Awesome Movie

If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

Excellent characters with emotional depth. My wife, daughter and granddaughter all enjoyed it...and me, too! Very good movie! You won't be disappointed.

Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

Back in those days, Salman Khan was a highly popular star, and to his credit he had hardly been part of those big-budget films made by Chopra, Ghai and the likes. Khan is a good entertainer, and a great strength of his is that he never seemed to consider himself a particularly good actor, neither did he really pretend to take the acting part of acting too close to heart. It was all about a good presence and a likably honest persona. In this film he actually does seem to try to show the opposite, but sadly he never manages to turn it into something particularly special since the film is not very good in the first place. Khan apparently just doesn't have the right flair for choosing the right movies. This is the same age old story of pride and honour, love and sacrifice, principles and values, rape and revenge, and they hardly ever ring true. They could have, had they been tackled by a more competent and imaginative writer or director. But the result is a stale, highly outdated film which doesn't work in spite of Khan's presence. The story lacks any possible depth and conviction. Then we have the usual heroine, played by Shilpa Shetty, whose appearance is basically restricted to the lavish songs. Speaking of songs, there's a nice number called "Hum Tumko Nigahon Mein". The action scenes are not that bad, relatively speaking, but they are typically exaggerated and all stretched out, just like the film itself.

Garv is a story of three brave, honest and dutiful cops Arjun Ranawat, Samar Singh and Haider Ali Khan. Samar Singh wants the state to be a crime free state with the help of encounter specialist Arjun Ranawat and Haider Ali's team force. But they can't help him because the powerful politician Kashinath Trivedi, Yeshwant Pandey etc. made the state corrupted by staying connected with the underworld don Zafar Supari. Salman's role as a serious encounter specialist Arjun Ranwat is a good ingredient of the movie. After a long long time Salman figured out himself in such a serious role with no-nonsense manner, which previously he made habit in David Dhawan's directions. He could have become a good role model for the entire policemen if the movie did better than a below average (as per box-office report) outcome. But Shilpa Shetty's role here seems out of requirement as she had no much role to impress the audience just than a bar dancer and later a housewife. Last but not the least, Garv walks in the same route to Sarfarosh but the carriage is not as strong and normal as the latter one.

Salman plays Arjun Ranawat, Inspector is a terror to the underworld. The underworld has tried time and again to get rid of him, but has failed.Amrish Puri plays a Sr. Inspector samar Singh who is a very honest. When Samar comes to know that Kashinath Trivedi has won the election, he puts his resignation. The reason being Kashinath Trivedi is a corrupt politician and has got underworld connection too.Zafar Supari played by Mukesh Rishi, the self-declared king of underworld is delighted too as he is happy that he can reign again. Though Samar Singh resigns from his job, two honest police officers Arjun Ranawat and Hyder Ali (Arbaaz Khan) are the thorns in their path. They won't allow Kashinath Trivedi and Zafar Supari sit in peace. They try the usual method of divide and rule among them in which Hyder Ali is killed. The blame is put on Arjun Ranawat who is suspended from his duty. Trial continues against him in connection with Hyder's murder as well as his alleged affair with his sister too played by a small time actress Akshanksha. How Salman defends his case and proves his innocence is the story of the movie. He also has to take revenge of Hyder Ali'e murder.Anupam Kher plays the role of Tyagi, a lawyer who defends cases against Zafar Supari and Kashinath Trivedi. All the characters are good and justified their role. Directed by Puneet Issar, for a change Salman has acted very well.

I had huge expectations for the film. There was quite a bit of hype for the film, considering it is Salman's first film since his last film, the excellent critically acclaimed Tere Naam. One thing going against the film is the fact so many cop flicks have been released eg Khakee, Ann, Police Force etc. Out the ones released Khakee being the best one.However, Salman Khan's bravado performance was awesome. Salman Khan is the best in the industry at portraying intimidating characters. Tere Naam is another example of this. Salman Khan makes it believable. At the same time he easily portrays the good son, good brother, good friend and lover at the same time.Punnet Isaar's script is too outdated to work in this era. Baghban was an exception , however that film had an emotional appeal as the basis of the story happens in this day and age still. Overall, just watch it for Salman Khan's bravado performance. As an overall film, it is poor.