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Reliance Entertainment, Jio Studios, Friday Filmworks, T-Series Films, YNOT Studios and A.P. International’s Vikram Vedha (UA) is a remake of the Tamil film of the same name. It is inspired by the age-old tale of Vikram Vetal.
Upright police officer Vikram (Saif Ali Khan) is hot on the trail of dreaded criminal Vedha (Hrithik Roshan). Vikram’s wife, Priya (Radhika Apte), is Vedha’s lawyer. One day, Vikram kills Vedha’s younger brother, Shatak (Rohit Saraf). Vedha swears revenge. What happens thereafter? Does good triumph over evil in this good-versus-evil story? Frankly, who is good and who is evil?
Pushkar-Gayatri have based their story on the age-old story of Vikram-Vetal. The interesting story has several layers and the way in which layer after layer is revealed is very good. Pushkar-Gayatri’s screenplay is quite unusual in that sense, making even regular or usual scenes appear novel. The trait of Vedha to speak in riddles and to narrate stories catches the fancy of the viewers.
The first about half an hour of the drama moves a little too slowly but once the pace picks up, it moves ahead like a bullet, giving the audience no time to think. The post-interval portion, especially, moves very fast. The various twists and turns keep the audience on their toes all through. The entire climax sequence is extremely nice and comes as a shock. The scene in the climax in which Vedha leaps from the top is phenomenal and it will elicit claps and thunderous applause from the viewers.
On the minus side, there are very few light moments. Also, there is a lot of violence. While this would work well for the masses, it would be found excessive by a section of the classes and family audiences. There are portions in the drama, which get confusing for the viewers too.
The intrigue value of the drama is a major plus point. Dialogues, penned by Manoj Muntashir and B.A. Fida, are very nice.
Saif Ali Khan lives the role of police officer Vikram. He looks very handsome and acts with aplomb. His performance is fantastic because he makes Vikram’s character very believable. Hrithik Roshan does such an outstanding job of Vedha that this will go down as one of his best performances. His unkempt look and his demeanour only add to his character and acting. If he excels in performance-oriented scenes, he breathes fire into the action and stunt scenes. His dance in the ‘Alcoholia’ song is delightful. Radhika Apte is natural to the core as Vikram’s wife, Priya. She leaves a fine mark although she does not have a very lengthy role. Rohit Saraf is endearing as Vedha’s younger brother, Shatak. Yogita Bihani makes her presence felt as Chanda. Sharib Hashmi is very impactful as Babloo. Satyadeep Mishra lends admirable support as Abbas. Govind Pandey (as Parshuram Pandey), Sudhanva Deshpande (as I.G. Surendar), Manju Sharma (as constable Dubey), Bhupender Negi (as Giri), Dev Chauhan (as police inspector Prabhakar), Kapil Sharma (as head constable Yashwant), Vijay Sanap (as sub-inspector Ranjan), Saurabh Sharma (as sub-inspector Ansari), Rati Shankar Tripathi (as Shiv Prasad), Bhushan Vikas (as Ravi), Sahidur Rehman (as Sanki), Varun Pande (as Munna), Saksham Shukla (as Kallu), Vijay Srivastava (as Gajju), Ishan Tripathi (as young Shatak), Drashti Bhanushali (as young Chanda), Amarjeet Singh (as Muni), Preeti Shukla (as Sameera), Samrat Yaduvanshi (as Sohail), Chetan Kushawala (as Dilip) and the rest lend good support.
Pushkar-Gayatri’s direction is praiseworthy. Their narrative style is fresh and their presentation is so stylish that the entire film gives a fresh feel. Music (Vishal-Shekhar and Sam C.S.) is good. Frankly, the drama offers limited scope for music and, therefore, the impact of even the fast-paced ‘Alcoholia’ song is restricted. Lyrics (Manoj Muntashir) are good. Ganesh Hegde’s choreography in the ‘Alcoholia’ song is remarkable. Sam C.S.’s background music is like one more hero of the film. So outstanding is the score that it will be discussed even by commoners. P.S. Vinod’s cinematography is extraordinary. Parvez Shaikh’s action and stunt scenes deserve distinction marks. Durgaprasad Mahapatra’s production designing is remarkable. Richard Kevin A.’s editing is super-sharp.
On the whole, Vikram Vedha is a winner. In spite of its high cost, it will prove to be a paying proposal for all concerned.
Released on 30-9-’22 at Inox (daily 14 shows) and other cinemas of Bombay thru PVR Pictures Ltd. Publicity: good. Opening: dull. …….Also released all over. Opening was not at all impressive anywhere.
