While watching MSG – The Messenger Part 1, I was all alone in the theatre after a point and I had a great time cheering and hooting for Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Insan aka Pitaji, all alone. But watching MSG 2 – The Messenger was 100 times more fun as my show was sold out and was full of Pitaji’s fans (later I found out that they had worked in the film as well, in some capacity). Needless to say, almost the whole show was block booked and only 4-5 genuine viewers were present and I was one of them. Shockingly, not a single fan of Pitaji stood up when the National Anthem was played. I was the only one who stood up and it felt like I was in a foreign country surrounded by non-Indians who had no idea what Jana Gana Mana is all about! But they were quite fun people and they were constantly clapping and whistling on Pitaji’s dialogues and when he defeated villains who hardly put up any fight. Talking about the film, this time I knew what to expect. And as I had hoped, Pitaji attempted insane stunts, wore outrageous costumes, danced in full josh and even showed his magic tricks. Yet, I was shocked when it’s shown in the film that Pitaji is from the bloodline of Maharana Pratap or something. Songs, like in part 1, are out of tune and this time, Pitaji has been gracious enough to allow other characters to have a song to them. But it’s sung by Pitaji. It’s extremely strange to see that 2 adivasi lovers, in a dream song, wear modern glamorous costumes, while in the rest of the film they are anything but civilized. Dialogues are simple but one of them takes the cake – “Mujhe do cheezein nahin samjhi. Ek, usne mujhe maar kyun nahin daala. Aur do, usne mujhe zinda kyun rakha”! Jokes apart, Pitaji has been doing some incredible social work, glimpses of which are shown in the film. But he fails to understand that trying to be a larger than life actor is not working and only his fans who are getting free tickets are watching the film. And viewers like me who like trashy movies are going for it because, as George Mallory said, it’s (read: the movie is) there! And trashy movies and Pitaji fans will be happy to know that the film ends showing a 1000 feet demon all set to fight with Pitaji. In short, part 3 is in the offing. And this time I’ll be even more prepared and would not be shocked if the makers show that Pitaji can also increase his size to 1000 feet as he’s also the descendant of Lord Hanuman!

My rating - * out of 5!