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The movie brings the legendary Amitabh Bachchan and his son Abhishek Bachchan together in the same film. The two are all set to play reel life father and son. Apart from the official union of the father-son jodi, Sarkar also brings Big B and the ground-breaking Ram Gopal Varma together. This movie doesn’t have any similarity with Sarkar (1951) except for the name, but Varma’s next directorial, Sarkar, is definitely inspired by The Godfather, one of the most exceptional movies of Hollywood.

As the movie’s story goes, Sarkar’s elder son Vishnu is a film producer who kills the hero of his movie because of his affair with the movie’s actress. He is estranged from the family after Sarkar decides to support the actress (a deviation from ‘The Godfather’).

In the meantime, Sarkar turns down a deal with a Dubai-based gangster Rashid because of ethical reasons.

Things flare up further as Sarkar’s foes join hands, and with Vishnu in their tow, plan to assassinate Sarkar. They first get Sarkar arrested in a conspiracy revolving around the murder of his arch foe Khurana (Anupam Kher). Then Vishnu is given the task to assassinate him. This is where Shankar steps in to save his father.

In the first half of the movie, Abhishek Bachchan is more like a loverboy, smitten with one girl (Katrina Kaif) and being asked by his family to marry another (Tanisha). But in the second half, his character goes through a transition. Inside him we can see a sensitive son with enormous care and affection for his father. In short, in him is the making of another Sarkar. A challenging role indeed and Abhishek shines through it. The simmering anger that resonates through his facial expressions and his blood-shot eyes is too credible.

Amitabh Bachchan deliberately underplays his character Subhash Nagare (Sarkar). He lets his character speak through silent glances and muted gestures – yet another impressive performance by the superstar.

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