Aakrosh Movie Review: A Gripping Thriller

With Aakrosh, Priyadarshan has gone back to the style that gave him fame in the first place. He may be an exponent in comedy with back to back hits with his trusted lieutenant in the form of Akshay Kumar in movies like Hera Pheri, Garam Masala, Khatta Meetha, etc; but he is equally adept at serious cinema. And the man feels that he is done with fooling around and needs to go back to cinema that is thought provoking. The result, a tense thriller called Aakrosh.



Story of Aakrosh:
Siddanth(Akshaye Khanna) and Pratap(Ajay Devgn) are two CBI officers who are investigating the case of three medical students who have suddenly disappeared in the little town of Jhanjhar, Bihar. Two months have elapsed since Diwali but neither the cops nor the police have an inkling of where these three students are. So, Siddanth and Pratap take over the case, but the road to investigation is polluted with corruption, red-tapism and narrow minded people who refuses to cooperate. Finally, it dawns to the three that honor-killing is the root cause behind the missing students, and there lies a web of deception and cover-ups that refuses to give away any information.
Plus points of Aakrosh:
Priyadarshan’s direction: His best films have been the ones on serious stuff like Kalapaani,the national award winning Kanjeevaram, Virasat and Gardish. He is in the same element for Aakrosh as well, holding the narrative tight and the pace quick.
Characterization of the lead characters: Ajay Devgn and Akshaye Khanna compliment each other well in the film. While Ajay plays a hot-headed guy, Akshaye Khanna is someone who likes to confuse the suspect and elicit the truth. Paresh Rawal plays a corrupt cop and it is a treat to see him in a negative character after eons.
Brilliant cinematography is another mainstay of the film. Rural Bihar is captured in all its stark, natural beauty.

With Aakrosh, Priyadarshan has gone back to the style that gave him fame in the first place. He may be an exponent in comedy with back to back hits with his trusted lieutenant in the form of Akshay Kumar in movies like Hera Pheri, Garam Masala, Khatta Meetha, etc; but he is equally adept at serious cinema. And the man feels that he is done with fooling around and needs to go back to cinema that is thought provoking. The result, a tense thriller called Aakrosh.

Story of Aakrosh:

Siddanth(Akshaye Khanna) and Pratap(Ajay Devgn) are two CBI officers who are investigating the case of three medical students who have suddenly disappeared in the little town of Jhanjhar, Bihar. Two months have elapsed since Diwali but neither the cops nor the police have an inkling of where these three students are. So, Siddanth and Pratap take over the case, but the road to investigation is polluted with corruption, red-tapism and narrow minded people who refuses to cooperate.   Finally, it dawns to the three that honor-killing is the root cause behind the missing students, and there lies a web of deception and cover-ups that refuses to give away any information.

Plus points of Aakrosh:

Priyadarshan’s direction:  His best films have been the ones on serious stuff like Kalapaani,the national award winning Kanjeevaram, Virasat and Gardish. He is in the same element for Aakrosh as well, holding the narrative tight and the pace quick.

Characterization of the lead characters: Ajay Devgn and Akshaye Khanna compliment each other well in the film. While Ajay plays a hot-headed guy,  Akshaye Khanna is someone who likes to confuse the suspect and elicit the truth. Paresh Rawal plays a corrupt cop and it is a treat to see him in a negative character after eons.

Brilliant cinematography is another mainstay of the film. Rural Bihar is captured in all its stark, natural beauty.

Minus points of Aakrosh

There are some frivolous action scenes in the film. You don’t expect Ajay to do a graphic powered Chulbul Pandey in this kind of serious film

The songs are a bit of an  irritant.Bipasha Basu suddenly in mini skirts, tank tops and ‘just out of salon’hairstyle and Ajay Devgn in the Golmaal 3 look, makes you believe if you are watching a Rohit Shetty film, in one of the song sequences.

Performances in Aakrosh:

 Akshaye Khanna is the most underated actor in Bollywood, everyone time he has perfomed, he has impressed. In this film, Akshaye Khanna gives his best performance. Can we have more of him, please? Man of the year, Ajay Devgn has given one of this finest performances in Aakrosh. A carefully measured performance, Ajay is now one of the biggest Bollywood brands ever with this film.

Paresh Rawal; ah , it is a joy to see him pull off a negative elan with such elan. He delivers quite a punch here. Bipasha Basu’ s performance is not worth much talking about because she is more of a supporting character in this film.

In conclusion: Aakrosh is a thriller that has its tempo going right till the end.

Rating:****(Very Good)

There are some frivolous action scenes in the film. You don’t expect Ajay to do a graphic powered Chulbul Pandey in this kind of serious film
The songs are a bit of an irritant.Bipasha Basu suddenly in mini skirts, tank tops and ‘just out of salon’hairstyle and Ajay Devgn in the Golmaal 3 look, makes you believe if you are watching a Rohit Shetty film, in one of the song sequences.

With Aakrosh, Priyadarshan has gone back to the style that gave him fame in the first place. He may be an exponent in comedy with back to back hits with his trusted lieutenant in the form of Akshay Kumar in movies like Hera Pheri, Garam Masala, Khatta Meetha, etc; but he is equally adept at serious cinema. And the man feels that he is done with fooling around and needs to go back to cinema that is thought provoking. The result, a tense thriller called Aakrosh.

Story of Aakrosh:

Siddanth(Akshaye Khanna) and Pratap(Ajay Devgn) are two CBI officers who are investigating the case of three medical students who have suddenly disappeared in the little town of Jhanjhar, Bihar. Two months have elapsed since Diwali but neither the cops nor the police have an inkling of where these three students are. So, Siddanth and Pratap take over the case, but the road to investigation is polluted with corruption, red-tapism and narrow minded people who refuses to cooperate.   Finally, it dawns to the three that honor-killing is the root cause behind the missing students, and there lies a web of deception and cover-ups that refuses to give away any information.

Plus points of Aakrosh:

Priyadarshan’s direction:  His best films have been the ones on serious stuff like Kalapaani,the national award winning Kanjeevaram, Virasat and Gardish. He is in the same element for Aakrosh as well, holding the narrative tight and the pace quick.

Characterization of the lead characters: Ajay Devgn and Akshaye Khanna compliment each other well in the film. While Ajay plays a hot-headed guy,  Akshaye Khanna is someone who likes to confuse the suspect and elicit the truth. Paresh Rawal plays a corrupt cop and it is a treat to see him in a negative character after eons.

Brilliant cinematography is another mainstay of the film. Rural Bihar is captured in all its stark, natural beauty.

Minus points of Aakrosh

There are some frivolous action scenes in the film. You don’t expect Ajay to do a graphic powered Chulbul Pandey in this kind of serious film

The songs are a bit of an  irritant.Bipasha Basu suddenly in mini skirts, tank tops and ‘just out of salon’hairstyle and Ajay Devgn in the Golmaal 3 look, makes you believe if you are watching a Rohit Shetty film, in one of the song sequences.

Performances in Aakrosh:

 Akshaye Khanna is the most underated actor in Bollywood, everyone time he has perfomed, he has impressed. In this film, Akshaye Khanna gives his best performance. Can we have more of him, please? Man of the year, Ajay Devgn has given one of this finest performances in Aakrosh. A carefully measured performance, Ajay is now one of the biggest Bollywood brands ever with this film.

Paresh Rawal; ah , it is a joy to see him pull off a negative elan with such elan. He delivers quite a punch here. Bipasha Basu’ s performance is not worth much talking about because she is more of a supporting character in this film.

In conclusion: Aakrosh is a thriller that has its tempo going right till the end.

Rating:****(Very Good)

Akshaye Khanna is the most underated actor in Bollywood, everyone time he has perfomed, he has impressed. In this film, Akshaye Khanna gives his best performance. Can we have more of him, please? Man of the year, Ajay Devgn has given one of this finest performances in Aakrosh. A carefully measured performance, Ajay is now one of the biggest Bollywood brands ever with this film.
Paresh Rawal; ah , it is a joy to see him pull off a negative elan with such elan. He delivers quite a punch here. Bipasha Basu’ s performance is not worth much talking about because she is more of a supporting character in this film.

In conclusion: Aakrosh is a thriller that has its tempo going right till the end.

Rating:****(Very Good)