A countdown to a disaster from the moment it kicks off, Ab Tak Chhappan 2 has Nana Patekar back in a role that is right up his street.
But for the film to work, it would have needed much more by way of a convincing script and at least a few believable characters. It has neither.
Helmed by stunt director Aejaz Gulab, Ab Tak Chhappan 2 is an ambitious cartwheel gone horribly wrong.
It is an ill-advised, rough-hewn sequel to what is widely, and rightly, regarded as one of Mumbai's better cop dramas.
But for the film to work, it would have needed much more by way of a convincing script and at least a few believable characters. It has neither.
Helmed by stunt director Aejaz Gulab, Ab Tak Chhappan 2 is an ambitious cartwheel gone horribly wrong.
It is an ill-advised, rough-hewn sequel to what is widely, and rightly, regarded as one of Mumbai's better cop dramas.
The original Ab Tak Chhappan came out over a decade ago. Apart from the crucial fact that Bollywood was a different place back then, that film, produced by Ram Gopal Varma and directed by Shimit Amin, had both dramatic intensity and strong undercurrents of realism.
Much water has flown under the bridge since then and the follow-up, made by a team that had absolutely nothing to do with the 2004 cop drama, is a pale shadow that turns hazier with every passing minute.
The trigger-happy protagonist (Patekar), who has retired to a life of tranquility in a village and spends his hours with his teenage son, is drawn out of hibernation by repeated appeals from the home minister (Vikram Gokhale).
Much water has flown under the bridge since then and the follow-up, made by a team that had absolutely nothing to do with the 2004 cop drama, is a pale shadow that turns hazier with every passing minute.
The trigger-happy protagonist (Patekar), who has retired to a life of tranquility in a village and spends his hours with his teenage son, is drawn out of hibernation by repeated appeals from the home minister (Vikram Gokhale).
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