Kaagaz 2

I saw this movie because it was the last one of late Satish Kaushik who was an extremely talented actor known for his comic acting in Hindi films. He had done serious roles too with distinction. He was unique in transforming himself seamlessly to the character he portrayed and this is also true in this movie where he plays a grieving father determined to get justice for his daughter. A truly super performance as his swan song. The main plot has a few entwined subplots. Young Uday ( Darshan Kumaar) is undergoing training at the Indian Military Academy and he feels he is not cut out for Military life. He leaves the training, goes home to his single mother Radhika ( Neena Gupta). After a tiff with mom on an impulse he decides to visit his estranged lawyer father ( Anupam Kher) who is ill and who is fighting a case to deliver justice to the late daughter of Satish Kaushik. She had died due to delay in reaching the hospital caused by a traffic jam because of a political rally.

Director VK Prakash makes use of three veteran talented actors available to make an emotional narrative which is appealing no doubt even though long winded. The message of fundamental right for freedom to travel unhindered ( Specially in emergencies) on roads is put across effectively and will resonate with the common man. All four actors have put in admirable performances. Old timer Kiran Kumar impresses as the judge. As Darshan's love interest Smriti Kalra has done well in a brief role. There are a few well shot scenes of training at the Indian Military Academy which impress.

A spiritual sequel to Kaagaz, I got to know this to be a remake of an award winning Malayalam film from the same director. The story is about an honest lawyer Raj Narayan Singh who takes up the case of Sushil Rastogi whose daughter Aarya Rastogi passed away due to failing to reach the hospital on time. A political party's rally led to the traffic jam. Raj Singh's son Uday too hates him for being abandoned as child when his parents separated and he blames Raj for the same. Uday is an IMA Cadet who quits due to his temper. After knowing the condition of his father and his strong will to fight the case no matter what, eventually let's him to join the cause. How does they plead their case and fight for justice, forms rest of the story.

Good actors alone cannot carry a film with an half baked script and that is exactly what happens here. The look of the film may be low budget and not much to complain there but the writing and the treatment of the screenplay, somehow fails to leave the intended impact. The father - son angle is largely saved by Anupam Kher - Darshan Kumaar's performances, especially in the second half. The main story involving the court room drama is restricted to emotional monologues, which looks extremely dated. Then, there is the movement people undertake in the third act which happens randomly and wish the whole segment was powerfully depicted. Overall it's a missed opportunity but good to see Satish Kaushik's honest performance.

Acting is class ! The movie draws the viewer in from the first dialogue . It's a great roller coaster ride that only stops at the end. Satish Kaushik has really pulled a rabbit out of the hat and I must commend him for this. Anupam Kher has delivered a great performance as a lawyer and his contribution to this movie is stellar. The songs are very melodious and must be downloaded asap. The new actress is very good as her performance is fresh as a rose. The beginning of the movie and thr introduction of Indian Military Academy is a great way to show the youth how imp it is to instill a sense of pride for the nation.

MUST WATCH !!

Satish kaushik and anupam kher put up commendable performances, other actors too do good with their characters. But the story is very surface level. It is evident that the makers wanted to encash the success of the first installment. The screenplay takes too much time to build up, which makes it quite boring. The cinematography and music is decent. If you want to, you can watch this, your time wouldn't be wasted.

I wish the writers went and delved in the storytelling more. See, the story is simple but the screenplay and narration could've been better and then it would've been a really really good watch.

10 for the social message, don't expect normal entertainment movie, first half is pretty good i would say, it can get boring in second half as message and fight is boring ,but again 1 time watch for the message these type of films give.

Main cast all are good, acting is believable and the IMA scenes are pretty good, the long conversations between father and son are mesmerising, acting wise I will say everyone was best, i don't know how they can make such movies entertaining, some social movies have done it like court room drama of Arshad warshi , otherwise these films will have little impact though message is great.