Gadar 2 Review: It is not just a film but an emotion and a celebration of Tara Singh journey
Gadar 2 Movie Rating: 3 Stars
Just watched Gadar 2 movie in Cinemas. Let’s focus on the complete details, story, positive/negatives and at last my personal view on this movie.
Cast: Sunny Deol, Ameesha Patel, Utkarsh Sharma, Simrat Kaur, Manish Wadhwa, Gaurav Chopra and Rakesh Bedi
Director: Anil Sharma
Release Date: 11th August 2023 in Cinemas
Story: In Gadar, Tara Singh (Sunny Deol) successfully manages to bring Sakeena (Ameesha Patel) to India, which irks Pakistani General Hamid Iqbal (Manish Wadhwa). He vows to take revenge for the loss of his 40 army men and begins by punishing Sukku’s father Mayor Ashraf Ali (Amrish Puri) with a death sentence.
In 1971, Tara Singh and Sakina are seen living peacefully in Punjab with their son Charanjeet (Utkash Sharma), who, much against his father’s wishes, aspires to be a film star. Singh would have none of it and keeps reprimanding his son from time to time, urging him to study hard.
Soon, when Pakistan attacks India, Deol, who as a transporter operates a fleet of trucks, is asked to cart arms and supplies to the Indian soldiers who were caught unawares. The request is made by Lieutenant Colonel Devendra Rawat (Gaurav Chopra), who has tremendous respect for Singh. Tara not only provides the Indian army unit with ammunition but also fights the enemy. The Pakistani army captures several Indian soldiers and truck drivers, who were with Tara. Tara is nowhere and is presumed to be imprisoned in Kot Lakhpat jail in Pakistan.
Sakeena is devastated and so is Jeete. Distraught at seeing his mother thus, Jeete goes to Pakistan in search of his father. Where he meets a Pakistani girl named Muskan (Simrat Kaur). However, the twist is Tara is not in Pakistan. Tara and Sakina reunite, and the latter asks Tara to get back her son from Pakistan. Last time, it was for Sakina that Tara Singh went to Pakistan, and this time, it is for his son.
Positives
1. Performances
2. Climax
3. Direction
4. Background Music
5. Dialogues
Negatives
1. Length
2. Cinematography
3. Screenplay in 2nd half
4. Story
Durgesh Tiwary’s View: When I watched the trailer of this film planned to watch this movie on release day in cinemas as loved the trailer and loved the 1st movie of this franchise.
During the backdrop of “Crush India” campaign in 1971, Tara Singh goes missing during a skirmish on the border and is believed to be imprisoned in Pakistan. Learning this, Tara’s son Charanjeet “Jeete” Singh goes to save him, but Tara is not in Pakistan and Jeete gets imprisoned and tortured by the Pakistan soldiers under Major General Hamid Iqbal, who wants to exact revenge on Tara for eliminating his 40 men during his escape with his wife Sakeena and Jeete from Pakistan in 1947. Learning about this after reuniting with Sakeena, Tara sets out to rescue Jeete from Hamid Iqbal and his men.
Gadar 2 is a story that may be routine, but he has filled it with so much of patriotic fervor that the masses will go bonkers. The sentiment stemming from loss of lives and brutal aftermath of the partition moved the audiences in the first film. The cross-border love story and a tale of survival tugged at your heartstrings as it had a solid emotional core despite the provocative dialogues. The sequel struggles to leave you emotionally charged. Gadar 2 tries to cash in on the nostalgia factor, filmy dialoguebaazi and slowmo action scenes, without a story or purpose that can hold it all together. It conjures more emotions and nostalgia than the entire film put together. Anil Sharma’s direction is fine. He has handled certain scenes like a pro like Tara answering what Jeete’s last wish is, Tara eyeing the hand pump and the shot thereafter and Jeete coming across a benevolent lady. Moreover, the first part is very memorable, and the viewers already have a connection with Tara Singh. Hence, the mere appearance of Tara Singh on the big screen is enough to get the audience excited. There’s also a strong patriotic undercurrent that will work big time with the viewers. Besides, the father-son bond is moving in certain places. Sunny Deol is terrific, and movie revolves around him. His screen presence is electrifying and it’s a pleasure to see him perform so energetically even at this age.
On the flipside, the film is too long. The first half gets quite tedious, and it might make viewers restless since Sunny Deol is missing from the film at this point for a good 30 minutes. Compare this with Gadar movie where though the second half was about Tara and his family running from the Pakistani authorities, there was a lot happening and one didn’t move from their seats even for a second. That kind of effect is missing in the sequel, sadly. Mithoon’s music fails to work and is nowhere close to the outstanding music score of the first part. In in second half, just when you think that with the father and son reunited, the movie will now have a happy ending, Tara is separated from Jeete and his hunt resumes again. The patriotism angle is nice but the aggression on enemy’s part seems forced. The time is shown to be 1970s but it makes you wonder whether it is at times.
Overall, movie works big time due to a strong franchise value, the right release period, and a narrative that instills patriotism. The films belong to Sunny Deol and you cannot take your eyes off him. Just go to see Gadar 2 for him. It’s not that Gadar 2 is badly made, it’s just full of characters that don’t have the depth to stir the desired emotion in you or hold your attention for too long. My view on this movie Recommended for Gadar fans.
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