Director & producer: Vikas Bahl
Writer: Vikas Bahl
MapsOfIndia.com/MyIndia.in Rating: 2.5/5
Plot
The film begins with a scenario in which poor and injured people are wailing and grieving due to hunger, and a child asks his mother, “Was the world always like this?” She begins by telling him the story of Dalapati, played by Amitabh Bachchan. Then the voiceover begins by Dalapati (Amitabh Bachchan), telling us how a destructive war led to the world being divided into two parts – one with the rich and powerful building a luxurious, high-tech Silver City ruled by their heartless king Dalini, and the other with the poor and powerless living in poverty called “Gareebo ki duniya”. Dalapati predicts that a hero will be born to rescue them from poverty and famine and will be known as “Ganapath”. The silver city is then shown, where the film’s primary protagonist, Guddu, played by Tiger Shroff, lives and works with Dalini’s aide, John, the Englishman.
Guddu and John work to find great fighters from the city’s poor, bet on them in the ring, and earn money for Dalini. A flashback shows Tiger Shroff being forcibly adopted from the city of poverty. Given some reasons, John wants to kill Guddu, but Kaizan, played by Jameel Khan, saves Guddu, and he helps him to flee to Gareebo ki Duniya, in search of Shiva, played by Rahman, and meets Jassi, played by Kriti Sanon, who saves Guddu’s life. After meeting Shiva, Guddu discovers that he is Ganapath, who is intended to save the world, but he is distracted and falls in love with Jassi, who is taken away by someone else, which motivates Guddu to learn to fight and save her. After saving Jassi, a storyline twist will catch you off guard.
Performances
The performances in the film are pretty average. The role of Shiva, played by Rahman, shines briefly but then fades away. Amitabh Bachchan’s role feels unfinished and hazy. Kriti Sanon’s performance as Jassi is rather good, and watching her execute raw action with nunchuks is an absolute joy. Her action moments are wonderfully coordinated.
Analysis
The film’s basic idea is intriguing, but the execution falls short. This concept could have been presented more effectively. The screenplay is poorly written and entirely unsatisfactory. The movie’s tunes and background score are similarly mediocre and fall short of becoming memorable.
Verdict
The film consists of only dance and action scenes, with no narrative. The film’s ending is abrupt and strange. This is the first part in the series, and it attempts to conclude on a cliffhanger but fails. The execution of the concept is highly disappointing and intolerable.
