Before Sanjay Dutt got Naam from 1986, he only gave low budget flops which were love stories with some retarted action at the end like Mera Faisla, Bekaraar, Jeeva, etc. Though Jeeva was an action film, it was a flop. But, Dutt started his film career with Rocky and Vidhaata which were hits. But Mahesh Bhatt was always like a last movie saviour to Dutt. Mahesh Bhatt and Sanjay Dutt were good in there early days when they gave super hits like Naam, Kabzaa, Sadak, Gumrah, and finally a hit with Kartoos. Kabzaa was a film which was right for its time because a film like this would fail if it released in a time like now. The film is not really but somewhat typical but extremely well handled. But, during the time of it's release, the film was something new and it delt with some drug use too. The film deals with Dutt's ordinary life and how his life is turned upside down when he goes against Paresh Rawal who is the main villain who was his so called friend. His brother dies, at the end he is badly wounded but he survives. His main problem was the brain tumor he had which also resolves at the end. The scenes that made me somewhat happy was when the victim who's land is wanted by the villains sings those inspiring songs. Though, his death scene is stupid and it is sort of delayed. The film slows down at the middle and becomes somewhat emotional. Though, the last 30 mins was quick and precise though one will think when will the movie end, when will Dutt take his revenge? The acting is good, though Amrita Singh gets no role, she isn't as bad as I though she would be. Sanjay Dutt is too raw at times, his acting is childish though he is slowly maturing. The rest are OK, though Paresh Rawal is brilliant. The action sequences are OK, for it's time they aren't that bad. The Music is good, some songs were huge hits. On the whole, Kabzaa isn't the perfect movie but it was a superhit and for me not a bad film.
Review of Kabzaa
