Boss (I) (2013) User Reviews

Same movie that comes every Friday with different actors

[ajit2106 · 4/10 · 24 October 2013]

Akshay Kumar has taken an oath to laugh at his own one-liners, do mindless comedies, do gravity defying action scenes, some songs by Honey Singh and all other cheap techniques. Every Friday there is a movie like this, Actors, Directors and Producers or for that matter all the crew members are taking the ingredients from Masala Movie template and cashing the receipts of money. There is something seriously wrong with our Film Industry because they have many movies on the floors; they are merely interested in good cinema. Akshay Kumar has done a great job but he is gradually diminishing his own image.

'Boss' (Akshay Kumar) who becomes a mobster serving jail in his childhood. His father (Mithun Chakraborty) has parted ways from him and doesn't want to see his face again. Surya's younger brother Shiv (Shiv Pandit) is in police custody due and ACP Ayushman Thakur (Ronit Roy) abhors him, as Shiv loves Ayushman's sister Ankita (Aditi Rao Hydari). No Boss has to save his brother because blood is thicker than water.

It is a remake of Malayalam movie 'Pokkiri Raja 2010', which itself a very bad movie. The writing is absolutely absurd because many things come and go without any significance. Akshay Kumar enters the screen after 30 minutes and gets the he is the only person on the screen. Jokes and punches are lame, forced songs give screenplay a hard time to manage the narrative.

Sanjay Mishra & Johnny Lever have been wasted completely. Mithun and Danny do what is required. Shiv and Aditi love track never impresses as they both look indifferent. Shiv Pandit has done an astounding Job is "Shaitan" and he should probably refrain from such roles.

The show stealer is "Ronit Roy" as a menacing and ruthless ACP; he delivers the dialogs the perfect body language. He is the only thing which sticks in the mind.

There are some of the scenes which make you laugh. Otherwise it is really a headache to hear the overdone dialogs and emotional scenes.

Overall, it the same movie that comes every Friday with different actors and crew.

boss is always right

[adigairola · 6/10 · 16 October 2013]

This one surely needs to be watched as it was a fun.I know it was a bit of mindless but an throughly enjoyable movie that banks on quite a few departments. akshay is the protagonist here and he does full justice 2 the character.he is funny and his dialogue delivery is better.ronit roy is antagonist and got to be appreciated because he really suited this role.others are fine. music is really good. story wise it might be an average flick but performances gave it great support.it's not great film but a time pass movie which can be definitely enjoyed with the family and lastly action scenes are attention seeker. bottom line- watch it for akshay ,ronit and for an entertainer.

Boss is a passable entertainer with raw-punching dialogues, commendable action scene and of course Akshaye Kumar ruling the roost

[ketgup83 · 6/10 · 19 October 2013]

The sad news is that every Bollywood cinema like Besharam, Phata Poster Nikla Hero, Policegiri are following the trend of 80's potboilers which comprised of action, melodrama , routine song and dance. The good news is Boos , though falls into same genre, is a passable entertainer with raw-punching dialogues, commendable action scene and of course Akshaye Kumar.

Boss ( Akshaye Kumar) is a fearless and heart-of-gold goonda who gets the contract to bump off a college going innocent chap Shiv( Shiv Pandit) in love with a gruesome police-office's sister. Coincidently, Shiv turns out to be younger brother of Boss who was estranged from him when his father ( Mithun Chakrborty) disowned him as a child.

From terrible attempt BLUE , Anthony D'Souza comes back with a popcorn masala entertainment which had nothing new to offer in terms of direction and screenplay yet can be enjoyable in parts. These kind of cinemas generally does not have moral story and sense but they do have section of audience who loves to whistle to introduction scene of their hero, clap to the item songs and shout as their hero punches the villain. Similarly, Boss has everything going in its favor. The humongous entry by Akshay Kumar arriving with ten trucks, the brilliant fight sequence captured in slow motion ( though sometimes larger-than- life),the father-son melodrama summarizes Boss, few comic relief by Akshay Kumar and good songs with "Party All Night" being pick of the lot. Boss completely belongs to Akshay Kumar and the actor does not leave any stone unturned. He gives his best and proves his mettle with good performance. Ronit Roy is superb as rude and heartless cop. Danny and Mithun are just fine.

Overall, Boss is a complete masala package with Akshay Kumar ruling the roost. Good 3/5

This is anything but the Cinema, this is the reason why I keep away from Bollywood Entertainers.

[shaankhan-u · 2/10 · 16 October 2013]

Its just not me to review such titles but I'll keep it crisp this time.

The movie is hell of a disaster in terms of story, screenplay, execution, camera-work, cinematography, editing and what not.

I am one of the huge fans of Akshay Kumar. This guy has the kind of potential which you will hardly get in the whole industry but channelization of what you are blessed with is equally important to create the magic in your work where Mr. Kumar lacks like anything. Whenever I watch his movie, I wonder why he signed it at first place, I mean 20 years in the industry and you cannot make the right choices..SHAME.

The movie has nothing to talk much about. A cliché, stereotype bollywood masala. A guy abandoned by his father due to misunderstandings and picked up by a contractor messiah by chance. 15 years and yet he is not in touch with his father till consequences lead his father to give a contract to 'Boss' (Akshay) to kill the inspector Ayushmann (Ronit Roy). What next is that follows a ride of ups and downs which has its moments of emotional content and breaks the stone to heal the wound between father and son. And the end is when everyone and everything is happy and at peace. FIN.

There is nothing to cheer about in the movie apart from 2 songs..'Do lafz ki hain..' and 'PARTY all night' which is stunning and terrific..brilliant camera angles and great choreography topped with youthful and zealous lyrics and Yo-Yo Honey Singh's electro-live voice. The rap had me tapping feet on floor. The next good thing is performance of Ronit Roy as a corrupt inspector. I've been his fan since 'Udaan' and he was yet again carrying the maturity in such a senseless movie like Boss.

I'd rate it 2/10 for its non-sense script, creepy execution, and characters that are loud in a strange fashion.

P.S - Don't waste the time with this. This is cinema...NOT.

Bakvaas Boss

[arnavgoswami · 2/10 · 14 November 2013]

watched BOSS ..I don't know what'sup with Bollywood these days..that every next actor here wants to be Chuck Norris & Rajnikanth or maybe even one step ahead of em...every week we have a movie like this which defies every logic n intelligence of common viewer..this flick is one of them....NOW this 2hours+30minuts long film actually starts after 40mins of its beginning..before that its mainly just intro of the characters(I find that useless & underused)..after that the journey of preposterously predictable plot proceeds...throughout the film actors throw up their self parsing dialogues in fake Haryanvi accent(sounds dull)..the movie is also a combo of useless songs which obviously makes it long(Holy-Cow I rhymed!)..talented cast remains unused cause of it & in the end its climax is so BAKVAS that it doesn't left any AAS(hope) for it....ONLY good thing about this film is Ronit Roy he did a tremendous job(as per the first time villain) STILL

I say _YOU SHOULD NOT WATCH_

Boss

[vihardesai41 · 16 October 2013]

Boss Review: movie started with Amitabh voice which was really incredible and Denny part too. then one by one entry of all star cast,every entry part is too good specially Joney & Ronit but bit disappoint with late entry of Akhay Kumar but so far best entry. And style of BOSS is best part in movie. when all songs came one by one your leg and head start shaking with it. then unwanted part of flashback is not suitable at that stage of the movie. till interval it's avg. after that the story took actually good move. in whole movie two characters BOSS & AYUSHMAN THAKUR are really increase the value of your 2 hours. Akshay with his purely kind hearted,lovable,fun to watch Gangster and Ronit Roy with his not really lovable actually not at all, dare to watch Acp Bollywood mas-ala movie climax and end as we all know fighting scene and family drama hero-villain-hero-villain but hero smashed...!

Best parts : Akshay Kumar and Ronit Roy acting,funny parts,cinematography,action scenes,.dialogs and how to forget songs this parts makes BOSS at it title

Bad parts : romance of shiv,some melodrama,flash back part at unwanted stage and how to forget some flu-shy scene this parts make you to feel-flush all this part from the movie.

LAST WORDS : this movie manage is title at some points it is not fully penny washable movie but some parts and scenes really do! this movie is cup of tea for those who likes real face of Bollywood i mean mas-ala movie just for fun and 2-3 hours enjoyment from your hectic life!! And you know very well which is your cup of tea & which is not...? choice is yours! enjoy!!

Nothing excites except title

[dineshprakash · 3/10 · 16 October 2013]

Director Mr. Anthony D'Souza's work is not impressive. He fails badly to convey the emotions, particularly. It is official remake of a Malyalam movie Pokkiri Raja but story-writing credit is given to writer duo Farhad Sajid. Screenplay is not good but few shots are good and innovative, i.e creating recliner sofa by humans, jogging on truck. Film is full of illogical scenes in the name of Masala film. Comedy is also very subdued. Dialogues are good at places. It is a typical formula film, some fight, some comedy with forced and badly established emotions. Heroine gets introduced in bikini. They try hard to make audiences emotional but I couldn't relate with any emotional scenes. Love track is also not exciting. Performance wise all are OK. Some veteran actors are wasted like Mithun Chakraborty, Parikshit Sahni and Dany Danzongpa. Akash Dabadhe as Vishal (Minister's son) is very good. Party all night song is foot tapping.

Akshay is in full form in this entertaining masala flick made on the lines of WANTED.

[bobbysing · 7/10 · 21 October 2013]

Being once again a South remake of a Malayalam Hit POKKIRI RAJA (2010), the fact gets proved repeatedly that the Regional Cinema in India is much ahead than the Hindi Film Industry by miles, when it comes to pure commercial, action packed entertainers. Strengthening the fact, BOSS begins impressively with an action packed sequence featuring Danny and the new kid (playing the young Akshay). The start sets the mood rightly but then takes too much time to introduce the real BOSS. However once Akshay enters the screen after almost 30 minutes like a storm, the pace returns back and his entry (with the credits) just remind you the old school pattern followed by Manmohan Desai and Subhash Ghai, who also preferred bringing in their Hero after a while with a killer sequence.

Having a seen before yet engaging story to tell, BOSS offers a fine build up in its initial hour with enough material for the single screen regions full of comedy, action, emotion and music. The interesting clashes between the characters keep the energy moving and the viewers are just eager to see Akshay meeting the cunning Police officer Ronit Roy in the next scenes.

Now usually a Hindi film drops hugely post intermission which is thankfully not the case with BOSS. The film keeps offering many well written and entertaining sequences in its second half which basically becomes its real winning card in the end. Actually many impressive sequences in the film don't let you rate it as an average film and that is the reason it turns out to be much more than an average entertainer. The screenplay takes good care of a constant flow of energy and doesn't let any dull moment to be there spoiling the whole game. Cinematography captures the fun & light feel of the movie superbly (with some great locations) and so does the background score which plays a major role in keeping you excited.

In India, a hit soundtrack is considered as half the battle won quite rightly. So as required the title track "Boss" becomes a perfect song to run in the background and "Hum Na Chhoren" has full energy in its choreography performed well featuring cameos by Prabhu Deva and Sonakshi Sinha. The major hit "Party All Night" (with the controversial word muted) further lifts your spirits up in the final hour easily and you can clearly hear the cheers once the current musical sensation Honey Singh comes on the screen, delivering his famous rap. Other than these Hits, there is a downer too in its soundtrack, which is a pathetic version of famous "Har Kisi Ko Nahin Milta Yahan Pyar" from JANBAAZ (1986). And I really fail to understand, why they try to recreate these old musical gems when they don't exactly know how to treat them with any similar kind of love, care and emotion.

Anyway, apart from the already famous songs, the greatest contribution of BOSS's soundtrack in my opinion is its rare, well thought of and soulfully penned song on "A Father" or "Pitaah", soulfully sung by Sonu Nigam. A song talking about a person, on whom you don't find many songs made in the history of Hindi Film Music in the recent past.

Looking at the project from the direction point of view, it's a strong comeback film for Anthony D'Souza after his last huge debacle. May be the reference point of the original worked here in his favour but the way he perfectly balances his both halves with the right insertions, it seems that he has positively moved on and has learned his lessons well. In the performances, here is a new, fresh or rather good old Akshay Kumar back in form as an all rounder entertainer and this is a rare Hindi film wherein the main hero doesn't have a heroine to romance.

Further in one of the best chase sequences filmed on actual locations, Akshay evidently shows that he is in fact the most physically fit actor in the Industry at the present, among his contemporaries. Mithunis simply outstanding as the father, following the path of honesty and Danny is a delight to watch, like always. Ronit Roy makes the best use of this grand opportunity given in a noteworthy, impactful manner and Shiv Pandit shows his yet to be tapped talent brightly. Aditi looks charming but has nothing to do as per the script. Johny Lever, Govind Namdev, Parikshit Sahni and Sanjay Mishra are fine but its Aakash Dabhade, who superbly adds to the comic element of the film along with Akshay. Besides Sudesh Berry, Mukesh Tiwari and Shakti Kapoor are just there for only one scene.

Coming out of the praising mode, BOSS has many unwanted and avoidable elements too which could have been left out to give it a better and universally appealing feel in totality. Firstly, there is big loop hole in the film dealing with the unintentional murder in the initial reels, for which the culprit is never booked by the law and he keeps moving freely. Secondly certain things are just added illogically in the film, like there was no need of Aditi to appear in a two piece costume which doesn't suit her shy & introvert character from any angle. Shakti Kapoor is brought in as a plumber just for nothing and then there are few double meaning dialogues added quite carelessly to cater a different section of viewers.

Nevertheless, ignoring the above loopholes in this otherwise enjoyable flick, I would like to add that if you truly love the 70s-80s old school feel of Hindi Cinema, full of masala entertainment & heroism, then BOSS is surely going to win you over largely. The film is well equipped with full on entertainment in WANTED style, so do give it a try and the chances are that you would not be disappointed, despite all the negative vibes.

Akshay Kumar saves the day!!!

[kamran_3012 · 5/10 · 15 October 2013]

Boss is a watchable movie. Akshay Kumar saves the movie from being a crap fare. He Enacts the part with such charm and ease , it's hard to hate him.

Story : It's a Paper thin Plot. Less on logic More on Flying Emotion Sequences. Acting : Akshay Kumar lives up to the Title "Boss" , he an energetic performance. Ronit Roy is a Revelation but sadly he isn't given enough screen time. Shiv Pandit (Shaitan) is good but it's not the right movie for him. Aditi Rao Hydari is useless in the movie , hard to see an actress with this caliber to play an eye candy. Mithun Sir and Danny Sir are good in their parts.

Music: Hum Na Tode is a treat to watch. Rest of the Album is average . Songs Just start playing.

Direction : The direction is fine .

Overall: An average over-the-top action fare which will be enjoyed by Akshay Kumar Fans.

I expected a lot more . 4.5/10

A Decent Akshay Kumar Entertainer

[DareDevilKid · 7/10 · 20 October 2013]

Reviewed by: Dare Devil Kid (DDK) Rating: 3/5 stars

Harmless fun. Thankfully the fun is not numbed down by being all too brainless - just the sporadic instance here and there, mostly interspersed within the action scenes. Akshay Kumar enjoys himself in a role he can sleep through and he succeeds in involving the audience in his revelry. We even get to see him doing some real action and stunts after a long time.

Shiv Pandit just passes muster, while Aditi Rao Hydari literally has nothing to do. Sadly Mithun forgot his acting chops at home, and Danny's acting chops are criminally underutilized. But above all, the real scene stealer from the very first frame he enters till the last is Ronit Roy, who essays his first complete negative role with sublime malevolence.

This Boss isn't right!

[achyutaghosh · 4/10 · 24 October 2013]

Come every festival time and at least one of our shining Bollywood stars rises to deliver a mas-ala entertainer. Boss came. Boss went. The trailer promised much but the actual film sucked. The same old formula is at play- comedy fused action, punch in the guts dialogs, outlandish stunts, Honey Singh and Mika hip hop monotone songs, every alternate scene in slow motion, and inconsequential ladies. This formula has reduced so called entertainers to be near clones of each other, and rather than movie quality, it is the audiences ' fancy deciding whether one is a hit or not.

There is an attempt at emotion though- a father turning his son out, and their reunion story. Mithun Chakraborty gives the worst performance of his career as an hackneyed school teacher, preaching non violence and driving that point hard by wearing Gandhian specs. Akshay Kumar playing the titular character, a kind hearted Haryanvi gangster, is a cross between his previous mas-ala characters- Rowdy Rathod and Singh is Kinng. He enters even later than Batman making his entry in The Dark Knight Rises, and brings on the heavy guns- . He only kicks ass if music is playing. Logic says he carry an ipod or two then. But no- this is modern day entertainment. So he carries a full on orchestra, along with dancing girls for his fighting needs. And when he gets bored of beating people to pulp, he indulges them in an attritional game of free running. The laughs are mostly build around crazy plot twists- a bomb placed in someone's rear and a plumber with a spanner taking it out, a truck track, a rocking chair assembled of men- take your pick.

Then there is Ronit Roy- the suave but corrupt policeman, also described as chandal, kamina, and other godly terms. He lacks a moral compass. Ronit and Akshay started out at the same time, but their careers have gone in different directions. Ronit is one bright spark about Boss, he looks and acts more bad-ass than Boss himself. Then there is a host of good, supporting actors like Parikshit Sahni, Danny, Shakti Kapoor, Johnny Lever, Sudesh Berry, Aditi Rao Hydari who do not knw what they are doing. Wait- not Aditi- she knows what she is doing, this is after all, her bikini movie- the slender two piece has very high ROI. It has made millionaires out of paupers, so there is that.

If i were to find positives, i would think director Anthony D'Souza has improved upon his previous outing- Blue, but that is not saying how good Boss is as it is saying how bad Blue was. Boss is beating the donkey dead. Strangely, even Akshay realizes that - he not only looks old, and haggard, he looks positively tired. The audience is also tired- 4/10

its a dramatic action movie

[ashish-mahar007 · 10/10 · 17 October 2013]

the movie has lots of action scene which are excellent only and acting by all characters are amazing specially ronit roy and akshay kumar.when you see ronit roy you actually found that you hate ronit in this movie great job by him.when you see the movie you see lots of turning point and corners which are amazing. the movie show the loves for father which is very good point. when you see the when you never think for story in your mind it did not give time for it as the right song comes at right time which makes the movie more enjoyable, its the best dramatic action movie of the year. when i comes out i m only saying that it is the paisa vasool movie because it is,so never think about the movie go and watch it you love the movie.

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

[nairtejas · 6/10 · 19 October 2013]

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

Regular Akshay action marred by a weak story.......

[SumanShakya · 4/10 · 4 October 2014]

"Boss" isn't very different from the Khiladhi series of Akshay Kumar or his Rowdy Rathore which gathered much of audiences. The similar story, fight sequences, songs appear a bit boring by now. However, the emotions, fights, and comedy do work in bit and pieces. But on a whole the film doesn't leave much of the impact; and by the time you leave your seats, you don't remember any of the moments in the movie. Akshay's performance isn't very different from his other entertainers, Ronit Roy is a bot impressive, and other actors don't leave much of impact. Overall, for its technical aspects, the film is watchable; but in terms of story, the film is quite forgettable.

Rating: 1 star out of 4

Boss

[0U · 8 March 2020]

Boss was not that impressive movie as I was expecting a bit more, some parts seem forced and unnecessary, acting was average too.

Over The Top Action Flick Again From Akshay.....!!!!!

[mazumdar-abhilash1993 · 5/10 · 21 October 2013]

Boss is strictly a routine action+comedy flick which we have seen a thousand times in Hindi Cinema.... Anthony D'souza from horrible Blue(2009) to Boss(2013) has not evolved that much, Of course it is better than Blue but not very good...

Boss is a story a boy who is hated by his father for his bad anger and it lead him to become a criminal and after all the melodrama about the hero and a villain...

Story'Screenplay and Dialogues : Story by Farhad- Sajid is nothing to cheer about. Its the old routine drama we have seen. The Screenplay is rather engaging accept the unnecessary flashback scenes. It binds the audience well . Dialogue are also routine,sometimes out of the box like repeating" Apne ko sirf Paani nikalna hai" is irritating after sometime...

Performances: Akshay Kumar is very good in emotional scenes. He emotes really well. But overall he is just okay.

Ronit Roy is just exceptional as Ayushmann Thakur. He delivers a tremendous performance once again. But I felt maybe he should have a more scene presence. Shiv Pandit is just wasted. We have seen him in Shaitan and he was very good. But wasted totally here. Aditi Rao Hydari has nothing to do. She is Bad in everything she has done. Mithun Chakraborty has done a good work. He is a great actor and has shown his maturity. Danny is Okay.. Aakash Dabhade as Minister's son Vishal is very good

Direction: Anthony D'souza has done a horrible movie before that was Blue. With Respect to Blue he has done a good job. But overall he is just a mediocre director.

Overall, If u r a Akshay fan you can go for it . If u r not still you can go for it but at your own risk...!!!

Akshay Kumar may be the BOSS in this, but the movie isn't..........

[SonalSudeep · 4/10 · 11 March 2014]

If I take a look at Akshay Kumar's career graph over the past 5 years, most of his movies were ridiculous. I mean, I am still unable to understand why he chooses movies like Rowdy Rathore, Boss, Khiladi 786 when he can do a gem like Special 26. Boss has few good elements in it including the songs and some emotional scenes. But what obviously fails to impress is the storyline and some scientific scenes( mark here "scientific"- one where a plant starts growing with the mere sweat of Akshay Kumar). Story is as normal as it can get and predictable. Ronit Roy is the only feel good factor in this movie(not sure why he did not join movies earlier). Supporting cast including Mithun ,newcomer Shiv and Aditi Rao Hydari fail to make an impact. Overall, Boss is only for die hard Akshay fans and if you are that desperate to watch it, wait for it's satellite release.

Needlessly violent, unwatchable

[indianature · 1/10 · 21 April 2014]

I usually enjoy Akshay Kumar's comedy roles, the last good one I saw was Khiladi 786. I bought the Boss DVD expecting a few good laughs.

What a terrible disappointment and not surprising that it bombed at the box office.

The entire movie has so much mindless violence that it is disgusting. There was hardly anything that was funny about it. Worse still to know that so many youth will ape the violent scenes just because it is depicted in the movie.

This is definitely not for family viewing. Akshay ought to be ashamed of himself for doing such a violent movie.

It would have been better if it had only Akshay Kumar

[vikrantgangele-851-33674 · 7/10 · 6 December 2013]

New Hindi masala story, lots of characters and Akki. But Mithun Chakraborty and others will ham like anything and bore you to death. The songs slow down this movie to a snail's pace. But whenever Akshay Kumar AKA Akki comes in to frame this movie rocks. I am a big Akki fan, and love when Akki does his usual stuff. This movie has all the ingredients for a true AKKI fan, And boy o boy when Akki does action it is at par with any Hollywood Movie. I loved the "mazaar" fight scene, the run on old Delhi streets and buildings 'run' and greatest of all last fight scene. Every movie I seen of Akki right from Rowdy Rathore to Boss Akki has bettered himself in fight movies. I suggest even if you dislike Akki go watch this movie for entertainment.

All title, no thunder!

[koustavavc · 2/10 · 16 October 2013]

Boss is so shamelessly hackneyed that it's perfectly safe to bring out one's inner Ed Bloom (uh, Big Fish?) and imagine/exaggerate situations that never really happen in a bid to keep oneself amused/alive.

For sometime, whenever the robust Ronit Roy walks into the frame, peers through his shiny aviators and states. I visualise a Kancha Cheena fan boy whose entry is marked by a super-creepy background score.

The Bloom technique, as it turns out, is no match for the gimmicky rehash of the Malayalam hit, Pokkiri Raja.

Director Anthony D'Souza's Boss is hell bent on assaulting the eardrums and senses with a vigorous spectacle of muscle- crunching/tossing/swirling/coiling action, a screeching soundtrack

Writers Farhad-Sajid are responsible for its 'plier-tier-shair' brand of wit. So, go ahead, take your pick between a) Johnny Lever b) Akshay's sweat instantly transforming into a *power* plant c) A rocking chair assembled from the bodies of a dozen or so burly men d) A ticking bomb planted in a buffoon's rear e) Shakti Kapoor as a plumber in a cameo f) A jogging track of enormous trucks g) A unfunny hat-tip to the proprietors of this over-the-top genre.

For the sake of synopsis, D'Souza slaps an outmoded plot in our direction -- the conscientious schoolteacher (Mithun Chakraborty), the misunderstood black sheep of a son (Akshay Kumar), the multiple flashbacks and farce, the surrogate daddy in a golden-hearted goon (dignified-as-ever Danny Denzongpa), the villain (Ronit Roy) with a kid sister (Aditi Rao Hydari in a two-piece bikini, probably a symbol for the brevity of her role), the hero with the kid brother (Shiv Pandit makes no impression), the usual drama, defiance.

In the plausibility-challenged schemes of Boss, a teen, tanned version of Hindi-speaking Akshay Kumar hurling a volley of coconuts on Sudesh Berry's unsuspecting skull grows up to be full-grown, fair and fit Haryanvi-spewing Akshay Kumar making audible mincemeat out of the baddies. Needless to say, it all takes place in slow motion. As if the monotony wasn't stretching long enough!

What's to be noted is how this renewed interest in 1980s filmmaking sensibilities is also reinforcing the Nirupa Roy/A K Hangal stereotype like never before. So after Phata Poster Nikla Hero's forced 'maa ki mamta' schmaltziness, it's Boss's turn to go overboard with what Sudhir (in Satte Pe Satta) called 'baap ki baapta'.

Speaking of the 1982 classic, its leading man Amitabh Bachchan lends his familiar baritone to introduce the silly premise of this sillier caper, which only works in spurts thanks to Akshay's ribbing and Ronit's rumble. Akshay's agility comes in handy during the stunt-filled chases that seem straight out of a Thums Up commercial.

Given the low benchmark of this genre, it's akin to praise when I say Boss is neither as absurd as Rowdy Rathore nor as ghastly as Policegiri.

When its intended attempts to tickle fail, Boss delivers a masterstroke in Mithun Chakraborty's hammy performance, letting his big Gollum's eyes and Raakhee-inspired sentimentality -- Aur woh aayega -- to do the trick. It's a moment of genuine mirth in a sham that's all title no thunder.

overall masala entertainment.

[hirendave-hd · 6/10 · 20 October 2013]

It's a good masala movie after a long time. basically, the movie is all about the relationship of father and son. After a long time this relationship is focused. It's overall paisa vasool movie. if you like this type of masala entertainment, you will enjoy a lot.songs, performance of the cast,dialogues,comedy and action are plus point of this movie.impressive performance by Ronit Roy. some innovative scenes like jogging truck and others are very good.

Direction: Good. Music : Good. Story & screenplay: avg. Performance: Ronit - Roy best. Akshay - as usual good. Mithun, Denny - good. Shiv, Aditi - avg.

Boss kiss my a**

[ashi0072007 · 1/10 · 19 October 2013]

First of all the whole bollywood should be ashamed of themselves. especially akshay kumar and shahrukh khan. this movie sucks in every aspects. this is not a movie , this is a money laundering business.

there is nothing exciting at all. this movie follows the same tradition of what is bollywood known for last 3-4 years. I don't understand is it the Indian crowd has gone mad or what. they just keep accepting movies like this. "Chennai Express" was the worst movie of all time and it still broke several records at box office. and I am damn sure this movie will do good business as well.

and Mr Anthony why do you call yourself a director. it wouldn't be an exaggeration if I'd say I have lost my faith from Bollywood movies, actors, directors with one exception Amir Khan.

please don't watch this movie. this actor should go to hell.

Boss-the boss of entertainment

[Achyut_Prashast_Singh · 8/10 · 7 September 2014]

After Rowdy Rathore,Boss is another Akshay kumar film that is packed with thunderous action, music, thrill, emotions, comedy and of course, a cool and dramatic screenplay.

In this film, Akki plays the role of Boss which is no less than a superhero. The way he jumps, climbs, runs and fights gives the impact of a superhero image of Akki. The special effects are awesome,especially in the fight between Boss and henchmen-the way sand is shown in slow motion,it appears to be like a storm. The fights are very good. The performances by Akki, Mithun, Shiv and of course, Ronit Roy are awesome. Jonny Lever is also good and energetic as always.

On the whole, Boss is a perfect film to watch. Superb entertainer!

Akshay is Back in to Action with BOSS But need to work hard to be Action king in India Again

[shaneera119 · 7/10 · 8 November 2013]

Actually when it is being considered about the Movie it is actually quite good & beyond my expectation. Anthony D'souza has done a horrible job in Blue (2009) but in Boss (2013) we see some good evolvements. I expected something cheesy acting like Khiladi 786 through this movie also. Actually Boss is better than Khiladi 786. I am a Martial Artist & Learnt many Martial Arts In fact I would like to depict the fact that Akshay is the reason that I learnt Martial Arts. He is such a passionate Actor. When it is considered about the Bollywood Film Industry of 90s there are only 2 Action Actors, who has got Actions worth watching those are Sunil Shetty & Akshay Kumar. While considering about the Sunil Shetty's State I can clearly emphasize the fact that Akshay is in a good state overally. When it is considered about this movie Akki's action is in good state but fighting has got some cable sequences which makes really boring to watch the actions. Actually Akshay has performed some decent sidekicks, Flying Kick & some decent Turn Crescent Kicks within the movie. Akshay is back in to action he looks seriously nice in this movie, but although he tries to gain his position as the action king in India he is not the king of action in India anymore now because Bollywood has got Vidyuth Jamwal who is a way much great martial artist than Akki. Now as well Ran Charan has also entered to Hindi cinema with Zanjeer. At least it would be better if Akshay can perform the action sequence without cable like he used to do in the past. So in the future we would be able to see some great competition for the Action Movies between these actors in Bollywood Especially I really appreciate the acting of Mithun he has done a marvelous job within this movie. Shiv Pandit acting is not bad. Ronit Roy's acting is awesome he is really doing a great job as the villain but it can be described that there is a certain lack of main Heroine in this movie. When it is considered about the story there is a simple story (Like a movie in the 90s). But it is better if they could add some more interesting moments for the movie (because after all it is 2013 not 90s anymore). Music is not bad, got awesome energetic theme music & got good dialogues (not the best but OK) Overally it is watchable. If you are a fan of Akshay you will like it. I would like to give 7 out of 10. If you are wondering whether to watch this one or not, go ahead make your move Watch it.

Please stop south remakes

[silvan-desouza · 2/10 · 6 February 2014]

South remakes have been in bollywood since 1980 started with Jeetendra with films like Maqsad, Tohfa, Himmatwala.etc then here and there some films of Anil Kapoor however after Ghajini by genius Aamir, it got another high, followed by Salman in Wanted and then every film became like a south remake, same dialogue baazi, action wherein actors look straight out of south films, even our Akshay who had settled to comedy and romance after a break from action films took to south remakes with Rowdy Rathore and almost did a similar work in Khiladi 786. Boss comes after his superb Special 26 last year followed by the dud but better OUATIM. Boss is another south remake this time of Malyalam film Pokiri Raja with Manmoothy. BOSS starts off well with a slow motion entry of Danny in an action scene saved by Boss, Danny is named Big Boss.... Then we have the best character of the film Ronit Roy who is given a superb role after UDAAN again he is a villain however his character gets a beating in such a film, his scenes in the police station(however corny it may seem) or his face offs with Akshay are superb. In between we have young punks Shiv Pandit(Shaitan) and Aditi romancing on a rehash of Har Kisi Ko from Jaanbaaz song. Akshay makes his entry 30 minutes later and his character show spromise but ends up being just another South remake style role where he mouths longs dialogues, does his own mockery in between of action scenes. There is nothing really watchable in the film or anything new few scenes are well handled like the fight at the dargah or the fight between Ronit and Akshay in the end There are lot of stupidity scenes too like Mithun's character is not convincing, Also several scenes take the audience for granted

Direction by Anthony Dsouza is an improvement over BLUE but has a long way to go Music is okay, The title song sung by Meet Brothers Anjaan with rap by Yo YO Honey Singh is okay, The rehash of Har Kisi Ko is okay but lacks the edge of the original while the rehash of Apni Pode Pode is okay

Akshay Kumar entertains but he is getting repetitive with such films Ronit Roy is superb in his negative role and doesn't overact like the others but he needs better films Danny is good, Shiv Pandit is okay, Aditi Roy Hydari has 3-4 scenes and is okay, Govind Namdeo hams and screams, Akash is okay Mithun is theatrical in his role, he should stop working in such films too, Johny Lever has some fun moments. There are cameos by Sonakshi Sinha, Prabhu Devaa(Akshay's regulars), Yo Yo Honey Singh, Shakti Kapoor.etc