First things first, Apaharan is a good movie but it is not Gangajal. Prakash Jha's masterpiece was better than his latest movie. Gangajal was Gangajal.
Apaharan is, what you may say, the story of an ordinary person from Bihar. This film is obviously about the kidnapping industry that was thriving in Bihar. It depicts the whole system perfectly and how it is easy for the misguided youth to fall into the deep hole. Once you get in, you can't get out.
Apaharan and Gangajal both are fantastic movies but what differs both is that one moment in Gangajal at the climax when you feel that the movie is complete. Apaharan, in my view, should have had a better climax. The story could have been the same but it wasn't filmed as well as the climax of Gangajal was. That is why Gangajal is in my league of top Indian films like Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron, Dhoop and Maachis.
But then when you compare Apaharan to the usual SRK crap, you notice the difference. That is why Ajay Devgan is rightly known as the "intelligent" man's SRK.
The performance of rest of the cast was good and the role played by Mukesh Tiwari( SP Anwar Khan) and Mohan Agashe( Prof. Shashtri) stands out. There was no real "hero" in the movie. Even Ajay Devgan was portrayed as a normal youth without any special qualities, a thing which 99.99% of Indian movies lack.
One interesting thing about all great movies is that they don't have any "hero". Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron Didn't have any hero neither did Dhoop nor did Maachis! All in all, I'd give this movie a 8 on 10.
Apaharan is, what you may say, the story of an ordinary person from Bihar. This film is obviously about the kidnapping industry that was thriving in Bihar. It depicts the whole system perfectly and how it is easy for the misguided youth to fall into the deep hole. Once you get in, you can't get out.
Apaharan and Gangajal both are fantastic movies but what differs both is that one moment in Gangajal at the climax when you feel that the movie is complete. Apaharan, in my view, should have had a better climax. The story could have been the same but it wasn't filmed as well as the climax of Gangajal was. That is why Gangajal is in my league of top Indian films like Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron, Dhoop and Maachis.
But then when you compare Apaharan to the usual SRK crap, you notice the difference. That is why Ajay Devgan is rightly known as the "intelligent" man's SRK.
The performance of rest of the cast was good and the role played by Mukesh Tiwari( SP Anwar Khan) and Mohan Agashe( Prof. Shashtri) stands out. There was no real "hero" in the movie. Even Ajay Devgan was portrayed as a normal youth without any special qualities, a thing which 99.99% of Indian movies lack.
One interesting thing about all great movies is that they don't have any "hero". Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron Didn't have any hero neither did Dhoop nor did Maachis! All in all, I'd give this movie a 8 on 10.