SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped

Mjeteconer Just perfect...

Ogosmith Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

filippaberry84 I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

aaronbir This movie was so totally interesting and really interesting movie Storyline is good screenplay is good editing is good direction is good Songs are really impressive and outstanding Ajay devgn is superb Arjun is superb Amitabh is superb manoj is best as the villain Kareena and Amrita did well in their respective performances 9/10

Mohammed Faizer Good performances by Amithab Bachchan and Ajay Devgan was spoiled by a lagging screen play. The linear narration technique ( Director Prakash Jha's preferred method) spoils the ultimate impact of a story which could have been more powerful and wide reaching with he additional advantage of the performances of two proved performers. In my honest opinion Arjun Rampal was under utilized. The movie overall starts with a bang but fails to sustain the pace. On the positive side the movie depicts the political games played not only by politicians but businessman as well. Also how the present generation's opinion could be changed by the use of social media and the knee jerk reaction without verifying the facts and how issues are sensationalized are depicted vividly as well as sometimes subtly by the director. My conclusion is that in dealing this particular subject the Director had the vision but lacked the conviction and ultimately the movie fell flat on it's face!

Souvik Majumdar Fully commercial film dealing with the typical Indian spicy appearance because no one can expect a man(Here I want to mention Ajay Devgn) protesting against the blunt Government with "Raghu pati raghaba raja ram..." and a flourishing background music. And there too Arjun Rampal and his gang use to make some steps and dramatic gestures.... Those commercial requirements spoil the depth of the film.Multiple issues have been shown in this film but not a single one gets its compact consequence except Dwarka Anand, who has been shot at the end of the film showing the end of his attempt.Overall, An aged personality shows his class through out the film. Here also I need to mention this name:Manoj Bajpayee. I think, personally, there is nothing to watch special in Satyagraha, except this two persons. Watch them and their acting and that brings 2.5 vote for Manoj Bajpayee and the rest 2.5 for Amitabh Bachchan.

ahwaan_padhee The pioneer of depicting the larger socio-economic issues grappling India over the celluloid, Director Prakash Jha is back with Satyagraha - immensely based on the anti-corruption movement led by Anna Hazare which stirred the entire country last year. While his previous flick Rajneeti was absorbing to the core,Aaraksan lost its plot somewhere midway, Jha's fetish for meshing up topical realism with masala takes a blow due to a saddled script despite some well-intentioned performances.Set in a fictitious small town Ambikapur, Satyagraha tells the story of a righteous Ex-school principal with true Gandhian spirit, Dwarka Anand(Amitabh Bachchan) whose son Akhilesh,a bright civil engineer dies in a road mishap. A corrupt Home minister Balram Singh(Bajpai) announces a compensation of Rs 25 lakhs.But the eventual delay of the remuneration coupled with humiliation leads Dwarka for one-tight-slap on the District Collector's face which puts him behind the bars. Akhilesh best friend, Manav(Ajay Devgan),a corporate high-flyer,must come for help to rescue Dwarka. Through rampant use of the social media(Jha showcases liberally the Facebook and Twitter generation),Manav mobilizes the masses for his release.He finds strong aid in the form a TV Journalist Yashmeen(Kareena),youth-leader Arjun(Rampal) and Akhilesh's widow,Sumitra(Amrita Rao).A chain of incidents leads to Dwarka launching a hunger strike movement against forces that threaten democracy. This snowballs into a gigantic public uprising to thwart the malady of the corruption in our governance system.At the outset, Jha's intention seem to be clear in representing the Anna Hazare revolt and the public outrage.But soon he tries to serve too many dishes in one plate.The clashing perspectives between Dwarka and Manav in the beginning where the former sees greed or entrepreneurial aspirations as a terrible predicament in today's youth while the latter sees it as an opportunity.Or the road mishap which actually is a contemplated murder are unnatural digressions from the burning issue in hand.These overambitious indulgences don't quite culminate well with the narrative.Jha handles some sequences with great aplomb, be it the camaraderie and warmth that Dwarka shares with Manav when he is about to leave the next morning or the moment when Dwarka breaks down for the first time at the place of the casualty. His grief is palpable but then,editor Satosh Mandal tears us away mercilessly from the poignant scene and gradually the chinks begin to show in the second half.We are clueless as to where the story is treading.Jha and his co-screenwriter Anjum Rajabali fail to generate the required intensity in the socio-political romp because of so many loose ends. Add to it, Manav's exponential fondness for Yashmeen followed by a candle-light romantic track and the intermittent Janta Rocks anthem from Indian-ocean band completely dilute the impact.In the wide pyramidal assortment of stars, Amitabh Bachchan is at the pinnacle essaying the leader of the revolutionary group with supreme conviction.Ajay devgan looks haggard while enacting entrepreneur-turned- satyagrahi. Though his metamorphosis from the telecom tycoon to a crusader is striking, he seems to lose on the agility required for the character. Not the typical hot-blooded Devgn that we saw in Jha's previous ventures. With a boorish body language and Desi accent, Arjun Rampal finds limited scope to shine as the goon-turned self-proclaimed youth leader.Kareena Kapoor and Amrita Rao have the most ill-defined character sketch and it looks like Mrs Khan,with an overdone make-up, didn't have much of introspection before choosing this role.A special word of applause for Manoj Bajpai who shines as the wily politician;his expressions, smirks and dialogue-baazi are plain awesome.In one of the over-dramatized sequence,Amitabh's character asks Bajpai "Your time starts now!"(as sly reference to KBC) to clear off all those pending cases of Aam-Junta. Towards the fag end of the 150 minute slog, I was just imagining when would Mr Jha's time tick to revive the age of those brilliant gems like Gangaajal or Mrityudand. The kind of filmy end that he gives to the crusader's fate is simply not acceptable for a director of his stature. Please wake up!VERDICT : I go with 2.25 /5 for Satyagraha. Truly, this glossy face of social activism doesn't quite impress.