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The movie centers on Bhasker Sanyal, a firey leftist politician whose private mistake leads him into self-imposed exile and spawned a secret consequence that shakes the destiny of the political future of the state.
Prakash Jha aims for something trenchant about thwarted destiny and ugly ambition in modern Indian democracy but mostly winds up with a convoluted and tonally awkward Godfather rehash, with nary a character worth rooting for.
The film -- full of romance, intrigue and fraternal strife -- is too diffuse to score political points. Or to have much impact.
June 04, 2010
NYC Movie Guru
A contrived, overlong, convoluted and emotionally hollow political thriller that's high on production values and style, but low on substance, palpable suspense and poignancy.
Its adult and hard-hitting subject matter probably won't bring in masala-loving family crowds, but it offers a lesson with long-lasting emotional and moral impact for thinking audiences.