Singham - Men Are Back .... And How !!

Two powerful characters – one, a brave, righteous and large hearted cop; the other a ruthless outlaw – are central to this time tested saga of violence and triumph of good over evil.

Bajirao Singham (Ajay Devgan with a macho beefed up physique that compliments his piercingly expressive eyes) heads a small police station in a sleepy village in Goa. Singham accepts no FIRs or lawsuits as he dispenses instant justice to the simple folk of Shivgad.

His life turns topsy turvy when Jayakant Shikre (Prakash Raj essays his roguish role with panache, though it seems to have a WANTED hangover); a Goa ganglord; sends a henchman to Shivgad police station to represent him.

Insulted and assaulted by the village folk of Shivgad who stand by Singham; Shikre uses his political clout to have Singham transferred to his lair – mainstream Goa. All hell breaks loose as Singham – frustrated with the inaction of the police and political fraternity of Goa – takes it upon himself to bring Shikre to book; using all his knowledge of the system to beat Shikre and his accomplices at their own game.

During the process he gains the respect of his peers and superiors who rally around him in the climax.

Kavya (Kajal Aggarwal) – smitten by Singham when he clobbers a bunch of eve teasers (how many times have we seen THIS happen in Bollywood – it almost would seem that no pretty girl would ever fall for a normal non – violent guy!!) – inspires and stands by him throughout his battle against the bullies. She competently plays the role of the playful and simultaneously strong love interest.

Ajay Devgan treads confidently in a genre that Salman has recently made his own after the hugely successful WANTED and DABANGG. Singham brings back the raw and violent muscular hero after the recent surfeit of chocolate hero flicks.

Pros: Whistle worthy dialogues and adrenaline pumping unbelievable action sequences (check out the crowd response at multiplexes every time Singham flexes his muscles – especially the ‘look how coolly I can get out of a moving SUV’ stunt!) made believable by Ajay and the cruelly jocular outlaw enacted exceedingly well by Prakash Raj (mark my words - this villain is here to stay). Surprisingly and thankfully, though high on action content, the movie avoids excess spillage of tomato sauce on screen – something that action film makers usually employ to exaggerate the violence.

Cons: Unimpressive soundtrack (with the exception the title track which is also nothing more than HUMMABLE).

Rating: 4* - Ajay Devgan and Prakash Raj convert this predictable script a hugely watchable movie. Kudos to Rohit Shetty – a young film maker who directs zany comedies and zanier action movies!

P.S. Dont miss the shooting snippets at the end of the movie!