Gabbar is Back is a Bollywood action and drama film directed by Krish and produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Viacom 18 Motion Pictures. Featuring Akshay Kumar in the title role, the film is a remake of the 2002 Tamil film Ramanaa directed by A. R. Murugadoss with Vijayakanth in the lead. Shruti Haasan Jaideep Ahlawat and Ishita Vyas did supporting roles,and Kareena Kapoor Khan appears in a cameo. The project was initially titled as Ramana, much likely to be the original, creative maverick Sanjay Leela Bhansali, is well known to be extremely particular about the titles, suggested calling it to be Gabbar is Back
The story powers him with its novel concept (a moral universe where Gabbar is hero and Thakur, a smug cop, snapping at bright constable Sadhuram, played by straight-faced Sunil Grover) and contrasts. Doctors pretending to treat a dead man, nervous officials returning bribes via money orders, tickle you with dark comedy. But you wince as Aditya hears mocking 'apologies' by babus, bribed to pass a faulty building that collapses - with many lives.
With gritty reality, Gabbar has glamour too - Shruti charms with her soft, pretty appeal while a cameo by Kareena adds sheen but doesn't divert. The second half's blood pressure doesn't fully match the first (Patil's insistent 'I am a brand!' gets repetitive while CBI officer Pahwa looks clueless without Sadhuram's 'axellent' work) - but the climax pushes up the adrenaline again.
The film was released on 1 May 2015.
Akshay Kumar,
Shruti Haasan,
Suman Talwar,
Jaideep Ahlawat,
Sunil Grover,
Ishita Vyas,
Kareena Kapoor Khan,
Chitrangda Singh.....
Directed by Krish
Produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Shabina Khan
Written by Rajat Arora
Story by A. R. Murugadoss
Based on Ramana by A. R. Murugadoss.
Release dates:
1 May 2015
Running time: 131 minutes
Country: India
Language: Hindi