Gadar 2 review
22 years after Gadar: Ek Prem Katha caused a tsunami at the box office, Anil Sharma comes up with a sequel that tries to recreate the chest-thumping patriotism and familial love in times of war. It even makes a strong case for secularism. “Hindustan Musalmanon ka hai, Christians ka hai, Sikhon ka hai, Hindustaniyon ka hai.” What the film lacks is a solid premise. The sentiment stemming from loss of lives and brutal aftermath of the partition moved the audiences in the first film. The cross border love story and a tale of survival tugged at your heartstrings as it had a solid emotional core despite the provocative dialogues. The sequel struggles to leave you emotionally charged. Gadar 2 tries to cash in on the nostalgia factor, filmy dialoguebaazi and slow motion action scenes, without a story or purpose that can hold it all together. Sakeena’s father Ashraf Ali (Amrish Puri) is no more. Tara Singh finds a new nemesis in Hamid Iqbal, a Pakistani Army General, who ruthlessly ...