Bachchan

My review: Bachchan

Sudeep's Ugadhi special "Bachchan" starts of with a bang only to meander through to the intermission but more than makes up for it with a riveting and engrossing second half. In the end one when one comes out of the theater there is a sense of satisfaction. 

Written and directed by Shashank, "Bachchan " touches upon may topical issues albiet within the constraints of  a commercial cinema. Shashank seems to have done lots of homework in the medical subject that he has dealt with in this movie. Especially the scene where a psychiatrist explains about Paranoid Schizophrenia is one of the best I have seen in a movie, wonderfully written in such a simple manner. Kudos Shashank !

Shashank could have done a better job in the first half. It is sluggish with nothing much happening. Few comedy scenes does make the viewers laugh out loud, but by and large it is stale. The second half is altogether a different story. It starts with a bang with numerous twists and turns, hard-hitting flashback and a nice culmination. (Watch out for the references of "NIMHANS" in the second half.)

Action sequences are well choreographed and picturized, though tacky computer graphics watering down the impact a bit. Shekar Chandra is the cinematographer and he has done a decent job. Especially the "Saada ninna" song is picturized excellently.

Sudeep rocks one more time with his excellent acting which come to fore in the second half. He is excellent in action sequences as well as the emotional ones. It is a treat for his fans. Paarul Yadav is getting better with every one of her movies. She emotes well but needs to work on her Kannada lip-sinc. Bhavana has a dignified cameo which forms the nucleus of the story. Tulip Joshi comes in an insignificant cameo. The villian gang of Pradeep Rawat, Ravishankar, Ashish Vidyarthi and Naseer does the routine ham act.

V.Harikrishna is the composer of the movie. "Saada ninna" in Sonu Nigam and Shreya Ghosal's voices is an awesome melody number. Background score enhances the mass appeal.

On the whole, "Bachchan" may seem like a routine commercial action masala, but it is one of the better ones  backed by a solid story, rocking second half and power-packed performance from Sudeep.

Bottomline: Entertaining actioner.

3.5/5