Ghajini - A review

Okay, I confess, I couldn't resist knowing how Amir Khan got that scar on his bald head, so just had to see the movie. Ghajini is a revenge saga - kind hearted girlfriend is murdered defending the girl children and deep pocketed hero seeks revenge. 

We'll start with the name. I have given it some real deep thought, to conclude that it has been named Ghajini because the word sounds good. It also happens to be the name of the villain in the movie, but it might as well have been the name of the police inspector or the pani puri seller whose stall Amir Khan eats at. As for villain, the director seems to think a huge man with red eyes who speaks in an Haryanvi accent  can be fearsome. Sorry, we think that's irritating. I mean, any hindi movie director has this massive pool of great baddies like Mogambo and Gabbar to draw inspiration from. Then why this lame duck masquerading as the bette noire of the mighty Sanjay Singhania.

Amir Khan, as Sanjay Singhania, was great as always. He covered the frame, flashed his abs, gnashed his teeth, snorted like a lion. He hardly spoke in the movie and let his expressions do all the talking. It was difficult to look away when he was on the screen. 

Fresh faced Asin was great as Kalpana, and held herself quite well opposite Amir Khan. It was a good respite to see the curvaceous Asin after the waif like actresses. She emoted fear, happiness all very nicely and her character was very nicely sketched. Jiah khan should seriously consider learning Hindi. It was a pain every time she spoke any dialogue.

The movie tries to build on Sanjay Sanghania's inability to remember anything beyond 15 minutes - which we all will agree can throw up many interesting possibilities. But the director hardly gets under the skin of the business, his mental condition is used more as a pretext than as a background or a setting. The director has taken care to use the right nomenclature for the ailment, and even shows a human brain while the credits roll, but I don't think he makes as much use of the fact as was possible and promised to create interesting situations in the movie. Nothing was told as to how Sanjay got the clues, all we saw was Sanjay bashing up the baddies. 

But the movie was enjoyable and the music is excellent. The background score is also nice specially the score when baddie Ghajini comes on the screen.