The story is simple, about many outlaws on the run.
For instance, characters tormented by ghosts of their guilt see these ghosts frequently and simultaneously, as if haunted to the very same degree.Īlso read: Isn’t It Romantic movie review: Priyanka Chopra finally justifies her presence in Hollywood Ashutosh Rana plays the brutal cop chasing down the brigands.
Shot breathtakingly by Anuj Rakesh Dhawan, this may be Chaubey’s best crafted film, but feels superficial, and is needlessly heavy-handed by way of metaphor. The question is loaded, and while the film does provide possible answers to ponder, it doesn’t engage deeply or philosophically with them. The word ‘baaghi’ is best translated as ‘rebel’ instead of ‘dacoit’ or ‘bandit,’ but what is their cause? The film poses the question early on, one character asking in as many words: “If the dharma of the policeman is to catch the rebel, what is the dharma of the rebel?”
The one laughing is the optimistically named Vakil Singh, played by a phenomenal Ranvir Shorey, throwing his head back to confront the futility of his life and struggle.