I was in the mood for some pick me up masala action and this flm was perfect for me, even though it wasn't crazily masala with people losing kids etc. i enjoyed every bit and second of itInspector Anant Kumar (Amitabh Bachchan) is a dedicated police officer in fact we could say he is married to his job
During preparations of his daughters wedding he's alerted and entrusted with the Job of bringing wanted terrorist Iqbal Ansari safely from Chandigarh to Mumbai, a previous attempt to bring him to Bombay had resulted in a bloodshed with terrorists headed by Yashwant Angre (Ajay Devgan)
The mean spirited Yashwant
Inspector Anand is gutted about leaving during preparations for his daughter's wedding, but he has to fulfil his obligations so he takes four officers with him, Inspector Shekhar (Akshay Kumar), Inspector Ashwin (Tusshar Kapoor) Constable Kamlesh and Naidu
they're soon joined by Mahalaxmi (Aishwarya Rai) who says she's seen the head of the terrorist organisation
They get hold of Iqbal Ansari and start their journey back towards Mumbai
A romance blossoms between Mahalaxmi and Inspector Shekhar
the journey back isn't so easy however as the terrorists starts attacking, in a bid to save their lives Inspector Shekhar brings up the idea of letting Iqbal go with the terrorists, he's refuted by DCP Anant
A frustrated and tired Iqbal Ansari breaks his silence, alerting them that the terrorist organization aren't out to save him from the police but rather kill him as he had threated to expose a corruption among the police and politicians
Will they accomplish their mission? Will they get to Mumbai safely with Ansari? How will Mahalaxmi and Shekhar's play out, will it hamper his career? Watch Khakee to find out
I have nothing but love for this movie, Khakee is my opinion is the best bollywood cop drama ever made, it is fast paced and gripping i watched all three hours in a go, usually for some bollywood films i tend to watch half and then continue the other half the next day
Great performances all around this is my first Tusshar Kapoor film and he's truly impressive here, i know he's mostly relegated to playing comedic roles but Khakee shows that he's capable of handling strong roles
After over 30 years in the industry Big B shows he's not going anywhere anytime soon
I loved Akshay and Aishwarya's Jodi as well can't wait to see them in the forthcoming Action Replay
Having known Aishwarya for a few years now, i have to admit that its in this film that i guess i can say i saw what all the fuss was all about, she is utterly gorgeous
Check out those eyes
kya beauty hai
It was also nice to see some golden oldies a la Jaya Prada and Tanuja
The make up really made Tanuja look scary
ahhh the wonderful Jaya Prada
This film would have worked just as well without music but i admire the director Rajkumar Santoshi's decision to include them in, he really had us (bollywood deewana) audiences in mind we love our naach gaana [song & dance] leading to a rocking soundtrack from Ram Sampath
The romantic 'Vaada Raha' with Akshay and Aishwarya in full on romantic mood, the groovy flamenco sounds of 'Dil Dooba' with Aish and Akshay dressed in flamenco type costumes my favourite however has to be 'Aisa Jadoo' which i guess i can declare as one of the most energetic item numbers ever with Sunidhi Chauhan's voice on full blast (i love Sundhi so much) and Lara Dutta definitely enjoyed herself with this one, and it shows, she was so passionate and energetic. Now stop reading and just click the play buton on the video below
Super fierce Lara in 'Aisa jadoo'
Total Score: 8/10 (Brilliant Fast Paced Cop Action Drama)
