GamerTab That was an excellent one.

Lucybespro It is a performances centric movie

Lumsdal Good , But It Is Overrated By Some

Konterr Brilliant and touching

silvan-desouza ANDHAA KANOON(1983) the movie is remembered as a Bachchan film, the posters, promos everything show Bachchan in main lead but the film has him in a guest appearance The main story is a revenge saga about crime done to Rajni- Hema's family and how Rajni seeks revenge and Hema tries to stop him from taking law in his handsAmitabh's story is a sub plot but is most remembered for it The contrioversial Andhaa Kanoon dialogues, or the title track all are memorableSurprisingly the villain's names are AMAR AKBAR ANTHONY The film does keep you on edge to know how Rajni will kill all of them but the handling is too filmy at times especially the murder scenes There is a funny accident joke towards the end which is too stupid Every time Rajni has to run from jail, a plan is hatched and Dharmendra(in a guest role) and Bachchan meet with an accident or something The climax is too clichéd and unjustifiedDirection is okay in parts but at times too melodramatic Music is okay Amitabh has a brief role and he does well in his role He is at his best in the court scene, but his role could've more substance towards the end Rajni has the main role and he does it in his own style though he overdoes it in many scenes, also the red eye scenes are too much Hema is good, Reena Roy is okay Amongst rest Pran is good, Danny hams, Prem Chopra is as usual Amrish Puri is as usual in a small role Om Shivpuri is adequate

elshikh4 Those were the days of the Indian cinema where : All the kind moms is blind, all the blood is pink, all the punches sounds "Dosh Dosh" ! There is at least one who seeks revenge or parents (or both), a music which rises high at any silent moment in the dialogue then goes down at speaking, always a hero who flies in the sky while hitting bad guys, (Amrish Puri) is the forever evil man that even devil himself can't compete with !, and Amitabh Bachchan is god's gift who his contract stipulates : singing, dancing, fighting, killing only baddies, making a speech, with no kisses on the lips, and no mercy for (Puri) !Once, a friend of mine had this idea of establishing a movie channel to air just Amitabh Bachchan's movies, I told him : it's a wonderful successful idea. But sorry.. Whenever (Andhaa Kanoon) will be on, I think I may pass.. No certainly I will !Actually if they cut out the coincidences, the holes, most of the songs, (Rajnikanth)'s red eyes (or Rajnikanth himself !), I think we'd have a very good script. It's the revenge story, yet in a plot that attacks the law's deficiency to the utmost with a smart cynical end that supports, more than ever, being a vigilante to achieve the lost justice. The movie summarized it brilliantly and effectively through Bachchan's character. It's bold wild satire that suits the era, and I may prefer it more than the whole franchise of Death Wish. BUT on the other hand, let's go through what made me feel slightly a true "death wish" !(Rajnikanth) !! Well, despite that he wasn't that bad as an actor or dancer, surely he is that bad as a lead, not to mention the matter of having the big B himself in front of him. (Rajnikanth) was suffering from : a genuine silly presence, some obesity, a sick desire to imitate the stars' cool moves like putting the cigarette in his mouth, or wearing the sunglasses in a memorable way ! In fact, those things come naturally if you're a real star, and in (Rajnikanth) case they all looked childish, artificial, and stupid (who would wear sunglasses at night ??!!). Remember the first fight at the nightclub with him, then the next one with Bachchan? Simply the second wins, because it's more believable and adequate. Moreover we didn't know what's the job of him beside being an avenger ?!!, or why his eyes didn't turn into red when he was killing the last murderer ?! (Maybe they ran out of burning drops !). He had features that could make him the perfect evil guy, the perfect Indian Dracula, or the perfect anything might take him away from movies (making commercials about eyewashes for instance !). (Rajnikanth) gave me a hellish night, and I nearly swore to god : I would never ever watch any movie with his name on it again !(Bachchan) made the finer performance, however being on the top of his game at the time made his appearance that disappointment. (Hema Malini) was talking with her mother about handing over her brother to the police to execute him like she was arguing about having an ice cream for dinner ! Anyway she was too sexy in the police uniform, I wanted to be a criminal just to fall in her hands, yet when she sang with (Rajnikanth) I began to laugh hysterically with tears in my eyes !, it was the dullest time for a song, though if you measured it by the Bollywood dogmas you'd understand, whereas it came after the very sad melodramatic story of Bachchan so THERE MUST BE A RELIEF; There are more things in heaven and earth, than are dreamt of in your philosophy UNLESS you're an old fan of the Indian movies !I loved the wise intensive dialogue. Bachchan's 2 songs were super, especially the beautiful and powerful title's song. Yes, I didn't like the rest of the songs and the numbers, some were unnecessary, but I noticed how the romantic ones were more aesthetic, symmetric, with sensitive lyrics more than the ones of today. Most of the 2000s' Indian songs or numbers became American video clips, with an ascendancy of more western music. Aside from being annoying, this lacks the Indian cinema's stylish originality and harms its marked personality too.The direction ranged between mediocre and horrific. There is an insistence to make (Rajnikanth) as a bad joke. Watch carefully whenever he calls his enemies before killing them, where there must be a camera that shoots him from his groins' point of view ! Add to that the endless close-ups to see him in red eyes as he sees red LITERARY (all of that turned it into a comedy!). All the movie's houses oddly looked the same like well furnished one all along. And naming the 3 evil guys by (Amar, Akbar, Anthony) was an ugly reference to the famous hit !It's a movie about ruthless people whom the law's system can't punish or even condemn. But by making it this way and with that lead, you have to feel how it was made by other ruthless people !

gavin_coolhgr Three men, Amar (Prem Chopra), Akbar (Danny Denzongpa) & Anthony (Pran) are responsible for destroying some members of Vijay Kumar Singh (Rajnikanth) family twenty - two years ago in front of his eyes. However, he made a very deploring plan in destroying these three men by killing them one by one and making it look like accidents, when he was successful in doing so. He met an honorable man named Jan Nissar Akhtar Khan (Amitabh Bachchan), years later Mr. Khan had a very happy family consisting of his wife Zakhiya Khan (Madhavi) and daughter. However, he works as an honest forest officer. One day he caught some loggers cutting lumbers and exporting them illegally, one of them, named Shri Ram Gupta (Amrish Puri) try to bribe him. But he refuse to accept a bribe. On refusing, Mr. Shri Ram Gupta decides to blame him for his own murder. His case is try ed in court and he is awarded a 14 years imprisonment, while in jail, he is aware of his wife committing suicide and his daughter too. After releasing from jail, one day, he is aware of Mr. Shri Ram Gupta is alive, on seeing him alive, Mr Khan, decides to kill him and have his revenge taken.

Vishal Agrawal Vijay Kumar(Rajnikant) is a young man with a tumultuous past. As a child he saw the massacre of his family and rape of his teenage sister. Vijay has no regard for law as he witnessed how killers got away Scot free. To avenge his family's massacre is Vijay's only aim in life but his own sister Durga is an honest police Inspector and she cannot let him take law in his own hands. Jan Nisar(Bachchan) is middle aged tramp. He finished a jail on charge of a murder. He comes out and finds out that the deceased is actually alive. Vijay and Ja Nisar are victims of the law and so Ja Nisar and Vijay take the law for a ride for Vijay's cause. This movie is super. It looks like a common Indian 80's film but its not. Its a very carefully written piece of art. A satire par excellence. Start to end, the story is about law and its victims.This movie is full of ideas. Durga keeps trapping her brother, Vijay keeps dodging police, Killers uses law for the killings, Ja Nisar is a victim of law, Amrish Puri uses law from a different angle, Dharmendra does a small cameo and uses law in his own way, Vijay takes his revenge and make a mockery of law. I think this film is brilliant. In almost every frame a law is broken or someone is a victim of the shortcomings of the law. What a time it was when people used to make film on such important issues. Whatever progress India has seen I think its because of films like these. In a heated discussion a friend of mine argued that Jan Nisar could not have got away killing Ram Gupta in the court even if he had finished a full term already for the same crime. I argued it was not important if he kills in the court or outside the idea is to show the paradox. Of course I don't like the Dialogbazee after that murder but I love that scene where Ja Nisar kills RamGupta in the court. 'Judiciary' is the most important system out of three systems to run a democracy. Other two being legislative and Executive. This film makes you think how far can we go with these laws if they are so easy to be manipulated. As the song says "Duniya Kee Imarat Ka Kachcha Ek Sutoon(pillar) Hai. Ye Andha Kanoon Hai" The other important aspect of the film is that its not only about corruption or villain or heroes but also about shortcomings of law. Gist of the film is the title track "Andha Kanoon".It's not a Bachchan film. Its a Rajnikant film. Of course Bachchan is good but this is out and out Rajnikant film. He has out performed everyone. Bachchan has done a terrific job too. As Jan Nisar he is extremely convincing. Whenever I think of this film I think of Rajnikant's red eyes and then Bachchans smiling face singing "Ye Andha Kanoon Hai". One of the best political song ever written in the history of music. This is a must watch. Just look at the cast. Bachchan, Pran, Amrish Puri, Madan Puri, Rajnikant, Prem Chopra, Asrani, Danny. You cant ask for more. Only 'Jane Bhee Do Yarron' or 'Sholay' can boast of a better cast. With this casting I can watch even 'Kal Ho Na Ho' or may be 'Fanna'. Songs are OK. Not a Bala fan so music is a little put off for me. 9 on 10.