If the film had been crisper with solid drama in the second half too, The Power could have been more powerful.Read at source
Film · 2021 · Hindi · Thriller
The Power
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The Power
Set in 2004–2007, Devidas "Devi" Thakur is the youngest son of crime lord Kalidas Thakur, who arrives home from Singapore for his mother Uma's birthday. Devi wants nothing to do with the family business and is in love with his childhood friend Parveen alias Pari, who is the daughter of his father's close associate Anwar. When Kalidas refuses to get involved in smuggling drugs with another drug lord, Francis D'costa, an assassination attempt is made on him, and Anwar becomes the suspect. Before proving his innocence, Anwar is killed by Kalidas's son-in-law Ranjeet Venkat Shankarnarayanan. Pari vows to avenge his death and swears on her unborn child that she will wipe out the entire Thakur bloodline, including Devi. While Kalidas is in a coma, Devi takes over Kalidas' business and shuts down their illegal activities. He kills Francis for attacking his father. Pari sides with Kalidas' rival Vishambhar Rana and sets out to annihilate the Thakur family. Ranjeet, who wants to take over Kalidas' position, sides with Rana to finish Kalidas, Devi and his brother Ramdas Thakur. Ranjeet gets thrashed by Ramdas for thrashing his wife and Ramdas's sister Rathna, where Ranjeet traps and kills Ramdas with a chainsaw. During a resulting gang war, Kalidas fakes his death and learns about Ranjeet and Rana's involvement in Anwar and Ramdas' death. Rana makes Pari assume that Devi kidnapped her child Ishan, where Pari and Rana heads to the shrine where Devi is completing Kalidas' fake ritual.
- Director
- Mahesh Manjrekar
- Release
- 14 Jan 2021
- Run time
- 153 min
- Language
- Hindi
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Mixed
Across 2 available source-linked Indian-media reviews for The Power, reception is mixed.
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The Power is let down by its predictable narrative trajectory. From a mile away, the audience can spot the ones whose loyalties have been bought. The ending, too, comes as no surprise. What does come as a surprise, however, is the wilful blindness of the Thakur family to the traitor in their midst, even when they realise that Anwar was set up, until the very last second (quite literally).Read at source
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- Release date
- 14 Jan 2021
- Run time
- 153 min
- Language
- Hindi
- Country
- IN
- Director
- Mahesh Manjrekar
Trivia
- The single 'Oh Saaiyaan' was sung by Arijit Singh and Raj Pandit, while the female version was sung by Aishwarya Pandit.
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