Very well executed

Stylish but barely mediocre overall

This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

RGV is known as the Boss of Underworld films of course this is earlier not anymore. D was a prequel to his COMPANY(2002) which he directed, this is directed by his assistant Vishram Sawant. The film is similar to COMPANY, it tells a similar story we have seen before, and sadly offers nothing new. However it's well handled, the film starts off with Randeep returning to India from Dubai where he worked as a mechanic, it moves a good brisk pace, it does have all standard RGV ingredients, thankfully not much excessive camera angles or background score something which haunts most of his recent films.Direction is good Background Music is goodRandeep Hooda who marked his foray as a solo hero after playing a small role in Monsoon Wedding, he plays the character,Ajay played in Company, he follows Ajay's style of acting too, which is apparent in many of his other films but yet leaves a huge impact Ruksar is okay,Yashpal Sharma, Sushant Singh are all fab, though they played such roles before, Goga Kapoor is good, rest mostly regulars of RGV are as usual, Chunky Pandey reprises his role from TEZAAB but thankfully is not loud here and does a good job,Isha Koppikar too is good

I was very keen in wanting to watch this Rgv movie as soon as I had seen the first look of it in 2005. Upon viewing it I was not disappointed. However the movie had suffered a serious hangover from Verma's previous movies like 'satya' and 'company'.The movie did not have much new to offer. There was an extension of a sub-plot from 'company' This being the 2 sons of a senior crime lord behaving in a negative manner towards their peers.If I compare this movie to Verma's earlier movie 'satya', 'D' depicted a more realistic transition of a individual turning in to a gangster. Though Randeep Hooda's character did not evoke much emotions or feelings as compared to J.D Chakraverthy. Most of the time he chooses to hide behind his shades and speak in a rock stone manner. The movie has a short running time of 100 mins, so the pace was very fast. The director and writer being newcomer vishram sawant wasted no time in moving with the plot. He tells the story from his perspective in the most honest way.Its inspired from Rgv's movies. The grittiness of Mumbai life and the local scenery is authentically used.****************************SPOILERS AHEAD************************* Inner gang rivalry is the subject here once again. But it is narrated from a different angle. Hooda is a mechanic who comes back to Mumbai due to sudden death of a relative. However he becomes a witness to a killing a nd is put under pressure to not testify by a crime boss, while being forced on the other side by the law to point out the culprits in a line-up. Later in wanting to get revenge he approaches goga kapoor's gang to join. But as he popularity increases, goga's 2 sons 'sushant' and yashpal' become jealous and attempt to hinder hooda's attempts to bring prosperity to the gang. The gang becomes segmented and each are designated their area of priorities. However rivalry becomes even more bitter.***********************END OF SPOILERS*********************** Without a doubt vishram sawant has proved that he can write and direct. There are many good camera angles both close and wide that he has used. Howver the dubbing is terrible and the there is hardly any background surround sound. Viewing pleasure would be enhanced if these two elements were given more consideration. The background score is fantastic and really suits the mood of the movie. Different pieces of music are used in accordance with what the scene demanded. Though it was used too much in some places when it there was no requirement for it. Randeep Hooda gives a just about acceptable performance as a gangster. There was room for improvement. He did not seem to get under the skin of the character. He did not frighten either. Goga acts well for his age but acted very confused in the second half. There is a lot of intensity in the second half of the movie as characters turn to brutal ways and creating misunderstandings about others.In the future I hope more good Indian gangster movies should release. However only time will tell. If you like verma's crime flicks, be sure to check this out.

Another mafia movie out of the RGV factory. First of all, set expectations right to enjoy the movie. Don't expect the brilliance of Satya, raciness of Company, or the impact of Ab Tak Chappan. Then you will end up actually enjoying the movie instead of panning it as just another mafia movie.I am surprised that they didn't promote this movie as the prequel to Company. Hollywood would have milked the angle. Hindi movies need to start doing it. But it is a "prequel" to Company, no questions about that. When seen in that angle you understand the motivation behind making the film.The biggest plus of the movie, like other RGV movies there is no sugar coating. The scene where Deshu is sitting and eating lunch in the chawl is so realistic of chawls in B'bay that you almost can touch and smell it. There is no Yash Chopra grandeur. The romance is gritty and real. There isn't too much dialogue in the movie which furthers the impact. There is no real need for it, you can extrapolate the dialogue from the situations. The background music is fitting. Another plus point of the movie is the focus on the story. The movie never veers from it. The story is about the rise of common man to that of a mafia don (Deshu). There aren't any sub plots to divert the attention of the viewer. The acting for most part is top notch. Rukshar (Bhakti Bhatnagar) who plays Deshu's girlfriend is the only one who doesn't command a screen presence.So whats the biggest minus ? Like I said before it doesn't leave you breathless a.k.a Satya. You have appreciate the mumbai tapori/mafia/colloquial setup to some degree to like the movie. If you are a fan of the afore mentioned movies. Its a must see.

Yesterday, I called my local desi grocer "Raja" and requested him to hold the DVD of the new release film from Ram Gopal Varma's Production, the movie "D". He kept the movie for me and I was the first one to remove the shrink wrap on it. I just couldn't wait and had to see it the same night. The much awaited prequel to the super hit movie, "Company" – the movie, "D".Before I do the postmortem of the movie, let me break all the myths surrounding this movie. Firstly, it's NOT a prequel to "Company"!!! The main character in the movie, Deshu (played by Randeep Hooda) is somewhat like Malik (played by Ajay Devgan from Company). The idea (I think) was to make a film on how Malik became the way he was. Some characters in the movie are similar… like the mob-boss with the back-ache but apart from that this movie doesn't even compare to the likes of "Satya" or "Company" The story line was so bad that the movie did not move at all. Thank god it was only 107 minutes and I was counting each one of them after the first 15. All the actors in the movie were desperately trying to act!! Chunkey Pandey I thought would make a come-back after being re-launched under Varma's banner but, I am sure he will probably go back to where he came from. Goga Kapoor, Shushant Singh and Yashpal Sharma were the only ones who I thought were doing justice to their characters. The cinematography was decent but you'll notice that each scene would start with some dialogs and then eventually be muted with a background score taking over. I don't know what the problem was… did the dialogs lack substance or were they delivered so poorly that they had to be faded out and overlaid by background score? If you use this technique once or twice then it feels like a great directorial touch, but you use it for every scene and it's almost like watching a silent movie!!! The plot (or the lack of it) of the movie is very similar to the plot we have seen in all the gangster movies that came out lately. A guy from the slums (Deshu) gets into a gang and reaches the peaks in a very short period of time. The mob-boss who is Deshu's mentor appreciates his brilliance and hard work and promotes him to the level he deserves. The 2 incompetent sons of the boss get jealous of Deshu's meteoric rise and want him killed. That's about it. No twist, no drama, no substance, no message. Just plain repetitive scenes of gory shoot-outs which were so poorly choreographed that they didn't even look real! I had a lot of expectations from Randeep Hooda after seeing him in "Monsoon Wedding" but he was a big let down with his expressionless face and the monotonously-fake-hoarse-voice. If the idea was to cast Hooda to do the young "Malik from Company" or a similar character like that, let me be the first to tell you that he isn't even one-tenth as effective as Ajay Devgan was. I don't think there will ever be a Bikoo Mhatre (Manoj Bajpai) again or at least for some years to come. I feel that we have just had enough of these Mumbai-Underworld-Gangster flicks and we should take a pause for some time.This was Vishram Sawant's directorial debut. I have no clue what made Varma give him a movie like "D". How does he scout out talent? I didn't see any in this movie for sure. OK folks, let me be clear… I am a great fan of Ram Gopal Varma. I love the movies he directs himself. "Satya" and "Company" are in the same segment with Scorsese's "Goodfellas" and Copolla's "Godfather". Even a horror flick like "Bhoot" could be put right next to William Friedkin's "Exorcist" but movies like "Darna Mana Nai", "Vastu Shaastra" and "D" were mere techniques of cashing out on the previous film's successes.I think RGV has this formula nailed down! If he sees a good script that will get him a big hit, then he directs it. If he sees that the script lacks substance but could be profitable then he just gives it to one of his deputies with the lowest budget possible and all the B-grade actors that he can get for cheap. He promotes these movies like crazy with his name on the banner bigger than the movie itself and cashes out in the first week of its premier. He handles these movies like a business transactions more than the passion he has for making films which is evident in his movies like "Shiva", "Satya" and "Company". Varma called his corporation "RGV Company" initially then he changed it to "The Factory"… with movies like "D" coming out pretty soon he will have to call it "The Assembly Line". I still have some hopes from "Sarkar" though which opens on July 4th here in the USA. Thank God that Varma directs it himself especially when he has The Big B and soon to be the Bigger B in his movie.If you have nothing else to do on a Sunday afternoon and you don't know how to kill time, I would recommend you watch this movie. You could learn a lot on how not to make a movie when you don't have anything to show. No points for guessing what my grade for this movie is!! Yes absolutely!!! It is "D"!!!