Loosely reminiscent of True Lies, the climatic action is a dampener.
Only the rugged, shockproof model could survive the ensuing destruction and daredevilry. Nor is the puny writing where dialogues read out like t-shirt slogans and emotions cook faster than two-minute noodles.įortunately, Ghayal Once Again wraps in about two hours and does away with all that was wrong in the first one - songs, comedy - to focus on elaborate chase sequences involving the kids in a mall conspicuous by unconcerned shoppers and invisible security or a reliably invincible Deol and a Frank Martin clone over a LaCie hard drive.
It’s not always sufficient to make up for the indifferent acting from the younger members of the cast. Still, Jha’s dilemma comes through in a father who’s juggling between panic and pride. It’s the sort of dark, dysfunctional family that needs to be projected with a touch of dry humour but Deol’s sensibilities lack an adventurer. This controversial footage makes both Ajay and the kids a hot target of the influential business magnate Raj Bansal (Narendra Jha) who resides in a tall, ugly building that appears to be, hold on, Reliance owner Mukesh Ambani’s Antilla? Odder bit is, Reliance Entertainment led by Anil Ambani, is one of the producers of Ghayal Once Again.īansal’s indulgent parenting and wife’s (a charismatic Tisca Chopra) neglect has resulted in a spoilt, wayward, druggie son and prayer-obsessed little daughter. Ghayal Once Again takes off when four college-going teenagers (only the kid lugging around a Miniature Pinscher in her bag stands out) capture incriminating evidence on video and bring them to Ajay’s notice.īecause it features former cop Joe D’Souza (Om Puri in a token appearance) with whom Ajay’s become good friends over the years, he takes even more interest. Just imagine a more technology-savvy, less skull-smashing version of the brawny actor’s self-styled Deva ki Adalat in Ziddi. In the next decade or so, he’s set up a successful vigilante newspaper agency called Satyakam, an obvious hat tip to father Dharmendra’s acclaimed film, wherein he unlawfully abducts and exposes society’s wolf in sheep’s clothing. They’ve scarred his psyche enough to regularly pop pills (prescribed by his omnipresent neurologist Soha Ali Khan) and sport a funky Polar heartbeat monitoring watch on his wrist. Interestingly though, scenes that evoke fond memories among fans are, to Ajay, a painful reminder of the torture and torment he’s endured. Like how after publically gunning down the villainous Balwant Rai (Amrish Puri), not to mention the unaccounted causalities before, Ajay gets off leniently with only 14 years in jail. But because the Bollywood hero of yore IS above the law, you shut up and concede.
Also, this abrupt shift of tone in the third act could not be more contrived.Īlready the rationale offered behind continuing Ajay Mehra’s (Deol) story from where Ghayal concluded is preposterous. Tad disappointed because all the deft action set pieces, preceding the unforeseen melodrama (on FaceTime, no less) led me to believe I could expect better. Direction isn’t his natural vocation as evident in the middling Ghayal Once Again, which starts out wobbly but gains substantial momentum till interval point only to go completely haywire in its latter half.
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