ET BureauGenre: Action
Rating: **
Cast: Salman Khan, Jacqueline Fernandez, Randeep Hooda, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Mithun Chakraborty
Director: Sajid Nadiadwala
Language: Hindi
God is in the detail. But the ‘Devil’ lies in the script. That’s the danger of having a superhero in the lead and giving it an Eid release. You have the pressure of diehard fans seeking those electric stunts and groovy songs.
What else will they dance to at the single screens when the King of the ring shows up on Jumme Ki Raat, Bhai Ke Saath? That’s the ‘devil’, Sajid Nadiadwala, a successful producer, has had to grapple with when he decided to ‘kickstart’ his directorial debut with a Salman Khan film.
The demands are too high. And the story becomes incidental. What Hollywood superheroes do in the incredulous Avengers, Salman does without a cape or mask in regular films. So here, given the image of a ‘devil’, can you imagine? Devi Lal Prasad is a do-gooder, who wants a ‘kick’ out of everything he does. That’s why he can’t stick to a stable job.
His ladylove (Jacqueline) ‘accidentally insults’ him one day by questioning his ‘earnings’. Hurt, he walks away to make money the wrong way. Devi Lal becomes ‘Devil’— a masked Robin Hood, who robs the corrupt rich and helps the less privileged.
Meanwhile, girlfriend Shaina becomes a humdrum psychiatrist in Warsaw, Poland, all the while searching for the man who walked away. She meets Himanshu (Hooda), a clean cop on the trail of Devil. Thus begins a tale of cat and mouse with both Shaina and Himanshu not realising that Devi and Devil are the same person. Devil dares Himanshu to nab him on Eid, where he is about to rob the evil Shiv (Nawazuddin).
Salman’s deadly stunts, clap-worthy dialogues and the songs all spell ‘Box Office’. But the feeble story doesn’t hold up. There are patches of boring family saga that could’ve been done away with. What sails this boat is the sheer style and charisma of Salman. But if you’re expecting good cinema, you may not get the kick you want.
Poor * Average ** Good *** Very Good **** Excellent *****
Rating: **
Cast: Salman Khan, Jacqueline Fernandez, Randeep Hooda, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Mithun Chakraborty
Director: Sajid Nadiadwala
Language: Hindi
God is in the detail. But the ‘Devil’ lies in the script. That’s the danger of having a superhero in the lead and giving it an Eid release. You have the pressure of diehard fans seeking those electric stunts and groovy songs.
What else will they dance to at the single screens when the King of the ring shows up on Jumme Ki Raat, Bhai Ke Saath? That’s the ‘devil’, Sajid Nadiadwala, a successful producer, has had to grapple with when he decided to ‘kickstart’ his directorial debut with a Salman Khan film.
The demands are too high. And the story becomes incidental. What Hollywood superheroes do in the incredulous Avengers, Salman does without a cape or mask in regular films. So here, given the image of a ‘devil’, can you imagine? Devi Lal Prasad is a do-gooder, who wants a ‘kick’ out of everything he does. That’s why he can’t stick to a stable job.
His ladylove (Jacqueline) ‘accidentally insults’ him one day by questioning his ‘earnings’. Hurt, he walks away to make money the wrong way. Devi Lal becomes ‘Devil’— a masked Robin Hood, who robs the corrupt rich and helps the less privileged.
Meanwhile, girlfriend Shaina becomes a humdrum psychiatrist in Warsaw, Poland, all the while searching for the man who walked away. She meets Himanshu (Hooda), a clean cop on the trail of Devil. Thus begins a tale of cat and mouse with both Shaina and Himanshu not realising that Devi and Devil are the same person. Devil dares Himanshu to nab him on Eid, where he is about to rob the evil Shiv (Nawazuddin).
Salman’s deadly stunts, clap-worthy dialogues and the songs all spell ‘Box Office’. But the feeble story doesn’t hold up. There are patches of boring family saga that could’ve been done away with. What sails this boat is the sheer style and charisma of Salman. But if you’re expecting good cinema, you may not get the kick you want.
Poor * Average ** Good *** Very Good **** Excellent *****
( Originally published on Jul 30, 2014 )
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