There is nothing
new about a fight between good and evil, the story has been going on since the
birth of time. Only the way we perceive good or bad has been constantly
evolving. Like in 1970’s if Pran was consuming alcohol, it was evidence enough
of him being the bad guy however sometimes the hero also consumed alcohol, but
only in his weakest moments, and that too, to be followed up by a tight slap by
his mother or fathers’ sermons which eventually led to hero shedding tears and
promising not to divert from the path of righteous ever again.
But today, our
hero in this movie is the one who himself brings whiskey for his wife, but that
doesn’t disgust us, because it pales in comparison to the real issue of this
movie, which is Judicial malpractice, Police atrocity and everybody in between
trying to get their share in the loot in the name of justice.
There are two
unique things about the disclaimer of
the movie, the part where the producer of the movie claim that the movie is an
product of fiction and any resemblance to any person is unintended. However during
the promotion of the movie it was claimed to be based on a real case, secondly
the movie claimed it doesn’t want to hurt the feeling of any State of our
country, this kind of disclaimer is unheard of, I thought the intended state
was Jammu & Kashmir, but it turned out to be Uttar Pradesh. Why? Because of
rampant corruption or deplorable law and order situation, no sir, because the
way children are shown how they cheat in their final exams, you will be
astonished to know that there is a contract given for final exams to people who
will facilitate cheating during the exam in state which claims a large share of
IAS and IPS recruitment in the country.
The movie
follows Lawyer Jagdishwar Mishra a.k.a Jolly (Akshay Kumar) from Lucknow who is
a different person from Lawyer Jagdish Tyagi a.k.a. Jolly (Arshad Warsi) from
Delhi from Jolly LLB-I. The only 2 recurring characters from last movie are Justice
Sunderlal Tripathi (Saurabh Shukla) and Guruji (Sanjay Mishra).
Jolly is a
talented lawyer with limited opportunities, in his quest to get ahead in the
world he cheats a widow who herself is in quest of justice for the unlawful execution
of her husband. However shamed by his action and resulting consequences, Jolly
takes on the fight to corrupt system and its protectors to redeem him. What follows
is a engaging drama with electrifying climax.
Akshay is
natural in his role, although it hurt when Arshad Warsi was replaced for this
role, but Akshay carried the burden with ease. Saurabh Shukla as Justice
Tripathi who was on fire in the last movie carries on in the same momentum as
if the two movies were shot back to back. Annu Kapoor is a revelation; this highly
talented but underappreciated actor was the surprise casting for this movie, a
role previously rumored for Paresh Rawal. Annu Kapoor gives a power packed
performance after his amazing entertaining act in ‘Vicky Donor’. Please look
out for the showdown between Saurabh Shukla and Annu Kapoor during the
culmination of the movie, just amazing.
The music of the
movie is a letdown, just go and take a
snack during any song. But the screenplay and dialogues more than compensate for
that. This is a story and performance oriented movie with limited scope for
Huma Qureshi. I would however like to praise the role of Fahim Butt, a J&K Policeman;
we need more characters like that to change perception about Kashmiris.
All in all a must watch from my side.
Rating ****.
