Boss (2013)

A man fights for people's rights. In Delhi, he will have to deal with a corrupt police officer.

Director:

Anthony D'Souza

Writers:

Siby K. Thomas (original story), Udaykrishnan (original story)

Stars:

Akshay Kumar, Shiv Pandit, Mithun Chakraborty

Cast

Credited cast:
Akshay Kumar	...	Suryakant Shastri / Boss
Shiv Pandit	...	Shiv Shastri
Mithun Chakraborty	...	Satyakant Shastri
Ronit Roy	...	Ayushman Thakur
Aditi Rao Hydari	...	Ankita Thakur
Johnny Lever	...	Inspector Zorawar Singh
Parikshat Sahni	...	Raghunath
Govind Namdeo	...	Vishwas Pradhan
Aakash Dabhade	...	Vishal Pradhan
Danny Denzongpa	...	Big Boss
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Amitabh Bachchan	...	Narrator
Sudesh Berry	...	Dushyant
Swantatra Bharat	...	Baktawar
Harry Josh	...	Man sent to kill Surya
Pradeep Kabra	...	Lalan (Big Boss driver)

Storyline

Boss (Akshay Kumar) takes the blame for a murder done by his father mistakenly... after serving his jail term he becomes a gangster who is cool and fearless. But all hell breaks loose when a corrupt police officer and a politician give him a contract to kill, which causes him a terrible dilemma.

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Plot Keywords:

brother brother reunion | rock quarry | psychopath | father disowns son | father son reconciliation | 

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Taglines:

The BOSS is here.

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Genres:

Action

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

16 October 2013 (India)

Also Known As:

Naam Hai Boss

Filming Locations:

Suphanburi, Thailand

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ashwin Varde Productions, Cape of Good Films, Hari Om Entertainment Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

143 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ronit Roy and Akshay Kumar have an action sequence at the climax of the film, one of the highlights of the film, shot in temperatures exceeding 47 degrees Celsius in Thailand and involving high-octane stunts that both actors in the end performed successfully.

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Goofs

Shiv Pandit fits in uniform meant for Johny Lever despite Johny Lever being out of shape and Shiv being in shape.

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Connections

Spoofs Rowdy Rathore (2012)

User Reviews

"Bollywood Gets Its New Villain & He Is Not Prakash Raj" ♦ 55%

The above summary is quoted from the review of Karan Anshuman of Mumbai Mirror because it makes sense...

Pokkiri Raja was funny as heck, maybe because the cast portrayal was ridiculously humorous. On the Bolly-hand, BOSS IS ludicrous where nothing is logical or scientific, but for the sake of entertaining, it DOES deliver content.

Also, the songs are catchy & full of beats. Just because the plot is too shabby for the even grotesque story idea, There is no need to blabber about how bad your expectations were thwarted, is there? We aren't expecting potential cinema from the makers either. Talking about the goodness, Ronit Roy's villainy demeanor is terrific and after his Udaan & Ugly, I am sure he is a busy man. I enjoyed watching him.

Akshay Kumar, for the first time, looked old on-screen. But his stunts were really good, not to mention how gravity-defying they were (Maybe because Cuaron's Gravity was playing in the next screen). Danny Denzongpa is good as well. And well, the women in here are puppets, no doubt.

Cinematography & editing is fine, direction is average. Humor has been worked out, but in an attempt to induce more, the writers lost the road. Some jokes are just too irritating, thereby making dramatic scenes into a mockery.

BOTTOM LINE: Although not much in this makes sense, it was a cool- afternoon watch. Recommended for people who have know what they have in store. 5.5/10. It doesn't bore.

Can be watched with a typical Indian family? YES

Nudity/Vulgarity: Mild | Violence: Critical | Gore: Mild | Alcohol/Smoking: Strong