A list of one of the prolific directors of Bollywood will remain incomplete if Mahesh Bhatt isn\u2019t mentioned. He carved a niche for himself and impressed audiences and critics alike with his ability to handle light-hearted musicals as well serious, intense dramas with equal panache. One of his memorable films in the latter category was SADAK [1991]. The film was appreciated for its performances, particularly Sadashiv Amrapurkar as the villainous Maharani, subject and music. 29 years later, Mahesh Bhatt decides to take this story forward with SADAK 2. It is a significant film as it also marks Mahesh Bhatt\u2019s return to direction after almost 21 years. That it\u2019s the first film of his daughter Alia Bhatt with the Bhatt\u2019s Vishesh Films banner also makes it special. So does SADAK 2 manage to entertain and thrill audiences just like the first part? Or does it fail to entertain? Let\u2019s analyse.<\/p>\n
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SADAK 2 is the story of a girl trying to expose a powerful godman. Aryaa (Alia Bhatt) has lost her mother Shakuntala to cancer but she feels that it\u2019s because of the involvement of a godman Gyaan Prakash (Makarand Deshpande). Her father, Yogesh Desai (Jisshu Sengupta) is a devout follower of Gyaan Prakash and he fails to realize the truth. He even gets married to Shakuntala\u2019s sister Nandini (Priyanka Bose), also a follower of Gyaan Prakash. Aryaa meanwhile starts an online campaign against this godman and gets close to 2 lakh followers. It also helps her meet Vishal (Aditya Roy Kapur) and both soon start a relationship. All is going well but one day, Gyaan Prakash attempts to kill Aarya by sending a henchman. Vishal, however, kills the henchman for which he\u2019s jailed. Aryaa is sent to a mental asylum and falsely declared mentally ill. Her online activities are also ceased. She, however, escapes from the hospital and decides to go to Mount Kailash. This is because her 21st<\/sup> birthday is round the corner and her mother had wished that she visit this holy place on this important day of her life. She books a cab three months in advance from Pooja Travels and Tours, run by Pooja (Pooja Bhatt) and her husband Ravi (Sanjay Dutt). After Pooja accepts the booking, she dies in a road accident. Ravi is shattered and turns suicidal. This is when Aryaa lands up at his place and demands to go to Ranikhet from where she\u2019s supposed to take a chopper to Mount Kailash. Ravi reluctantly accepts the booking, because of Pooja\u2019s reference. The journey begins and both end up telling each other about the sorrows of their lives. Incidentally, Vishal, too, gets released from the prison and he also joins in the journey. Unfortunately, Gyaan Prakash\u2019s men catch up with the trio. The godman sends his most devoted disciple, Dilip Hathkataa (Gulshan Grover), to finish them off. What happens next forms the rest of the film.<\/p>\n Mahesh Bhatt and Suhrita Sengupta’s story is illogical and all over the place. There\u2019s no head or tail to the plot and it\u2019s shocking that it even got approved. Mahesh Bhatt and Suhrita Sengupta’s screenplay fails to improve the weak plot. There is so much the writers could have done as they had taken up a burning topic of fake godmen. It\u2019s astonishing that they let go of this huge opportunity. Instead, they resorted to cheap gimmicks and twists and turns which ends up putting off audiences. Mahesh Bhatt and Suhrita Sengupta’s dialogues are nothing special.<\/p>\n Mahesh Bhatt’s direction doesn\u2019t work. Direction has always been his forte but here, he doesn\u2019t seem to be in form at all. There are glaring loopholes in the film and his execution does nothing to hide them well. Vishal, for instance, is jailed for murdering a man. By Aryaa\u2019s own admission, the cops arrested him because they were ordered to do so by Gyaan Prakash. Yet, how on earth he manages to get released from the prison is something that goes bouncer. The twist in the track of Yogesh Desai also is very unconvincing. The worst is however reserved for the climax. From the scene where Ravi feeds a sedated cake to Aryaa and Vishal, to Ravi entering a powerful godman\u2019s place with ease, the last 20 minutes will make it difficult for viewers to tolerate.<\/p>\n Aditya Roy Kapur on SUCCESS of Malang, Akshay Kumar, EK VILLAIN 2 with John, Sadak 2 | Fan Questions<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n