Showing posts with label Ghamasaan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ghamasaan. Show all posts
Pratik Gandhi confirms Madgaon Express 2: "We’ll go on floors around March 2027"
9:50 AM
Priyanka Sharma (MID-DAY; September 8, 2026)
A story of a cop chasing a dacoit is not new. But when Ghamasaan came Pratik Gandhi’s way, he knew he had to front it because of the man at the helm — Tigmanshu Dhulia. “When you know that Tigmanshu Dhulia is making it, a director who has mastered the art of telling a story in the most rooted way, you want to be a part of that world,” beamed the actor.
The crime drama, which sees Arshad Warsi as a dreaded dacoit, marks Gandhi’s second collaboration with Dhulia after The Great Indian Murder (2022). Interestingly, in both offerings, the actor played a cop. “Here, I’m playing an STF [Special Task Force] officer who’s chasing this dacoit. He wants to safeguard the system from the dacoit, and ends up understanding that the system created him and is protecting him.”
Did working with Dhulia turn out to be as enriching an experience as he had expected? More, said Gandhi. “Tishu sir is a passion-driven director. If you are equally passionate about something, [his enthusiasm] rubs off on you. He is a deadly combination of a writer, actor, and director. So, he challenges you to another level. With him, you can’t give an okay performance. You can’t sleepwalk any simple scene,” he grinned.
If Ghamasaan sees Gandhi take on an intense story, a madcap comedy awaits him in 2027. mid-day recently reported that director Kunal Kemmu was set to take Madgaon Express’ (2024) sequel on floors (Go Goa, going, Sept 1). Confirming the news, Gandhi shared, “I’m excited to go back to that world. It’s a mad script. We’ll go on floors around March 2027.”
(Crisp) Movie Review: GHAMASAAN by FENIL SETA
10:44 PM
Ghamasaan, which has released today on Zee5, is inspired by real-life incidents. It tells the story of an honest cop and his quest to eliminate a dreaded gangster of Bundelkhand. What strikes viewers at the very onset is that director Tigmanshu Dhulia, who had faltered lately, is back with a bang with a film that reminds one of his past memorable films like Haasil, Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster and Paan Singh Tomar. The villain has been fleshed out perfectly. Viewers will feel terrified when he appears on screen or commits atrocities and will root for the protagonist to eliminate him. The film stagnates in some places and a few sub-plots don't connect properly to the principal plot. The final scene doesn’t pack a punch as intended. However, the portion before that is very nail biting and also clapworthy. Arshad Warsi is known for comic roles, but here he’s seen in a never-before-seen avatar and he rocks the show. Easily, one of his best performances. Rajpal Yadav also switches gears and he, too, comes out with flying colours. Pratik Gandhi gets a bit overshadowed but nevertheless, he impresses with his performance. Ishita Dutta has limited screen time and does a fine job. Jatin Goswami (Angad) yet again proves that he’s a powerhouse of talent. Deepraj Rana (Inspector Harsh), Seema Azmi (Kumari Sarojini), Pankaj Saraswat (S K Dubey), Mrityunjay Pandey (Rizwan), Paritosh Sand (Madhura Prasad), Anurag Thakur (Balram Yadav) and Hemant Dandotiya (Lakhua) lend able support. All in all, Ghamasaan is worth watching for its subject, nail-biting moments and the never-before-seen performance by Arshad Warsi.
My rating - *** ½ out of 5!
My rating - *** ½ out of 5!
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