If violence was a
piece of music or art, it would look like GOW 2.Yes,gore can be a glorious
bloodbath when a magnetic actor like Nawazuddin is handed an endless supplies
of guns which rain bullets
endlessly on a blood spewing body,
orchestrated by direction maestro,Anurag Kashyap who is all out to break every
boundary in Indian cinema.
The entire film, including the prequel justifies its epic format as soon as the
build up towards the climax, begins in the last 20 minutes. A gang of men surround
a house and open fire.Inside, a camera follows a lungi clad Nawazzudin slowly,
almost lazily, in long tension filled moments as he calmly dodges bullets,
gives orders on his cell phone while pushing his large family into a room,
crawls to the terrace, jumps across to another, stifles his cries of wrenching pain
in his foot and slowly limps into the dark. Following this, the climax scene
that takes mindless violence to a level of mindful orchestra, leaves you in awe
of cinematic power more than horror.
GOW 2 though predictable and over cluttered like GOW 1, is
more engrossing and entertaining. The dead Sardar’s (Manoj Bajpai) four sons
from the first wife and one son from the second wife follow each mother’s
revenge missions. The beginning sets the blood path tone with Sardar’s killers Sultan
(Pankaj Tripathy) and Ramadhir Singh (Tigmanshu Dhulia) killing Sardar’s first son,
Danish Khan. Faizal (Nawazuddin Siddiqui)) snaps out of his stupor from the
lost, Gaanja smoking ,romantic movie buff, moving on to a ruthless gangster and greedy businessman
as soon as he promises his mother,”Baap ka,dada ka,sabka badla lega Faizal”.
Blade churning brother, Perpendicular and step brother, Definite (Zeeshan
Qadri) are more ruthless than Faizal.Halfway; Faizal calls a truce with
Ramadhir Singh, which is foiled by Sultan and Definite, forcing Faizal to be
dragged into a vicious revenge gore.
Zeeshan Qadri’s story is structured better in GOW 2 by Zeeshan,
Anurag, Sachin, Akhilesh .The script neatly weaves in the beginning of GOW 1 into
the ending of GOW2.There are nuances and details galore. The changes over the years
in GOW 1 were shown by Richa’s character using the new refrigerator and a vacuum
cleaner. In GOW 2, we see Nawaz discovering the pager and moving on to a cell
phone. Bihar hinterland with ample use of gulley names like ‘Aara mod’ and
everyone speaking in typical Bihari accent, brings the place alive for the
viewer. People’s fascination for Hindi
cinema is extended to bring out humour and philosophy in lines like “Jab tak
Hindustan mein sanima banega,public ch*****
banti rahegi ”. Funny chase sequence with characters discussing
vegetables and fruits on their phone while following the victim and moments
where Definte’s name is brought up,
provide some good comic relief.
GOW 2 is a talent goldmine in every area, especially the performances.
Nawazuddin electrifies the screen as always with his mere presence. His easy
body language, raw energy and sharp eyes along with a completely natural
dialogue delivery, simply redefine acting. Richa Chadda and Reema Sen easily slip into their characters of older, toughened mothers raising hard core
criminals. Huma Qureshi as Nawaz’s wife oozes charm. Zeeshan Qadri (also the
writer)is deadly as the sly Definite.
Every single actor fits in amazingly, including a thanedaar with a perpetual
grin on his face.
Rajeev Ravi’s
cinematography captures the dark, gruesome drama with unabashed relentlessness
along with a slick edit by Shweta Venkat Matthew.Terrfic action sequences by Shyam Kaushal lifts up the script every time it slips into
predictable areas. The wonderfully original, authentic music by Sneha Khanwalkar is used extremely well, especially
in the end with Piyush Misra’s haunting lyrics playing “ek bagal mein chaand
hoga..”
GOW 2 like GOW 1, at best, can be immensely admired as a
cinematic experiment but not necessarily liked as it remains overall, a
pointless story.
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