Satyagraha Movie Review

Genre : Drama  -  30 August 2013 (India)
Imdb rating : Ratings: 6.3/10 

Director:

 Prakash Jha

Writer:

 Prakash Jha, Anjum Rajabali

Stars:

 Amitabh Bachchan, Kareena Kapoor, Ajay Devgn 

Ratings:4/5 Review By: Taran Adarsh Site:Bollywood Hungama

SATYAGRAHA is embellished with qualitative performances, with each actor grabbing eyeballs. Both Amitabh Bachchan and Ajay Devgn's characters bear striking correlation to real-life characters, but the capable actors ensure they don't come across as caricatures. Amitabh is incomparable and unmatched yet again, delivering a performance that's easily one amongst his finest in the recent times. He's fantastic and also the scene stealer. Ajay underplays his part brilliantly. He breathes fire where required and handles the poignant moments with extreme care, without going overboard. Kareena is effortless yet again, displaying a natural streak while interpreting her character. Arjun Rampal also stands out in a film that boasts of towering performers. That speaks volumes of his range as an actor of calibre and competence. Manoj Bajpayee is vicious and sadistic to the core, flaunting the evil streak to the optimum. Here's another power-packed performance by this splendid actor. Amrita Rao sparkles in a noteworthy role, leaving a strong impression.
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Ratings:4.5/5 Review By: Srijana Mitra Das Site:Times Of India (TOI)

There's a shot in Satyagraha - a rainbow glimmering for a second between jets of water pounding protestors - which typifies this film. Vibrantly layered, Satyagraha weaves together urban legends of corruption, encompassing corporate lobbyists to murdered engineers. It features slices of histories, Chauri Chaura, Mandal, Anna Hazare's Jan Lokpal Andolan. It takes a real issue - corruption - to reel life, movingly fusing fact with fiction, leading to a security guard accompanying a politico at its screening to sing out aloud, "Aam aadmi kitna aam, Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram..."
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Ratings:1/5 Review By: Prasanna Zore Site:Rediff

Like in Arakshan, Rajneeti and Chakravyuh, in Satyagraha too, Jha dares to take on the well-entrenched vested interests that symbolise the current political turmoil in the country, but in equally frivolous vein fritters away the chance to capture his audience's attention with the mastery that he once showcased while steering Mrityudand, Gangaajal and Apaharan in recent times and much earlier with Damul.


When the film ends -- a good 152 minutes later -- one comes out with a feeling that Jha might have outsourced his job to somebody who was under no compulsion to do justice to his audience as well as to the film's superstar-cast.
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Ratings:2.5/5 Review By: Saibal Chaterjee Site:NDTV

Satyagraha spares no effort to reflect the rising tide of public anger against a creaking, corrupt and callous system that treats citizens of the country like a load of dirt. The script draws inspiration from several real-life scams and political shenanigans, and constructs a predictable narrative that underlines the undeniable might of social media. The 2G scam, mining policy flip-flops, the ills of coalition politics, underhand deals between fixers and ministers, and the growing role of Twitter and Facebook in driving the popular ire against corruption and poor governance are all alluded to. All this is socially relevant all right, but strictly from the point of view of the plot, it amounts to a bit of overkill.
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Ratings:-- Review By: Sneha May Francis Site:Emirates24By7

The only silver lining in this otherwise mundane tale is Manoj Bajpai’s electrifying act as the manipulative leader Balram. He’s effortless, and owns every frame he’s in. Surely the movie would’ve benefitted more from allowing him more screen time, something that Jha would now regret.


Amitabh Bachchan is reliable as the retired teacher, who is Gandhian in his thinking and action. Much like his reel image, he carries the burden of the movie on his shoulders. And, he’s adequately assisted by Ajay Devgn, who excels as a reformed capitalist. Even Arjun Rampal is faultless and appears to have mastered the role of a fiery leader.
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Ratings:2.5/5 Review By: Mohar Basu Site:Koimoi

Prakash Jha’s Satyagraha is a weightless film that leaves by a transitory impact on its audiences. Wasting the enigma of such talented bunch of actors, the film with its overbearing story and its erratically structured plot lacks the much needed blaze. Emerging as a warped product of political correctness with an unconvincing climax, somehow the entire product had the stench of unbearable staleness. It wasn’t a terrible film, just not the promising Prakash Jha venture you might have wanted to watch. I am settling for a 2.5/5 for this film. You might have to drag yourself to hear the lecturing saga on corruption, but it is bearable only for a one-time shot!
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Ratings:4/5 Review By: Subhash K Jha(IANS) Site:Yahoo,Deccan Herald,IndiaToday

Prakash Jha's "Satyagraha" bears no thematic relation to any of his earlier political dramas. It is certainly not a sequel to his "Raajneeti", as has been reported in some sections of the media. And yes, it is most certainly based on the movement that Anna Hazare started against corruption. To say that Mr. Bachchan's character Dwarka Anand in "Satyagraha", lovingly called Dadujee by one and all, and Dadujee's turbulent relationship with the go-getting NRI-turned-Gandhian-nationalist Maanav Raghvendra(Devgn) does not bear a resemblance to the Anna Hazare-Arvind Kejriwal equation, would be plain blindness.
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