GamerTab That was an excellent one.

Stellead Don't listen to the Hype. It's awful

BelSports This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

Tayloriona Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

amos_c Finally Ramu gets his masterpiece, I believe that a filmmaker can only hit a peak like this only once. After seeing Ramu experiment with different styles I believe ramu gets it right by using the correct cinematography accompanied by the colourful and sometimes intense background music's I think it's a marriage made in haven Big B taking on Marlon Brando role here I believe the public the actor and the fraternity wanted to see this happen.I believe, right from the opening scene Big B gives a cold stare implying I am in control of this role by doing this he puts his stamp on role and states I will do this my way. I think Big B has been waiting for Junior B to learn his craft before taking on this role. Junior B to his credit has puts a lot of thought into little mannerisms for which he has receive a lot of accolades. As a die hard Big B fan its even hard to comprehend that junior B has the capacity to outdo his legend of a father. This film suggests that Junior B with performances like this and his work in Guru his starting to fill those big boots

diligentdrool_14 First of all..I begin by saying that I AM A HUGE FAN OG "THE GODFATHER"-Novel. But Sarkar is not a complete adaptation of Gofather. Only the basic undercurrent of a mafia Don has been taken from it. I feel Sarkar is a great film. RGV proves himself a wonderful director who is truly different from most of the contemporary directors of today who make films for mass appeal. For a film like 'Sarkar' to get mass success, it should be surprising. But go see the film and you will know why! IT is truly the best film of 2005 with 'Black'.The sets are wonderful...Dark and intense...and so is the look given to all characters. They were all very apt to the theme. The background score especially 'Govinda' one is truly intense and helps make you spellbound to this film. The editing is cool and thumbs to everyone behind this genius of a film.The most important thing here is the standout performances! Abhishek Bachchan handles his role very well and we see the rising superstar of tomorrow here. Great job by AB junior. Same goes for Kay Kay...he was superb as the bad son Vishnu. I don't actually agree where some people say he stole away the show...Because...it truly belonged to the Bachchans alone!!! The new meanie in town Rashid rocks!!! Truly what a performance man!!! Standing ovations to him...But if you are pitched against the actor-Amitabh Bachchan in any film, then he is sure to be too bhaari on you. He just excels like anything in this role. This is surely one of his finest performances and goes on par with that of Black. He truly beats Marlon Brando in the role. He makes you go spellbound with those piercing and intense eyes and stands tall and strong as the best actor ever born in Indian Cinema. He excels as Gofather/Subhash Nagre and you get to feel the pulse of his power!!! Had Black not released the same year, Bachchan needn't have worried...Because he would get all the awards and accolades for this performance in Sarkar. He proves himself the 'SARKAR' of bollywood...still going strong in an unbeaten 64!!! He is the ultimate actor without doubt.TWO THUMBS UP TO THE BACHCHAN, ALL THE OTHER ACTOR AND RGV for such a great film!!!

cosmicsalvation At the beginning of the movie, Ramgopal Verma says that "Sarkar" is his tribute to The Godfather. This one feels more like an insult. It pales terribly in comparison to the Coppola classic. Although no one was expecting Ramgopal Verma to fill Coppola's shoes, the movie did create a lot of expectation and buzz. Amitabh Bachchan plays "Sarkar", a character automatically drawing instant comparisons to Indian political party Shiv Sena's Supremo Bal Thackeray. Abhishek Bachchan plays his son Shankar who returns from abroad and gets caught up in Sarkar's politics at home. Just like Al Pacino in the original Godfather. As most Bollywood fare, incidents and characters are overtly simplistic and devoid of any kind of solid foundation. Quick phone calls and sudden announcements turn the film from one direction to another. Abishek takes to Mumbai's murky underworld politics-crime nexus like a duck takes to water. Amithab Bachchan as Sarkar is supposed to look magnificent and powerful, he just ends up looking old and clueless. Most of his acting is centered around constantly staring at different things around the movie set - the actor in front of him, the floor or in some other random direction. However, Kay Kay performs exceedingly well as the wronged elder son Vishnu. So does Zakir Hussain as Rashid, the Dubai based dope smuggler who wants to gets his footing in Mumbai. This actor has awesome screen presence and can send chills down your spine with just the way he looks. The moment he enters the screen, you want to run and hide under the bed. All its obvious flaws not withstanding, the film did well at the box office. The buzz and the big star cast obviously helping. Also Verma manages to hold your interest albeit mildly towards the later half of the film. He is actually making a sequel to this one which I am sure will be more of the same fare.

nomanali77 Let's imagine for a second that Yash Chopra's Deewaar (1975) didn't end the way it did. Vijay Verma (Amitabh Bachchan) did not die, Anita (Parveen Babi) did, the two brothers split up for good, and the mother went with Ravi (Shashi Kapoor). Vijay continued his ruling over Mumbai, and grew more and more powerful. Eventually he married Pushpa (Supriya Pathak). Any contact with his brother and mother was lost, and they probably died later. Vijay went into hiding, changed his name to Subhash Nagre, had two sons with Pushpa, Vishnu and Shankar, came out of self-exile and continued to rule Mumbai. However, he is a good man at heart. His elder son goes into film production, while the younger son is in the US, studying. After completing his education, the younger son, Shankar (AB Junior) returns to Mumbai.This is where Sarkar starts.Comparisons aplenty to Godfather, but Sarkar stands on its own. I won't go into the story, because it is March 2006 and almost everyone who is interested must have watched the film already. The plot itself is very simple, but it is the on-screen performances as well as the screenplay and direction that make this film a winner.Memorable Scenes:1. Rasheed meeting Sarkar at the latter's home. Do you remember the disgust with which Subhash Nagre looks at Rasheed? He maintains it throughout.2. Hospital scene where Subhash Nagre is told that his son has joined his rivals.3. Shankar telling his family that he has killed his brother. "Maine bhaiyya ko maar diya." That is the ONLY dialog in that scene! 4. Shankar goes to Silver Mani for help and Rasheed is there already.5. Shankar kills Rasheed. Even underwater, Raheed didn't lose his composure.I think that's all I can remember right now.I don't think Sarkar beats Satya or Company, but it definitely is up there amongst RGV's best.