The full-on action genre is back and many popular actors have made use of it to consolidate their position at the BO. Salman did it with Wanted and Dabangg. Ajay did it with the powerful Singham while Hrithik with Agneepath. Even John had his moments with Force. It was high time that the Khiladi of Bollywood, Akshay Kumar, too got its due. Rowdy Rathore gives him this opportunity and the versatile actor excels and how. The cinematic liberties in the film are huge and yet, one doesn’t mind as the film has enough entertainment to keep you excited or busy whistling, clapping and hooting for our hero! Mazaa aa gaya!

The story of the movie: Shiva (Akshay Kumar) is a small-time thief in Mumbai who gets smitten by a Bihar girl, Paro (Sonakshi Sinha). Things were going fine with him when one day, he bumps into a girl who claims to be his daughter. More people turn up, some calling him ‘Bhaiya’ and ‘sir’ while the rest to eliminate him! As the devastating truth unveils, Shiva is compelled to move to the town of Devgarh in Bihar where a powerful goon is the ultimate power and has wrecked total havoc.

Many, including me, felt that Rowdy Rathore is a clone of Wanted and other Southern remakes. But Rowdy Rathore has a lot more than what the promos indicated. The film, like Prabhu Dheva’s Wanted, begins with a dramatic action scene followed by a flashback. The romantic scenes are funny and at a juncture, crazy (Shiva doing a rewind, zoom and volume increase…hahaha!). However, the best is More >