It looks like our Bollywood film makers are either running short of good writers, or they don’t want to experiment with new subjects. The current trend is just to lift the theme of some foreign movies or attempt a remake of any south film. Produced by Sajid Nadiadwala and directed by Sabbir Khan( ‘Kambakht Ishq’ & ‘Heropati’ fame)the latest released film ‘Baaghi’, is inspired by the plots in Indonesian film ‘The Raid’ & Telugu Film ‘Varsham’.
So, we see Ronny ( Tiger Shroff) and Sia( Shraddha kapoor) travelling in a train to show their love at first sight. But, there is Martial Arts Champion Raghav ( Sudheer Babu), who comes in their way.He kidnaps Sia, while she is shooting for a film and is taken to Bangkok. Sia’s father Mr. Khurana( Sunil Grover) seeks help from a powerful man Ronny( Tiger Shroff) .Ronny has learnt Martial Arts from the School of Guruswamy (Grandmaster Shifuji Shaurya Bharadwaj) who is also guardian of Raghav. But, Guruswamy doesn’t approve the game of Raghav and opposes him. But, cruel Raghav kills him and is after the blood of Ronny. In the process, we find half of this little more than 2 hour long film,filled with fight sequences.
So, there is nothing much left for the director, as the film belongs to the action director. Shraddha Kapoor and Sunil Grover are the only two artistes in the film, from whom we notice some performance. All others are blank faced and involved in fight sequences, except Sanjay Mishra, who has tried to add some humour; but the plot of the film looks ordinary and may appeal only to Martial art lovers. For others, it is like watching a violence filled film. With many music director attempting their ideas, the music looks average. But, the background music is good. Most of the songs seemed to be inspired from some south film songs . But, the cinematography by Binod Pradhan is excellent. Some of the scenes in Bangkok have been captured very well. All in all, ‘Baaghi’ has served old wine in a new bottle.
Rating (**1/2)