Vaastav is in my top 10 Hindi film list of all time and in my opinion in the Indian gangster genre only GOW2 and Satya are ahead of this. Vaastav isn't as violent as the previous two mentioned as it is a drama that centres around the Gangsters family life and relationships. Vaastav tells the story of a lower-middle class family whose eldest son has no choice but to accept and embrace the Indian crime world of Mumbai after he and his friends accidentally kill a local gangster's brother. Why do I rate this film so highly is essentially the performance of Sanjay Dutt as Raghu Bhai a character we slowly see transform to a manic and terrifying Gangster whose rage we see slowly burning and building leading to the explosive climax absolutely superb. Mahesh Manjrekar deserves credit as director as do the entire cast not one performance is out of place in this classic. Dutts portrayal of Raghu Bhai is easily the greatest on screen gangster portrayal of Hindi cinema.
Review of Vaastav: The Reality
