Abhishek's Sarkar Raj

Sequels are dicey business. No matter how much you improvise on your new script, you cannot escape comparisons. And when you attempt a sequel of a critically acclaimed film that's a huge box-office grosser as well.

RGV bounces back like never before with the flick Sarkar Raj" . If you felt Shiva and later Satya were his finest efforts, you've got to watch Sarkar Raj. An outstanding film in all respects, this film has all it takes to emerge a major success story at the box-office and a landmark film in everyone's careers.

When Anita [Aishwarya Bachchan], CEO of Sheppard Power Plant, an international company, brings a power plant proposal to set up in rural Maharashtra" before the Nagres, insightful Shankar [Abhishek Bachchan] is quick to realize the benefits the power plant can bring to the people.

After convincing Sarkar [Amitabh Bachchan], who is against it for various reasons, Shankar undertakes a journey along with Anita to the villages of Maharashtra to mobilize support from the masses.

Sarkar Raj is yet another political film. Emotions and relationships run concurrently in those 3 hours. What works in favor of Sarkar Raj is its tight writing. It leaves you awe-struck as the plot thickens. The film throws a number of surprises. The culmination to the story is simply fantastic!

RGV shines like never before. He takes to Sarkar Raj with a vengeance. He has to prove that the sequel is better, he has to prove the detractors wrong too. While RGV has handled the subject with great expertise, you cannot ignore a few scenes that leave a lasting impact...

Amitabh Bachchan, expectedly, comes up with a terrific performance. He's as ferocious as a wounded tiger in the finale and takes the film to great heights.
First Yuva, then Guru, now Sarkar Raj. Abhishek Bachchan is cast opposite the finest actor of this country, yet he sparkles in every sequence. Aishwarya Bachchan is fabulous and delivers her career-best performance in Sarkar Raj.

Every supporting actor in Sarkar Raj stands out - Dilip Prabhawalkar was superb in the film, Govind Namdev got the first-rate, Sayaji Shinde was perfect, Ravi Kale was terrific too and Supriya Pathak was good at her performance. The review would be incomplete without giving the due credit to writer Prashant Pandey" incredible and almost flawless script. On the whole, Sarkar Raj is an exceptional film in all respects.