JOLLY LLB 2

JOLLY LLB 2 : is a 2017 Indian black comedy film written and directed by Subhash Kapoor. A sequel to the 2013 film Jolly LLB. The film stars Akshay Kumar, Huma Qureshi, Saurabh Shukla and Annu Kapoor in lead roles.

PLOT: Jagadishwar Mishra aka ‘Jolly’, who works as an assistant to the extremely renowned lawyer Rizvi saab, keeps on dreaming about breaking free from the ‘clutches’ of his boss and go independent. In an attempt to realise his dream, Jolly lands up cheating a helpless and pregnant Hina Siddiqui (Sayani Gupta), whose husband was killed in a fake encounter. When Hina realizes that she had got cheated by Jolly, she commits suicide. The news of Hina’s suicide disturbs Jolly immensely that he starts getting nigtmares about her. As repentance, Jolly decides to take up the case for which Hina had given up her life. No sooner Jolly decides to take up the case, he is faced with strong opposition in the form of the superlatively experienced and ‘street smart’ Pramod Mathur (Annu Kapoor), who represents the case on behalf of his client, the accused Inspector Suryaveer Singh (Kumud Mishra). The man in charge of delivering the judgment is the Bollywood-loving Justice Sunderlal Tripathi (Saurabh Shukla) .Now,can Jolly win the case,can he deliver justice to Hina forms rest of the story.

PERFORMANCES: As for the performances, it’s the power packed enactment by the trio of Akshay Kumar, Annu Kapoor and Saurabh Shukla, which acts as the film’s forte. Even though the film’s first half rides majorly on the ‘tried and tested’ shoulders of Akshay Kumar, the second half sees Annu Kapoor and Saurabh Shukla, who, alongwith Akshay Kumar hold the film in a big way. Annu Kapoor is brilliant in the role of a corrupt lawyer. His character becomes powerful majorly in the film’s second half .Saurabh Shukla, on the other hand, is outstanding in the role of a frustrated judge who can see everything, but does not always react. But, when the situation demands, he can very strictly put his foot down and call the shots with utmost authority. Despite Huma Qureshi being the film’s leading lady, her performance gets overshadowed by the trio of Akshay Kumar, Annu Kapoor and Saurabh Shukla. She does a decent job, if not an outstanding one

MUSIC: composed by Manj Musik, Meet Bros, Vishal Khurana and Chirantan Bhatt."Bawara Mann" is a average composition.

Despite the film being a sequel of JOLLY LLB, Subhash Kapoor has taken utmost care to ensure that the sequel enjoys a life of its own and does not come across as a mirror image/ clone of its predecessor. As compared to the film’s first half which sets up the ambience of the film and establishes all the characters, it’s the film’s second half which comes across as extremely powerful and takes the film to a different level altogether.

Overall, Jolly LLB 2 is a must watch film & one of finest films of 2017 till date.

THE GHAZI ATTACK

THE GHAZI ATTACK: is a 2017 Indian Telugu & Hindi bilingual war film directed by debutant Sankalp Reddy.The film is based on mysterious sinking of PNS Ghazi during Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.The film stars Rana Daggubati, Kay Kay Menon, Atul Kulkarni,Taapsee Pannu, Om Puri, Rahul Singh.It is India's first underwater/war-at-sea film

PLOT: After the Indian Navy decodes a cryptic message by the Pakistan Navy about a surprise attack on India, the Indian Navy officers become extremely alert about the situation. In order to combat the attack, they recruit a team of three officers to lead India’s submarine S21. The trio, then go on a classified mission to do a detailed underwater recce of the situation. The three principal officers chosen for the mission include Lt.Commander Arjun Varma (Rana Daggubati), Captain Ranvijay Singh (Kay Kay Menon) and Executive Officer Devraj (Atul Kulkarni).What follows after that, are a series attacks and war games between both the submarines under the ocean. Do the Indian officers aboard ‘S21’ manage to survive the Ghazi attack and defeat the Pakistan submarine or do they succumb before the enemies, is what forms the rest of the film.

PERFORMANCES: Rana Daggubati was the star in this film but Kay Kay Menon was the hero. His performance as the stern Commander was so convincing that you would instantly hate his arrogance and yet love his dexterity. His cold commanding stare could penetrate the screen and send a chill down your spine. Rana’s skill however, shines through in the second half in what was possibly his best performance yet. Atul Kulkarni too as usual brought the character to life. Rahul Singh, who plays Commander Razzaq (and the neutral evil) of Pakistan also did a commendable job, particularly against actors of that calibre.

MUSIC: While the film has absolutely no scope for music (Krishna Kumar aka K), it’s the film’s background music, which is outstanding and helps the narrative in a big way.

The film’s cinematography is well-researched script is extremely engaging and keeps the viewer hooked to the seats till the end of the film. Given the fact that the film’s premise was set majorly inside a submarine, one has to applaud the film’s writing and execution, which undoubtedly comes across as one of the toughest aspects of the film. Also, the kind of homework done in order to unearth the story is extremely commendable and remarkable.The VFX used in the film though could have been better.

Overall,The Ghazi Attack is a must watch film.