Things get a bit difficult to handle for Saryu Bhan Singh when an upright District Collector Nisheeth Kumar takes charge of the region and starts asking him questions that no one dared ask him before. Caught amidst labor revolts & naxal uprisings, the last thing Saryu Bhan Singh wanted was to make enemies with the top government officer of his region. He sends his most lethal human weapon, Karua to scare Nisheeth Kumar off to silence.
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If we look at the story, Koyelaanchal is just another average Bollywood film. The only thing that helps the movie stand afar from other such movies about mafia and hooligans and a hero coming to save the day is its unpredictable ending. The film does not end in the traditional Bollywood fight scenes where the hero makes the bad men fly high with a punch here and sail away with a kick there.
The Hindi film industry seems to be in love with Mumbai gang lords and has churned out many blockbusters on them, including hits like Satya, Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai, Shootout At Lokhandwala and Shootout At Wadala. But for it 'coal mafia' has remained a forbidden topic, for unknown reasons.
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Koyelaanchal starts off with a bang and maintains the momentum for most of the part. The take is gritty and stark with attention paid to details and the tone and dialogs in strong keeping with the mood of the film. The story of Mafia has been done before in films like Gangs Of Wasseypur and a host of other films but Koyelaanchal constantly keeps you engrossed and gives you a feeling of offering something fresh leaving no room for any complaint. However the onset of the second half and the way the script tries to breathe some humanity into Karua takes the film hay wire for a while and the dramatic and over the top finale sends it down the gutter. A film as realistic as this one needed a solid finish and a look at the narrative will give you an ideas as though the director was suddenly in a hurry to finish it off in a jiffy which made him almost disinterested in the tale.
The dramatic track involving Karua, the prostitute and the kid hams a lot and liquidates the tension and wonderful drama conjured up in the first half. Having said that, there are a few flashes of brilliance in the second half which makes the movie tick until the climax, which again really takes you downhill. One of the sparkling aspects of the film is its astute performances. The three main characters work exceedingly well. Vinod Khanna is rock solid in a role which demanded control and the same time power. He is a seasoned actor and his every move makes you feel that. He becomes Singh effortlessly. Suniel Shetty is able to shrug off his accent and portrays a civil servant in the most apt manner possible. Some scenes which deserve a special mention are his interaction with a government servant towards the end, the way he pukes when he sees a murder happen in broad day light and his interactions Saryu Bhan Singh. Shetty proves his mettle once again and also the fact that his career was jeopardized by some horrendous choices of roles. Vipinno is electric as Karua. He speaks not more than a 100 words in the whole film and yet makes the soundest impact with his physicality and expressions. He is one to look out for in the future.