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'Bardaasht'

By ApunKaChoice Bureau
Film critic, ApunKaChoice.Com

Bardaasht is another movie that shows that some writers in Bollywood have simply run out of imagination. The story revolves around an ex-army officer whose younger brother has gone missing. His search for this brother, his shocking discovery of the truth and his subsequent fight to bring to justice those responsible for his brother's death is what the movie is all about.

Yet, despite a clichéd storyline, the movie leaves a mark because of director E Niwas' skilled cinematic presentation and actor Bobby Deol's unexpectedly deft portrayal of his character.

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plays an ex-army officer Aditya Shrivastav, who was court martialled from defense forces for disobeying the orders of his senior officer. The man who could have been a gallant soldier ends up running a travel agency to make the ends meet and to provide for the upbringing and education of his younger brother Anuj (Ritesh Deshmukh).

Anuj is a fine young man with a mischievous streak. He is an enfant terrible for his college teachers, particularly the principal who warns Aditya of his younger brother's delinquent ways. Aditya takes up the issue with Anuj. What follows is an altercation between the two brothers after which Anuj, angered at being treated like a child, leaves the home.

Aditya knows that his brother will return back in a day after his anger melts down a bit, but when Anuj doesn't come back, he begins to search for him through friends and other people he hung around with. With all doors closed, Aditya goes to police station to lodge a complaint. There, to his utter shock, he discovers that Anuj has been killed in an encounter with police because he was carrying drugs in his possession.

Aditya cannot believe the version of story told by the police. He knows his brother too well to believe the cops' claim. He even finds the FIR very dubious. Determined to find the truth, he goes to the court to fight his case. In this, he is helped by Payal (Lara Dutta) who he has known and loved since his days in the army.

But there are people who would want the truth to be buried for their good. These people would prevent Aditya from his fight for justice of his brother's death at any cost. But Aditya is not the one to give up his fight. He is determined to bring truth to light, to absolve his dead brother of the debasing charges and to bring the culprits to justice even if it means picking up the gun.

Although Bardasht is based upon the hackneyed 'good-guy-fighting-the-baddies' plot, the movie does contain some riveting moments, owing to director E Niwas' competence in his skills.

A few moments that stand out are:

The scene in the police station when Aditya waits for his missing brother's return while the cops enjoy a game of cricket.

Bobby Deol's confrontation with Rahul Dev at the interval point.

The courtroom scenes involving the two prime witnesses - Virendra Saxena and Tara Sharma.

Out and out, Bardaasht is a film that involves a viewer but doesn't move him. There are times when the movie brings about a strong emotion of anger and exasperation towards corruption in a depraved system, but there is nothing that a viewer can identify at a personal level. But the movie does leave an impact due to Bobby Deol's brilliant acting.

You can Bardaasht this movie.

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