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By Sudhir Daruwala Š2005 Bollyvista.com |
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A Still from 'Viruddh' |
Sanjay Dutt is simply wasted in an inconsequential role. Any other lesser actor could have done his little help for Bachchan in the end. Agreed that he interests the viewers whenever he comes on screen but as someone who could contribute to the story, he doesn't have anything to do. Beena is so-so while the trio of Prem Chopra, Sharat Saxena and Shivaji Satam as Bachchan's friends are just passable. Amitabh Dayal is a revelation in the role of a high-headed minister's son cum owner of an interior decoration firm who unapologetically believes that crime comes naturally to him. His solitary sequence with Bachchan in the pre-climax is expertly handled where he does exceedingly well. If he was fine in 'Kagaar', he is quite well in 'Viruddh'.
Dialogues by Sanjay Pawar are first rate in the movie's first half but the ordinary script in some part of the second half doesn't give him many options. Vijay Arora's cinematography captures the life of a middle class family well on camera. The background music by Ajay Atul is appropriate for this genre.
A few expectations are set in mind once you decide to watch 'Viruddh - Family Comes First'. One, you look forward to the screen pairing of Amitabh Bachchan and Sharmila Tagore to see how it fares in comparison to Amitabh-Hema [Baghban] or Amitabh-Jaya [K3G]. Two, you want to see how John stands up as Big B screen son, the position that occasionally juggles between Akshay Kumar and now Abhishek Bachchan. Three, and the obviously the most critical one - how does the character of Vidhyadhar Patwardhan give it back to the forces behind law and order departments, who leave no stone unturned to prove his dead son a criminal to save their own face.
The first two expectations are very well met, but it is with the third expectation where you feel a little disappointed. Not that the culmination of story with the parents getting justice is horribly run-of-the-mill. But the issue lies with the sheer lack of thought that went into maintaining the same standards till the end of the movie, which were pretty high for the most part of the movie.
**1/2 (TWO AND A HALF STARS)
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