Virudhh or Vrudhh??

The angry young man of Bollywood now becomes the angry old man in Virudhh to combat allegations that his dead son is a drug peddler. The movie has a pretty interesting storyline which has some stellar performances by ‘once meek now resolute’ Amitabh Bachchan and ‘school principal turned strength of the family’ Sharmila Tagore. John Abraham as the dead son is impressive, so is Sanjay Dutt in a cameo. It's interesting how storylines are written these days with the older generation in mind.

Do keep an eye on the over the top inclusion of surrogate advertisements during the movie. See how many products you can spot . The cast knowingly and willingly promote products that are sometimes tied into the movie storyline and sometimes leave you wondering whether the intermission just set in. I understand it is a novel way of branding, but please don’t make the viewers bear the brunt of it.

Nevertheless, do watch this movie for the essence of family values that this film tries to portray and for the performances by the top stars.

My Take - Hmmm! ■■■■■