Movie Review: Baabarr (2009)
Cast: Soham Shah, Mithun Chakraborty, Urvashi Sharma, Mukesh Tiwari, Govind Namdeo, Om Puri, Tinu Anand,Sushant Singh, Kashish, Shakti Kapoor
Director: Ashu Trikha
Producer: Sunil Saini, Mukesh Shah
Lyrics: Anand Raj Anand
Music Director: Anand Raj Anand, Sunil Singh
Cinematography: Suhass Gujarathi
Editor: Devendra Murdeshwar
Story: Ikram Akhtar
EXCLUSIVE REVIEW BY HANUMANT BHANSALI
When we think about movies made on underworld and gangsters, the first name that comes to our mind is Ram Gopal Varma. Ramu has not only explored but he has completely excelled in this domain of film making, and therefore, Baabarr had to exploit a new subject to make its mark, and it does, atleast upto an extent.
Brutal violence, terrifying moments make Baabarr a movie for tough men. Set in the locales of Uttar Pradesh, the film tries to explore the various facets of law breakers in politicians, cops and gangsters. The storyline maintains a raw appeal and the setting of the subject in the Northern state helps it to do the same.
The story of Baabarr starts off with a 12-year old boy who shoots a man, and walks into the lane of Aman Ganj with no fear in his eyes, not repentful for the sin he has committed.
The same boy grows up to become a havoc for the state, he is now known as Baabarr (Soham Shah). The government wakes up to his crimes and instructs encounter specialist S.P. Dwivedi (Mithun Chakraborty) to fix him up.
Watching Baabarr is a strainful experience, the subject is completely dark with a gruelling plot. The amount of negativity shown in the characters is quite difficult to absorb.
Storywise, writer Ikram Akhtar has done a terrific job. He has pinned all the complexities of gangster wars and criminal sequences to make a power packed script. Ashuu Trikha’s direction is good. Dialogues are okay. Cinematography is good.
Actingwise, Soham Shah lives upto his character. Mithun Chakraborty is good. Om puri acts very well, he is like the old wine in a new bottle everytime.
Overall, Baabarr is an average film but one needs courage to sit through it.
Radiosargam Movie Rating: 5/10
Hanumant Bhansali
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