Review of Ghajini

Review of Ghajini

Ghajini is an intense and intriguing thriller from A.R.Murugadoss that confuses the audiences with its brilliance and absurdity. It is an explosive remake of the Tamil version which had Surya and Asin in lead.

It is a dense plot which has used narrative techniques and a creative plot to surprise and at the same time confusing the audiences. It is a riveting story limited by its proximity to reality. Ghajini comes with an innovative and absurd story that revolves around the life of a business tycoon, Sanjay Singhania (Aamir Khan) who is beaten up so badly that he suffers short term amnesia. He suffers from a strange brain disorder that nothing last in his brain for more than 15 minutes which helps the film to maintain the intrigue and suspense.
It is creatively woven story that holds the viewer at various moments (when the interest is fading due to longetivity of the movie) as it switches back to Singhanias life as a rich businessman and his involvement with a struggling model, Kalpana (Asin).
Debutant writer – director has creatively depicted the scenes in flashback and reverse chronological order which is not only the strongpoint of the film but also helps him to hide the anomalies of a weak script. The aggressiveness and the wildness of the story have been balanced out by funny and witty moments during their courtship. The controlled humor is added by Asin, however at times her inability to do so has impacted the overall experience of the viewers.
It is rather hard to digest that Mr. Sanjay Singhania, the sole proprietor of a cell phone company conducts a lengthy romance with Kalpana, who is a struggling actor. However this professional and sophisticated businessman gets transformed into a one man killing machine that cracks necks and bones of humans with disgust and volatility when a local goon, Ghajini (Pradeep Rawat) brutally kills Kalpana and Sanjay. The Protagonist swears to kill him and gets a few names and body tattooed on his body and his apartment is clustered with notes and signs to remind him after 15 minutes. Although at the end Sanjay manages to kill Ghajini but the action and the stunts make the end too lengthy to the liking of the audiences.
As expected, Aamir has been convincing in his role and this screen scorching performance has just restated the fact that he is one of the most versatile actors the industry has ever produced. He has carved out a wonderful performance by his energetic approach and unbelievable expressions. This Film gave us a few shades of the masterpiece released a year ago (Taare Zameen Par, especially the scenes in which Kalpana helps the handicapped children to cross the barrier and enter the premises) with a few emotional scenes with children which can be used by the so called commercial filmmakers as an inspiration and a lesson. Asin has done a reasonable job and has managed to carve out a good performance. The two seem to make a good pair and some of the romantic scenes and the death scene have been nicely done. Jia Khan did reasonably well in justifying her role as a medical student but failed to make a significant impact on the film. The villain (Pradeep Rawat) failed to justify the role which demanded a lot of cruelty and brutality and only managed things due to the excellent sound effects and an inspiring background score.

The director has succeeded to keep up the suspense and the intensity throughout the film. The narrative style makes the story go back and forth several times and lends a special variety to the film. The action stunts add a spark to the film at fading times and the climax is pure man to man combat with lots of crunching bones.
It can be summarized that the movie lacked a realistic approach and a strong script. It has been the Power packed performance of Aamir Khan, A soulful background score and music by A.R Rehman and incredible sound effects that makes this movie a one time watch and must watch for all Aamir khan Fans.