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Movie Review: Ghajini

Producer: Allu Arvind, Madhu Varma
Director: A.R. Murugadoss
Story Writer: A.R. Murugadoss
Star Cast: Aamir Khan, Asin, Jiah Khan, Pradeep Rawat, Khalid Siddiqui
Music Director: A R Rahman
Cinematography: Ravi K. Chandran
Choreography: Ahmed Khan
Editor: Anthony
Screenplay: A.R. Murugadoss
Sound: Resul Pookutty

Aamir Khan’s “Ghajini” is a revenge story having a powerful performance from the actor and the romantic scenes of the film are notable. The film attracts for the famous tattoos, action scenes and suspense but there is something more that was expected from the movie in terms of script. The film is similar to the Tamil “Ghajini” except the last part but some more twist and turns could have made it interesting and very different. “Ghajini” is better than any other action movie released in Hindi in last few months and it comes with outstanding onscreen romance of Asin and Aamir.

The story is about Sanjay Singhania who suffers a short term memory loss and his daily routine is to watch photographs and look into the reminders to remind himself of the killing of his girlfriend. The story goes back in past and it is shown that Sanjay is a rich businessman owner of a cellular phone company named Air Voice and a poor girl ,a fashion model, Kalpana who never saw him , boasts of being Sanjay’s girlfriend in an interview in a local newspaper called Mayapuri.

Sanjay tries to find out the girl and he gets attracted towards her when he finds her helping people cross roads. Sanjay doesn’t inform Kalpana that he is a rich businessman but they fall in love and then the film goes to show the beautiful romantic relationship between the two. Then one day Kalpana saves a group of girls from eve teasers and she gets killed by the gang of criminals who were forcing girls into the flesh trade. Sanjay makes a futile attempt to save her from criminals and gets hit badly on head by an iron rod.

Sanjay is blank on memory and he enters a phase of life when everything comes to his mind for 15 minutes and then he forgets everything. Initially the medical practitioner Jiah Khan helps the villain to meet Sanjay but later when she reads in diary about Sanjay and she helps him to kill the villain “Ghajini.”

Music of the film is average although romantic number “Guzarish” attracts and choreography of songs is good. Aamir’s performance is brilliant in all fields be it romance or action. Script is catchy but the suspense could have been extended. Director takes up a new script to show. Ravi Chandran’s cinematography is good.

Asin Thottumkal is new to Bollywood and performance wise she is fine and she appears less sweet but a confident girl. Jiah is ok in her role. Aamir is perfect and Pradeep Rawat is effective.

The film is not a romantic feel good kind of movie but those who were bored to see too much love and goodness in “Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi” can go to watch Ghajini for a change. The film has much violence, actions that may not be enjoyed by kids and families but youngsters will like to see the power packed action scenes and changed look of Aamir.

Rating: 6 /10