this was such a great movie the climax my gid what a climax so great this movie focuses on the Muslim-hindu riots and the friendship of Dev (Amitabh Bhachchan)and Tej (Om Puri) and how Dev has a compulsion to act which makes up for the climax i didn't predict the climax what it would be but Nihalani shows us that being human is more important than anything and if you fail to be one or fail humanity for that matter death will come to you only then basically this movie is adapted from a specific incident from gujarat and some riots that took place there in some life-taking incident overall songs aren't that good except Rang De Ni" it's basically a good movie with everybody delivering a better performance as the movie progresses and the action just keeps you there

For anyone who hasn't seen the movie yet... Go see it! It will move you; not in the English sense, but the Hindi one... It will Hilao you! And it'll strengthen your will to stay on in this country despite all kinds of devilish plans! And you will learn why Govind Nihalani is one of our best directors.And even if this is stating the obvious, you will want to fall at Amitabh Bachchan's feet for being the actor he is. If it is possible to dwarf Om Puri, it's been done by Mr. Bachchan in this movie! In the Bandstand scene, he makes an actor of Om Puri's ability & stature look completely insignificant & pitiful. He's khaoed him!!!That's one point of view though. Another point of view is that Om Puri being the actor he is understood the Bandstand scene very well & enacted the scene in line with the story & the characters.Fardeen doesn't disappoint - he is as bad as he is in all his other movies. This is one actor who still hasn't learned to act, and probably never will.

A good menu is messed up because of the Casting. Fardeen Khan an actor otherwise meant for roles as in "Om Jai Jagdish", will never reach the level of his contemporaries like Abishek Bachchan. He lacks the acting prowess that is needed for a crucial Casting role that should have made a difference for this movie. The Thespians cruise along well albeit Bachchan tends to be incoherent when he discusses his moral dilemma with Puri. Kareena kapoor is going up the learning curve and probably "her" best performance to-date. The movie spellbounds you with some clever dialog and very authentic portrayals as opposed to "Gangajal" and other movies where the Cops and Politicians are bad and the Goondas and Law-breakers are good as long as they comprise the minority. This is an irresponsible Film-making as in "Main Hoo Na" and other garbage thrown at audience to polarize, politicize and pulverize. Nahilani in this instance triumphantly weaves a carefull account, but his let down is Fardeen Khan. It is time the Film-Makers pay attention to the Casting. This role clearly belonged to Manoj Bajpai,Bachchan jr, or even Devgan, where it would have been a match for the Stelwarts.

The best movie i have seen in a long long long time.. The movie is loosely based on the gujarat riots and the machinations thereof..i.e the complicit role of the chief minister of the state with communal elements and collusion of the police force with the rioters ..But it is an extremely balanced look at the communal politics behind riots in India, with elements in both communities inciting such events for their own personal gains.. What can i say about Mr Bachhan, the more i see this man on screen, the more awestruck i am. He is perfectly cast as an honest cop, battling the system( reminiscent of khakee) except as he himself said, this movie is an implosion rather than an explosion. He doesn't go out in a blaze of glory taking down the bad guys with him.. Thats what makes this movie so startlingly different.Om puri is an ideal foil as the morally bankrupt but conflicted cop who is friends with mr bacchans character. he is such a great actor..Kareena is amazing .. she looks and acts "real" in an almost irridescent manner, and not like an overmade up glam doll .. the look suits her so well. she has immense guts to take on this role and i commend her for that.Fardeen was nothing special..but the kareena fardeen scenes exude chemistry .Direction was superb..Govid Nihalani excels as usual .