Rowdy Rathore

How many movies do you know that has most songs which are foot tapping to say the least. And also have an item number with 3 item girls….yes… not 1, not 2 but 3 item girls. And in one song!!!! And 3 hot looking ones at that – Mumait Khan, Maryam Zakaria and Shakti Mohan.

How many movies do you know which not only had the music as above but also had a lead actor in a double role. Yes!!! As if one Akshay Kumar was not enough. We have 2 Akshay Kumars!!!! And not only all that but also improves your vocabulary with words such as “Lapadjhandi” (now don’t ask me what that means).

How many movies do you know that have all of the above mixed with an absolute masala story line that involves a thief called Shiva (AK1) who is a spitting image of an inspector called Vikram Rathore (AK2). Rathore has been killed trying to save a village from the clutches of a goon (Nasser) but one of the villagers sees Shiva in Mumbai city and informs the goon that Rathore is still alive. The chase then begins.

How many movies do you know that have all of the above and have an extremely solid dose of brilliant action. The sequences (action ones) are choreographed extremely well in true South Indian style that sees the bad men flying through the air with just one kick from the hero. That sees the use of some of the most exotic weapons which have ever been used in Indian cinema.

How many movies do you know that have all of the above and have actually been made in 4 languages before Bollywood caught up with it? In fact Bollywood could catch up only after the Hindi dubbing called PRATIGHAT - A REVENGE. The Telugu film, VIKRAMARKUDU, was also made in Tamil as SIRUTHAI, in Kannada as VEERA MADAKARI and in Bengali as BIKRAM SINGHA: THE LION IS BACK.

And how many such masala movies do you know which were produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and directed by PrabhuDeva? That more or less zeroes down on what makes Rowdy Rathore not just unique but one of the better made movies in recent times. My respect for Prabhudeva as a director has gone up manifold because most of the times, directors forget that finishing is an extremely crucial aspect of movie making. So what if it was a masala movie. And Prabhudeva scores full points there.

Music by Sajid Wajid & Sandeep Chowtha background score are the icing on the cake. Watch Rowdy Rathore because you like complete masala movies. But you will like it because it has been well made indeed. 6 on 10 as a movie. 8 on 10 for full entertainment. Worth a dekko.

Trailer on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCAcU3p9GNo