Sarkar

Its difficult to actually pinpoint what Ram Gopal Varma is trying to say in this film... but my guess would be he's adapting the Godfather, and I would also say that he did an impressive job with that! The Good: Francis... Full review

GODFATHER: Bonasera asks Godfather to have the men who raped his daughter to be murdered. He says that the government has failed in convicting her daughter's molesters. This scene explains how Godfather is approached by commoners and how their problems were... Full review

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... Full review

Ram Gopal Varma wrote a disclaimer in the extras on this DVD which includes a praise of his idol Francis Ford Coppola (the director of The Godfather) the inspiration for this masterpiece of a film. If that is not enough for... Full review

This movie is a very difficult to review movie. Lets start by going through the good part. Amitabh Bachhan as always is brilliant. There are so many pictures amitabh is doing in the current times and still he makes me... Full review

Sarkar is a good movie by any standard. It portrays a fictitious do-gooder who is a messiah to the down-trodden. In the Indian context where the rule of law is but a mockery of its own self, Sarkar (played by... Full review

Its not easy to choose a subject rather a film that has been made in almost all languages and by everyone who calls himself a director. Still, Ram Gopal Varma (RGV) has chosen it and has made the best Indian... Full review

a rushed project is what i can call this movie, which had the potential to be great, but the director, Ram Gopal Verma, just to imitate The Godfather & The Godfather II, rushed so many things and made a mess of... Full review

I recently read a review on IMDb completely destroying Sarkar. I found it to be quite untrue. This movie is one of the best i have seen. The performances are mind blowing. Its the first time amitabh has been told... Full review

Ram Gopal Verma has not intended to actually remake "The Godfather". Its his tribute to the original great story & subsequent adaptation for Indian audiences. Hence, if one thinks that Sarkar is an Indian remake of Coppola's "The Godfather" he... Full review

Sarkar focused on the complexities of a powerful family, and was acclaimed for its unconventional, intense story, execution and performances. They have the capability and the distribution network to take the film to its deserved potential. ... Full Review

But the film does deliver some surprises, and that's why it's much better, and tauter, than the first. It wastes no time in any re-caps : just one brief scene flashes back to the previous film, where the dead elder son ( Kay Kay) is shown. ... Full Review

The film is very strong in all departments and highly entertaining as well. They have created a powerful and fantastic story, which is very different to his original sequel Sarkar. Media has already hyped the success of Sarkar Raj . ... Full Review

After convincing Sarkar [Amitabh Bachchan], who is against it for various reasons, Shankar undertakes a journey along with Anita to the villages of Maharashtra to mobilize support from the masses. What impresses even more is the set of character artists who are terrific and just apt be it- Ravi Kale, Dilip Prabhawalkar, Sayaji Shinde  and Supriya Pathak. ... Full Review

Frankly speaking, Sarkar was more gripping, but Sarkar Raj has more meat; its only that it hasnt been written quite convincingly. However, the brilliant direction and superb performances by everybody keeps the viewers engrossed till the very end. ... Full Review

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Ram Gopal Verma will not be working with the Bachchan family according to some media. However here's what Ramu had meant, 'Some media reported wrongly about the Bachchans. ... Full Article

Controversies may keep popping up, but Ram Gopal Varma says he's been in the industry long enough to not pay any heed to them. Talking about recurrent reports of him being linked to the starlets he casts in his films,... ... Full Article