Interesteg What makes it different from others?

TaryBiggBall It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.

Lollivan It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

mraculeated The biggest problem with this movie is it’s a little better than you think it might be, which somehow makes it worse. As in, it takes itself a bit too seriously, which makes most of the movie feel kind of dull.

vikash-pattnaik 5/10 would have been a good rating but I could not believe how incorrectly skewed the ratings are. It is a very average, unintelligent Bollywood movie...surprised it came from Priyadarshan's stable. Sad.

Murli I'm not a fan of Ajay Devgan and his painfully stupid and utterly brainless Golmaal series didn't do any favours with me but in Aakrosh he really surprised me with an excellent performance. His character, a brooding, smoldering cop who isn't afraid to step on the dark side of justice was seemingly tailor made for Devgan and his glares often spoke volumes.Paresh Rawal was also another excellent addition to the cast. Normally he's a staple in the comedic roles and Priyadarshan movies so it was really hard to watch him in a villainous role and absolutely loathe him. I enjoyed the scene where Devgan's character just kept looking at Rawal's character, making him squirm.Akshaye Khanna was well below average but just above poor. There were several instances of him shouting out his dialogues but he never conveyed the true emotion of anger. His wig/weave was also too distracting. Similarly, Bipasha Basu brought little to the movie other than the fact that she was a known heroine. She looked surprising good- as good as she did when she first came out with Raaz and before she turned herself into a hard bodied, muscle clad, angular stick figure. But then again her extensions or even a long haired more traditional Indian style wig helped her image. Still, she could have been replaced with just about anyone.The movie's plot itself is quite good. The premise of honour killing is quite a sensitive issue as as the people who commit these atrocities and get away with it. So hats off to Devgan for assuming a role that barely any of the so called top bollywood actors would consider taking. Even more surprising is that Priyadarshan directed it, the man who directed horrible stinkers such as Khatta Meetha, De Dana Dan, Dhol and Garam Masala. His movies usually involve inane plots and huge stupid comic scenes. But he handled the plot quite well...apart from the action scenes which were reminiscent of his trademark large unbelievably stupid stunts. Certainly the chase scene on the rooftops and the car chase in the desert and forest left me shaking my head in disbelief. Even the first song was poorly placed, breaking up the intensity of the movie when it was not needed.Still, action scenes apart, this is a very good movie to watch, mainly for Ajay Devgan and Paresh Rawal. The premise is another high point of the movie and handled well enough to bring to light about the darker side of Indian mentality. Life is not always boy meets girl, boy woos girl with multiple dance songs in Switzerland, South Africa or the Bahamas, and boy marries girl and lives happily ever after. It's about the ignorance of the human mind, the refusal to accept equality, and the moral superiority based on caste and creed. There should be no place for it in any society.

MovieInspector Lets start off with the actors. First of all, Ajay Devgan and Akshaye Khanna were great; they both played the roles of no-nonsense, strong minded CBI officers very well. We're not used to seeing Paresh Rawal in such a role, but he also did very well. Bipasha Basu was also good and Reema Sen did well too in her role. The story itself is good; it keeps you hooked all the way which makes it a good thriller. Priyadarshan has done a good job. There's nothing special about the music, though the track 'isaq se meetha' is alright.Verdict: Watch it; you'll be kept at the edge of your seat for most of the film. I give it 8/10

venkat2cool When you sit to watch a movie about 3 abducted students in rural Bihar, you tend to have some expectations. Expectations that have been met (rather exceeded) by some genius directors like Vishal Bharadwaj (Omkara), Prakash Jha (Gangaajal, Apharan), etc. I wont say that Priyadarshan did a shabby job, but somewhere you do not end up coming out of the theater satisfied that you watched a masterpiece. Two things were very good in the movie - 1. The star cast... Ajay Devgan, Akshaye Khanna and Paresh Rawal in pivotal roles. 2. The setup/plot combination... the plot of age-old harassment in rural Bihar. So this gives the movie a very good platform to build upon. The movie starts with three medical students going untraceable in a village and CBI is in to solve the case. It appoints its two officers - Ajay and Akshaye to investigate the case. As they start digging in to the details, they come to know about the other related (and deep-rooted) problems in the village. How they solve the problems and unearth the mystery is all what the movie is about.Now for Priyadarshan trademark - what are the things flicked (oops... inspired) from other movies. (1) The movie is "inspired" from the 1987 Hollywood flick - Mississippi Burning. (2) The chase sequence when Ajay Devgan chases a crook called Nasbandi is flicked from Casino Royale. On the whole, its a nice movie. But I personally did not like the climax much. I would not like to discuss about the climax but I felt if it had been somewhat different, it would have been better.