The film drags on 30 minutes more than the earlier film, with even less material to go by. In both cases, we end up wondering if we had not been better off watching even “1921,” if not some other really good film.

The Film Has Less Than 10 Percent of the Hilarious Quotient of the Writer’s Past Work.

As a Salman-athon, this film is full value for money and more for both Salman Khan and action buffs, so if we have to judge a film on that base, it is bang on target. But for non-Salman fans who still like their tryst with commercial entertainment, I somehow felt that this film lacked the repeat value of the best espionage dramas. But, since my rating is always for how close a film succeeds in its original intention and target audiences, I will go for a midway score.

Vishal O. Sharma as the ‘pehelwan’ (wrestler) and the actress who plays Manga’s grandmother is very impressive and quite impressive respectively. But the film isn’t even remotely impressive.

Bad, Boring and Retarded Movie That Will Make You Pull Your Hair in Frustration!

We would have liked to give such a film (on the basis of its plot and its smart connection to the original film) a higher rating, but the plodding and uninteresting narration and flawed treatment make us remove one star and only acknowledge the effort made.

Ajay Devgn is fabulous as the mercurial Gopal, and, especially, astoundingly good as the nervous man scared of the supernatural. Arshad Warsi is an element, and Shreyas Talpade and Kunal Khemu are in even better fettle. Parineeti Chopra has a role that is easy in some ways and difficult in others, but she blends into the ethos like a pro. Tabu is a complete surprise again – she is outstanding as Anna. Another surprise is Prakash Raj as Venu Reddy, who eschews his standard villainy to be an enjoyable baddie. Neil Nitin Mukesh, Khedekar and Tikekar have nothing to do.

“Secret Superstar” has no secret about it – it is an open book on how if movies were actors, this one would be a superstar! As a David, let us hope that this week’s Goliath – “Golmaal Again” – matches it in performance! It will then be a bumper festive season, unlike last year that had two duds taking cover under their 100 crore Indian nett business.

This is one film that should appeal across the country, and well, it’s still not too late to put in the subtitles for the English dialogues!

Don’t give a miss to this Indian ‘Chef’ if you want delectable fare.

After eons comes a Hindi film that relooks at hallowed time-tested genres that gave Hindi cinema some of its biggest classics. Let us hope that today’s audiences, who think it unfashionable to patronize such fare, make an exception here. “Judwaa 2” is masala entertainment, unapologetic, undiluted and, of course, as unique for today’s times.