A Potpourri of Vestiges Review
By Murtaza Ali Khan
Featured in IMDb Critic Reviews
By Murtaza Ali Khan
Featured in IMDb Critic Reviews
Manoj K Jha’s Family of
Thakurganj is set in small town called Thakurganj and follows a family of two
brothers with different attitudes towards law. While one of them is law abiding,
the other lives in an absolutely lawless manner. The film stars the likes of
Jimmy Sheirgill, Mahie Gill, Yashpal Sharma, Pavan Malhotra, and Manoj Pahwa. The
film’s screenplay is written by Dilip Shukla who is known for his work on films
like Andaz Apna Apna, Dabangg, Veerey Ki Wedding, Jai Ho, and Dabangg 2. The
writing is dialogue heavy in keeping with the old tradition of action films.
In the recent years Hindi
cinema has made conscious attempts to focus on stories based in the Hindi
heartland. Interestingly, Jha has previously assisted Tigmanshu Dhulia who of
course deserves a lot of credit for starting the trend (along with the likes of
Anurag Kashyap and others) of making hard hitting films set in the Hindi
heartland. As for Jha, he was certainly destined to make a film like Family of
Thakurganj, having worked under Tigmanshu for so long.
Family of Thakurganj
features a gamut of colorful performances. While Jimmy Sheirgill is brilliant
as Nannu, Saurabh Shukla is menacing to watch as Baba Bhandari. Shukla has
really grown more intense as an actor in the recent times. His dialogue delivery
is is only getting better with each film. As Nannu’s ruthless wife Sharbati,
she will certainly remind a lot of viewers of Madhvi Devi from the Sahib Biwi
Gangster series. The ever so understated Pavan Malhotra exudes the mannerisms
of a caged tiger as SP Rathore. Let’s not forget that Malhotra is the same
actor who has played iconic characters like Salim Langda and Tiger Memon. The rest
of performances are also quite solid.
Family of Thakurganj is
nicely paced and keeps one engaged throughout. But the movie is a bit high on
violence quotient but those who enjoy a heavy dose of action in their films
wouldn’t really mind it. If you liked Bullett Raja and the Sahib Biwi Gangster
films then Family of Thakurganj would certainly appeal to you. Family of
Thakurganj is raw and gritty, an unapologetic tour de force with absolutely no
reservations. Here is a non-stop masala entertainer with an engaging narrative and no-holds-bar performances and some eye-catching
cinematography.
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