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Prassthanam Movie Review: A compelling political drama that loses steam
Updated On: 20 September, 2019 07:26 PM IST | | Sonil Dedhia
At 2 hours and roughly 20 minutes in running time, Prassthanam feels long and at times demands much patience on your part
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Prassthanam
U/A; Drama, Action
Director: Deva Katta
Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Jackie Shroff, Ali Fazal, Manisha Koirala, Chunkey Panday, Satyajeet Dubey, Amyra Dastur
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On the face of it, Prassthanam is a compelling drama about a family in politics. It's about the extent people will go to, driven by a greed for power and a thirst for revenge. Look closer though, and you will see the underlying tragedy in the tale of Baldev Pratap Singh [played by Sanjay Dutt], a political heavyweight in UP who gets played even as he thinks he holds all the cards. A remake of a 2010 Telugu film of the same name, the film is thrilling in most of the parts but with more plot twists than the hairpin bends on a mountain road, it loses steam and ultimately turns out to be an average fare.
Amidst continual character introductions, technical political procedures and several subplots, it takes a while for you to grasp the scheme of things in the initial reels. Here's an attempt to summarize the multilayered story Baldev has two stepchildren Aayush (Ali Fazal) who is being groomed to take over the political reins and Palak (Chahat Khanna) and a biological son Vivaan (Satyajeet Dubey), a rebellious guy who wants to come into power. Married to Manisha Koirala, who was actually his murdered brother's widow, this patriarch rules with an iron hand but is a gentle father and a politician with scruples. However, Baldev is a complex guy. He believes in keeping his family together but plays the power games well with the help of a his loyal man Badshah (Jackie Shroff.)
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