I am not saying one-take action sequences are the only way to go, but even this film’s best fight scenes come right in the end, when Shetty throws in some not-too-long one-take action himself. If you have watched any of The Family Man’s long-take action sequences, for instance, then nothing about Sooryavanshi’s action will wow you. It is all kinetic camera, rapid cheat cuts, no real establishment or continuity - staple features of the average Hindi big-banger, really. With regards to its action, the problem with this film is there is nothing new for the ardent Bollywood action fan. Even the film’s silliest recurring gag, Veer's habit of getting the names of people wrong, does not get old even though it is frequently repeated for no real reason. Now how and what happens may not exactly be revolutionary, but the film’s perpetual motion and big climactic cameos make it a breeze.Īkshay Kumar reminds us that the new age leading men of today, nepotism or not, are nowhere close to him with either action or comedy. This is the only other subplot this film chases, mercifully for not too long. Veer has a strained relationship with his wife Aditi (a radiant Katrina Kaif) because he once severely endangered their son while on a mission. Luckily, Veer Sooryavanshi, who lost his parents during the ‘93 blasts, is now with the Anti-Terrorism Squad, and he is on the case. The time to activate the sleeper cells is now, so Mumbai needs a watchful guardian, a protector, a dark-glass wearing knight. Unsavoury forces from across the border still envision India’s doom. One tonne of RDX was smuggled into India back then, but only 400 kilos were used in ‘93, we are told.

S Hussain Zaidi helped with the research on this film, so it has the whole Mumbai terror shebang down pat - PoK, Lashkar, countrywide sleeper cells, local dons and their strongholds, the works. Yes, it has an actual plot, the threads of which are laid through the 1993 blasts in Bombay.

One reason for this is that the film is surprisingly laser-focused (by Rohit Shetty standards) on its plot. So let me go one step further: While I did find myself wishing for better execution of its set pieces, Sooryavanshi is still possibly the most best action film by Rohit Shetty yet, despite its many contrivances and general cop film déjà vu. That may not be saying much, considering the overlong four-plus minute trailer was a bloated mess. This does not happen very often with big masala Hindi movies, so let me start off by saying that Sooryavanshi, the film, is better than its trailer.

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