Tezz (2012)

Priyadarshan off recent stopped repetitive comedy films and turned towards action post AAKROSH(2010) which flopped now he comes back with a thriller TEZZPriyan returns with Devgan and returns with Anil Kapoor with whom he gave a superb VIRASAT a decade ago in 1997. TEZZ also brings back Mohanlal after some time and the forgotten Zayed Khan and Sameera ReddySuch a huge cast so the film has to be good but sadly it isn't too greatThe problem is that the film hardly makes sense and that spoils the show A similar concept was handled decades ago with THE BURNING TRAIN(1980) but it was much superior The film does hold you on the edge but only here and there The promos themselves explained the entire plot leaving not much for imagination yet there was scope for much better drama and twists sadly it's not too convincing. One fails to understand how by Ajay asking some money from the British Government can bring him justice? Also the reasons Ajay and Kangana stay departed is not convincing much. The ease at which the entire bomb plan is done looks unbelievable and that too in London There are some few well handled scenes like Boman managing to change tracks of 2 trains to avoid collision also there are some good chases and twists but the film could be much better if the script was more strong The ending too is very predictable Direction by Priyadarshan is average sadly the film has too many plot holes Music seems forced, TERE BINA is hummable but most songs are forgettable Action is superbAjay Devgan fresh out of SINGHAM and the disaster RASCALS does well in his role sadly which is underwritten and also nothing new to him Anil Kapoor should've done such a role in MI 4 where he made a shame of himself, In this film he does a good job Kangana has an extended guest appearance and she is okay Boman Irani is excellent in his role Mohanlal is terribly wasted Zayed and Sameera get to do some good stunts and are better then their previous performances considering there are seen after ages

I am writing a review after 6 months and the main reason was to alert the audience about this movie. The trailer which I saw was amazing and its expected that its a good thriller with Ajay and Anil in lead. But people plz take care as this is not an Ajay Devgan Movie. His role is just for 20 mins (plus song) in 135 min movie. Though he still shines in his small role. Anil Kapoor and Boman overacting bores a lot. Zayed and Sameera were impressive and there screen time is more than Ajay. Thank God Kangna role is just for 10 mins. Mohan lal is there but for what I really don't know. This is the first Priyadarshan movie which really disappoint me its mixture of 4 holly flicks (Unstoppable + Speed + Ransom + Taking Of Pehlam 123). Direction is very poor. I am giving this 3/10 (1 for Ajay devgan who shines in such a small role, 1 for Tere Bina song and 1 for Stunts)

What do you do when a country, a culture and their purveyors wrong you irreparably? You plant a bomb in a speeding train and hold the establishment to ransom.Taking a cue from Hollywood's most watched bomb-maro-bomb rush-hour excursions into plunder-land, Tezz springs forward as nicely-packaged film.Here we know Ajay Devgn is the closet terrorist. But since his fans won't like it, Devgn is, with due respect to Mira Nair, a reluctant terrorist, how reluctant, we won't reveal fully.Devgn has a back story with screen wife Kangna Ranaut, who in keeping with her character's British domicile, sports blonde hair. No, this is not a joke.Luckily, Priyadarshan's plot has a lot more going for itself than its leading lady's hair-to-stay problems. The director creates a game between 'terrorist' Devgn and cop Anil Kapoor who in true Hollywood style, is on the verge of retirement from service when duty beckons.There are enough men on duty on both sides of the law here to fill up one section of Tihar jail. The narration allows elbow-room for an army of actors laden with anxious motivations and tense expressions to match, all hurling like the speeding train towards an uncertain nemesis. Luckily, the plot finds itself a convincing finale. And we can go home feeling all is not lost for the slick action genre in Bollywood. There is hope.There are some jaw-dropping action sequences here. Some of them, like Devgn and Kapoor's fist-to-fist in the grand finale and the search for Devgn in a hospital's car park, are so expertly executed they make you forget how far Bollywood lags behind in the action genre from its firangi counterpart. But then again some of the stunts like the one where passengers from the bomb-threatened train climb into a safe train, are done clumsily.Curiously, Zayed Khan and Sameera Reddy who play Devgn's accomplices in the terror crime are given one extended chase sequence, each. They show remarkable agility in their given space. Ditto the film's technicians. Thiru S. Appan's camera looks at London with keen anticipation."He's Indian, not Pakistani," Boman confidently informs cop Anil Kapoor with a straight face.The absurdities don't swamp Tezz. True its title, the tale of a bomb and a Boman trying to diffuse the crisis, whizzes by at breakneck speed.Priyadarshan tackles what's a new genre for him, with pleasure and aplomb. Ajay Devgn, Anil Kapoor, Boman Irani, Sameera Reddy and Zayed Khan furnish a flavour of slickness to a story that holds your attention till the end.Not quite edge-of-the-seat, the thrills in Tezz are engaging enough to keep us watching.

Bollywood continues to borrow the script of Hollywood classics (Players, and now this) and yet can't even come close to them.Ajay was deported out of London having an illegal visa and had to stay away from his wife, kid for 4 yrs. He now wants to fight back and Zayed, Sameera help him because he had helped them stay illegally. They put a bomb on a train in London and demand cash in ransom. The movie borrows the idea of SPEED (below 60 and train explodes), then it combines the ideas of TAKING OF PELHAM & UNSTOPPABLE quite nicely, but doesn't execute them half as well as they did. The chase/action sequences in the midst of Sameera & Zayed are nicely done. Dialogues aren't worth mentioning in this thriller ride. The climax is quite predictable.Mallika's item number is passable. Zayed & Sameera have been smartly used where they don't need to show their acting skills. Boman Irani is his usual. Kangana doesn't get to do anything. Ajay Devgan being the lead, looks quite lethargic & Anil Kapoor even at 52 looks dynamic. PriyaDarshan has given some nice movies in the past, but this one isn't among his best.Despite decent content, the movie on the whole disappoints.