


(Subhas Nagre!!) looks every bit a take off on Bala Saheb.


RGV’s find Manish Gupta has done a remarkable job with the writing. The dialogues are crisp, hard hitting without being too dramatic.


The star cast is impressive in terms of performance. RGV, definitely makes his characters emote more than just be present in the frame.


Supriya Pathak (Pushpa Nagre) as Subhas Nagre’s wife, torn between her love for her sons and the feudal supremacy of husband, is quite a return to the celluloid. With few dialogues, few tears and presence in the frame, she lives the character.


The female characters for that matter don’t have much to say and do, but then the story has been structured in away, where in whatever little attention the screenplay pays to the women, is strong and defining.


Rukhsar as Kay Kay Menon’s (Vishnu Nagre) wife looks a typical Maharashtrian Daughter in law.


Kay Kay as firebrand wayward elder son, with anger against his self righteous dad, is one to watch out for. So, are the cameo and supporting cast. Every character looks acts and even emotes in body language absolutely the part. All the actors are the regulars of RGV Company.


Katrina and Tanisha as women in Abhishek (Shankar Nagre- younger son), are okay. Tanisha, does ham a bit and doesn’t look quite comfortable with the character.


Sarkar is a family drama that an Indian middle class will relate to a lot, the plot and orientation towards family values, the movie shows a patriarch family where the head of the family happens to be in a powerful position and who does things outside the law.


The whole fabric is been interwoven with a story of family and a story of a man, who lives life according to own terms and nevertheless has a sense of right and wrong.


The superbly shot promos, began with Mahatma Gandhi quote: 'Think Rightly. Act Rightly. Live Rightly” and then an antithesis in Amitabh's baritone, 'Mujhe jo theek lagta hai, main vohi karta hoon.….” (I do things that look right to me). The dialogue has in fact been included in the soundtracks.


The film opens up with an old man come to see “Sarkar”, telling the story of how his only daughter was raped and tortured by her classmate and then police and justice system later, and how she committed suicide and now the he wants a revenge for his dead daughter.


And, “Sarkar” with a look, nod, a frown, and a one-liner “mein yeh nahin janana chahta who kaun hai, lekin agli baar inke chehre par muskaan honi chahiye”; does justice.


In Varma’s word about his character - By nature, he possesses the ability, the charisma, the intelligence and the Machiavellian cunning to control the working of the city. He even dispenses justice when the common man cannot obtain it from the law keepers - the government, the police, the judiciary.


While, Bunty and Babli did see them together; this one’s about a serious and mature relationship of father and son between the Bachchan Sr and Bachchan Jr.


One cannot miss the undertones of respect Abhishek has for his dad and yet he is not guilty of playing Abhishek Bachhan to Amitabh but is thoroughly Subhas Nagre’s son Shankar; who cannot help feeling responsible, respectful and understanding of the different guy his dad is.


The scenes:


1.When Subhas Nagre (victim of political scheming) gets arrested and asks Shankar to leave for America since the latter doesn’t understand anything about this kinda world and Shankar quietly answers that he is staying, and he too has responsibilities.




  1. When Shankar is looking for help from, all, his entire dad’s aides, only to find that each and every one of them have turned against him




  2. When his dad’s closet man-Friday gives up himself to bullets for Shanakr to escape from the enemy.




  3. When he finds out that his elder brother also is a part of the group against his dad




  4. When after killing his elder brother* he climbs up to his parents room and tells them about this.




  5. And, when he dons the mantle of the new Sarkar.






are very significant both for Abhishek, as an actor and hindi cinema as whole.


Abhishek is the real star of the movie. The Big B, is his usual stellar self. But, the second half of the movie absolutely belongs to Abhishek. He is a director’s actor and Sarkar only goes on to reinforce the same. While in Yuva, his character was full of violent anger and entirely “thod-phod” guy, Shankar is full of restrained anger and has his head firmly on his shoulders. Even in the theores of his own emotions and his conflict with himself about his decision to step into his dad’s shoes, while he would have preferred otherwise; he has a precision of calculation about him. Abhishek is superlative and this one’s probably his best performance till date. He is also looking quite handsome on screen.


Vishnu was sent to kill Subhas by his adversaries, the screenplay is brilliant here, when, Vishnu comes back home and tells his brother and mom that this is what the opposition was planning and that though he is a black sheep, yet he is his dad’s son and would not dream of doing such a thing and the re-union is all too hunky dory and then he in the dead of the night, he climbs up to his dad’s room and is pointing a gun on his sleeping dad, and Shankar comes in beats him up and there isn’t a single line he says


The film also has some technical credits to its name:


Music by Amar Mohile, Kunal Mehta, Pariksht Lalwani, Anup Dev is not hum able or anything but is in the same vein as the theme, the two tracks “Govinda, Govinda” in Amitabh’s and Kailash Kher’s vocals and “Sam Dam Dand Bhed” by Kailash Kher can be heard throughout in the background. Amit Roy’s Cinematography too is quite good. No flicks, this one talks in camera angles and close-ups and head shots. Nipun Gupta and Amit Parmar are good with the editing, and Sunil Nigvekar’s art direction also is quite impressive.


All in all, this one is quite a treat for the viewers. The movie stays with you even after its long over.


Los Angeles United States of America
...Sarkaaar ko dekh lo...
Jul 01, 2005 03:29 PM 1737 Views

No Time waste Sidha Review...


Sarkaar is about Amitabh Bachcha who is named SArkaar in the movie, KK and Abhishek play the 2 sons of his i.e. Vishnu and Shankar, Vishnu lives in India and is into Films and Shankar has come back after studying in USA, so this is how it is, You know Sarkaar helps people and is above the law has his own police and goes out of the way to help people, This is what turns against him because there are many other good big gangs of Goonda Mawalis against Sarkaar, Vishnu shoots the hero of one film one day and turns into Goonda Mawali so he joins hands with other goonda mawalis to kill his father, this is where Shankar helps and story chalti hai aage.


Performances


Amitabh = A++ Superb


KK= A+ Excellent


Abhishek= A, Good


Katrina, Tanisha ok ok


Jassi ke papa Cool, Other Goonda Mawali Good


I was scared by the Swamiji's outfit he looks like a ghost to me.


You know the best scene in the movie is the Sarkaar par attack wala scene and also the Amitabh entry scene amazing, You know I was hoping John Abraham could be taken in the movie, I really like him but these bad mvie walas dont give him good movies. You know I loved Amitabh's Kurtes the black and grey solids and his spacks made him look like Bal Thackrey, Katrina Kaif cries and Tanisha also Cries, hehe.


The movie is thoda slow and not that entertaining like say Other good fast movies and requires thoda understanding which I dont have, My Chacha and chachi liked it and enjoyed it, They say every RGV movie is a good one and hence I also liked it, Abshishek has shown very nice expressios sometimes so it feels nice to see that, This KK is also in Silsilay and works nicely.


There is no music in the movie so I feel after Naach once again RGV makes a songless movie, But Sarkaar isnt his best, RGVs best will be Rangeella, he should take Aamir Khan Back and see the movie will be super hit.


Anything else yaa, The dresses of Tanisha were pretty ordinary but the ones worn by Hansa Bhabhi of Khichdi (Supriya Pathak) are nice, the saaris gave a maharashtiran feel but I liked it, Now I hope this is a very to the topic review and I have not bored you people.


They say that it is copy of some book called Godfather, Chachi loves this book,


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Mumbai India
The God Family - Bacchans
Jul 01, 2005 11:52 AM 1895 Views

After Naach and couple of last movies produced by the RGV factory.... Sarkar was a great relief. An honest inspiration from the legendary ''The Godfather'', Ramu has done justice to the epic to the fullest.


''Amitabh - The God'' has again ruled the movie till the first half of the movie only to pass the bait to his worthy successor - junior Bacchan - Abhishek. The father-son chemistry is superb and we should give kudos to Abhishek for his amazing transformation from Refugee to Sarkar. He has shown his maturity and depth of acting with great style and flair that has suited his role as Shankar Nagde.


The movie starts with Subhash Nagde or (appropriately Sarkar) as the modern day Robin Hood of Mumbai, who lives on the heart of common man. He rules his empire with his principles and through his group of die-hard loyalists and operates a parallel government. Enter, Rashid a comeback mafia from Dubai who seeks approval to operate his business from Sarkar but the denial turns him arch rival. This leads to an intricate conspiracy against Sarkar and a temporary crisis in his family. Situation leads Shankar – a modern, US educated graduate – to a suave inheritor of the legacy. For a change there was no song and except for few scenes of distraction (Kartina-Abhishek and Tanisha) the movie was compact and gripping.


The background score and screenplay was amazing. The castings were superb and each character suited the role by the “T”. Technically, I don’t there is any scope of complaints and all the department of the RGV factory has performed in an orchestrated manner with their Maestro. Well I am still having the hang-over of the movie……and itching to watch it again.


Sarkar ya Sardard !
Jun 30, 2005 05:03 PM 4819 Views

Note:This film has been released today instead of Friday in whole India !


While we are still waiting for the fresh air having watched D , RGV has sprung Sarkar !Foxy?! Hardly! Sarkar just happens to be one of RGV 's misdirection.


Once upon a time he was the sleek specialist. But now, RGV'S take on Godfather is so dull, you wonder why he ever bothered to get into it. We get scene after scene in the first-half vandalised straight from the original, including that famous shot of Marlon Brado serving himself in a plate here emitted by insipid Amitabh !


By the time I arrive at the contrived denouement I know one thing for sure. The makers of Godfather won't be able to recognise this film as godfather .


If the plot was unoriginal ,so is the acting ! Amitabh tries hard to copy Marlon Brado but fails misearably ! Neither Abhisekh is a great shake !


Having watched first show ,I don't want to waste my time writing more about this blant copy of Godfather


If you are not believing me ,check out what rediff.com has to say!


''Sarkar is poor Godfather


Sarkar is just Godfather, dumbed-down


Sarkar could well have been an inspiringly awesome remake, but, as it gets increasingly diluted, it turns into The Godfather, rehashed .


In the desperate urge to establish originality, the story overcompensates -- to very unfortunate effect. Sloppy editing, with an uncharacteristic lack of sharp economy usually shown by the director, worsens things further


Sarkar is Coppola by numbers, Ram Gopal Varma tragically dumbing down his film, taking it from high concept to nigh concept.


we've already been assaulted by the Govinda Govinda Govinda theme at least 17 times, and we're tired. This is the point when you look at your watch, wonder why time is dragging so, and wonder whether, as the background theme incessantly chants, you ought not have gone to watch a Chi-Chi film instead.


Wasted potential is written all over Sarkar, and a few good frames do not a good movie make.''


Well ,the verdict is crystal clear now !


Ps:For all those jokers ,who don't know ,Sarkar has released and flopped today .The cinema hall which I went to was half empty and by the end majority of audience had walked away !


On par with Satya though not as entertaining
Jun 30, 2005 03:35 PM 2497 Views

Sarkar is the kind of movie that makes you go WOW what did I just see at times and wonder what is the big deal at others. Its opening and last 30 minutes are masterpiece cinema. The first half is the Amitabh Bachchan show, how he rules the city without being the elected leader. He is leader of the masses and the people will do anything for him. Amitabh is in full form as Subhas Nagre. 2nd half is the surprise of movie when innocent little Abhishek turns into The evil eyed Godfather and becomes the new Sarkar. The final hour of the movie is classic especially the scene when Abhishek finds out about the murder attempt on his father . From the others, KK Menon is good. This is RGV's most famous feat yet. Sarkar is the kind of movie that makes you go WOW what did I just see at times and wonder what is the big deal at others. Its opening and last 30 minutes are masterpiece cinema. The first half is the Amitabh Bachchan show, how he rules the city without being the elected leader. He is leader of the masses and the people will do anything for him. Amitabh is in full form as Subhas Nagre. 2nd half is the surprise of movie when innocent little Abhishek turns into The evil eyed Godfather and becomes the new Sarkar. The final hour of the movie is classic especially the scene when Abhishek finds out about the murder attempt on his father . From the others, KK Menon is good. This is RGV's most famous feat yet.


SARKAR is KACHDA
Jun 30, 2005 07:03 AM 2549 Views

Sarkar is Kachda, Ram gopal Verma is started to copying Tamil Films,


Sarkar is truly mixing up of Nayagan , Devar magan and with out any stuff.


Any person who watching the movies regularly getting irritated by seeing such a movie. We are not expecting such a bundle movie from expert like Ram gopal verma,


who made Shiva, Sathya , Company....


Amitabh is wasted in the movie, there is no big role for him to perform, Amitji, Please take rest, enough, what ever u did, give chance for others to perform


Yes little place for Abishek to perform and he did, Katrina, is good looking in the movie, Photography is ok, not much appreciable, Backgroun music is fair.


In every 20 mins, there is humming of GOVINDA,GOVINDA,GOVINDA,GOVINDA,GOVINDA,GOVINDA,


That Govinda is nothing but viewers money.... GOVINDA means you are finished.....


My advice, Please avoid this movie...Don't waste your time..


Will appeal to connoisseurs of art house cinema !!
Jun 29, 2005 10:43 PM 5507 Views

Getting inspired by classic is not wrong but making mess of it is a sin ! That's the case with SARKAR !


SARKAR is just another Hollywood remake which just does not do justice to original .It is a total rip-off from hollywood film THE GODFATHER .Francis Ford Coppola made this classic based on Mario Puzo’s famous novel. Marlon Brando had played the part ‘Don’ Vito Corleone, the head of a New York Mafia ‘family’ in that movie. Al Pacino plays his younger son, Michael Corleone who reluctantly becomes a part of his father's business. James Caan plays Santino 'Sonny' Corleone, the hot-headed son, who gets killed by the rival gang.


It seems as if Ramgopal Verma has lost his touch thanks to the same type of subject he is attempting these days .The look of the film is very similar to his recent flop D although it is not underworld film and add to it the unnecessary violence ,which makes it complete no no .Also there is discussion on politics which does not excite viewer one bit !


Its story and screenplay have been located in an Indian milieu, and particularly so in the context of Mumbai's power superstructure.


Subhash Nagre [Amitabh Bachchan] is running a parallel government in Mumbai who is considered SARKAR by many people .He is a man who has rewritten the law. He has risen, with time and circumstance, to wield unchecked and autocratic authority over the people living in a so-called democratic form of governance.Infact his character is like Shiv Sena supreme Bal Thackeray who is as powerful as law ! Give me a break !


By nature, he possesses the ability, the charisma, the intelligence and the Machiavellian cunning to control the working of the city, in all its various aspects. He even dispenses justice when the common man cannot obtain it from the law keepers - or the government, police and judiciary.


He has two sons .The elder son, Vishnu (Kay Kay Menon), is producing a film while Shankar[Abhisekh Baccha] has just returned from the US after his education. He has a girlfriend, played by Katrina Kaiff, who returns to India with him. Presumably they were classmates. There is also another character, played by Tanisha, who calls Sarkar, Kaka. She is his late friend's daughter and has been in love with Shankar since childhood. She is heartbroken when she hears of his girlfriend but puts up a brave front.


Coming to the conflict that was mentioned earlier. Sarkar antagonizes Rashid (Zakir Hussain) by refusing to let him carry on his illegal business in an area that is under his jurisdiction. To make matters worse for Sarkar, his elder son, Vishnu is rebelling against him. Sarkar's enemies seize this opportunity to get even with him. They also kill his opponent, played by Anupam Kher. Obviously Sarkar is prime suspect and is arrested. There is an attempt on his life but he is saved.


What happens next ?


Those expecting wholesome entertainment are bound to be disappointed big time with SARKAR.The problem with the film is that there are no any relief moments with tensed moments dominating the film and what's more the film preaches into long conversation making it a moral science class .


Another problem is that film is too slow testing the patience of viewer and dialogue are too difficult for common viewer to understand .There are very dragging sequence which gives you enough reasons to make hasty exit mid-way through the film !


However ,the performance are saving grace . Amitabh Bachchan has given his best performance till date .His look ,his style ,his body language is just perfect for this character .


Abhisekh is just mindblowing !To state that he is outstanding will be understatement .K.K. Menon as Abhisekh's brother is just brilliant .Supriya Pathak as Amitabh Bachchan's wife is amazing .


Katrina Kaif is better than her first film BOOM .


In short ,SARKAR is another letdown from Ramgopal Verma .In this age of feel good cinema ,it has no future . After all who is interested in watching such heavy tensions on screen when there is so many tension in real life .Yes ,critics might give it 4-5 stars but general public will give it a cold shoulder .


Not recommended even for first viewing !


Skip it !


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PREVIEW OF SARKAR( God Father)
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SARKAR : WATCH GOD LIVE ON SCREEN BIGB
Jun 05, 2005 02:39 PM 3370 Views

SARKAR : The right word for BIGB : He is god. watch his eyes, body movements, his timing, his style of dialogue delivery. WOW !!!


A true identity of a superstar. Sarkar also shows that the smallB has arrived to carry his fathers legacy. Watch him for his intensity and his anger. his silence speaks words for him. you will remeber arjun,deewar and trishul for him.


Watch it, you can nothing better than this. thanks Ramu. looking forward more you with both the B''s.


the credit of bigb charcter goes to ramu, since it definately looks that ramu must be developing this charcter with bigb in his mindsince years. he took his own time to approach the bigb. he could have done this much before, but waited till he had completely worked on him. also the added advantage that he must have got the right tuning of abhishek and amitjis together on screen chemistry


go watch it right now


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