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'Boss' is not always right, got it? (“Boss” Movie Review) 

They claim in the movie that the “Boss is always right”. Well, there is no harm in making an out-and-out commercial film. But testing audiences’ intellect is definitely not right. “Dabangg” and “Chennai Express” are actually case studies on how to make an entertaining film when all you have is a big superstar and lots of money but no real story.

Akshay Kumar too is no doubt a big superstar. But he seems to have taken the failure of “Sangharsh” so very seriously, that he now believes that only mediocre, substandard films do well at the Box Office. With “Boss”, Akshay and Anthony D’Souza (Director) are back again, after the 2009 dud “Blue”. And I can’t really say if the two have made a better film this time as I didn’t dare watch “Blue”. Still, “Blue” certainly had some novelty to it (though “no script”) as it was shot underwater. “Boss” is all repetitive masaala flick – emotion, action, songs and larger than life hero. But there is a novelty to it too for which they need to be complemented: The film has no romantic plot for the hero and there is NO female lead in the film.  

As for the story, young Surya is a disowned by his father Satyakam Shashtry (Mithoon) for his violent streak. He grows up (under big boss “Danny”) to become the "Boss", a Robin Hood from Haryana. Ayushman Thakur (Ronit Roy) is an insensitive ACP in Delhi Police (that’s not at all surprising!). His only goal in life is to become the CP, so he does whatever the home minister (Govind Naamdev) says. As a policy, he prefers to burn his enemies and then bury them. Why? Kyunki wo pahle saboot saaf karta hai, phir apna record saaf rakhta hai. The affair between Boss’s brother (Shiv Pandit) and Ayushman’s sister (Aditi Rao Hydari) becomes the reason for their confrontation, which eventually leads to the climax of the film.  

The makers might have thought they are creating another great villain by creating a stone-faced violent villain. But he fails to leave a mark. He has great screen presence but his character is not well developed. I think he has a great potential as a villain. Sonu Sood in “Dabangg” had more impact. 

Govind Namdev is repetitive – that same shouting minister. But come on guys, you wasted all the talent you had: Mithoon, Danny, Johney Lever, Sanjay Mishra, and the new boys from ads (don’t know his name)! All they managed out of these if a few jokes. Sonakshi Sinha does full justice to her role - a guest appearance of a dance and a dialogue! 

The film is out-and-out Akshay’s film. He is the only saviour, besides few hilarious dialogues and funny scenes. But for a 2 hours 11-minute long film, that’s not enough. At the end, there is no take away. I seriously wonder if these filmmaker’s don’t realize what they are offering? Do they themselves watch such films? This film is a remake of Malayalam film “Pokkiri Raja” which may have worked there. But the kind of remake they have made, it didn’t work for me. Will it work in urban centers – NO! Will it work in B and C towns – may be.

As for the music, beats are good but some of the lyrics are distasteful and are definitely not an “art”. May be it’s the time we live in but I still wonder if Honey Singh’s songs had little more decent words, will they not be played in the discos?

Sample these lyrics:

Sunlo sari duniya waalon
Jitna bhi tum zor laga lo
Karenge party sari raat
G**n mein dum hai to band karwa lo….
Bajate ro.. sabki
Bajate ro.. sabki
Bajate ro.. sabki
Bajate ro!
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Nikkar waali chhori ne ye Vodka chadha rakhi hai
Ek khatam na ho ri iss se
Doosri mangwa rakhi hai
Naache dekh ri kaise
Aag si laga rakhi hai
Itti si tu hai nahi, huh!
Aafat macha rakhi hai

(Lyrics courtesy: http://www.lyricsmint.com)

Imagine this being endorsed by superstar Akshay Kumar! Phew!

Finally, if you got money and time to kill, “Boss” can be the time pass. Nahin to ghar pe mast raho boss. 

Rating: ** and a half.