Shootout at Lokhandwala (2007)

The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.

Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

In some ways, "Shootout at Lokhandwala" is typical of many Bollywood films. Even thought it's about gangsters and terrorists, these killers take time out for huge song and dance numbers! I really don't think these worked very well considering the subject matter in this film. However, in another way the movie is very unusual. It is one of the most violent Indian films I have seen--with a few particularly grisly deaths (such as seeing a close up of a woman being run over). In this sense, it certainly isn't typical!The film is based on actual real life events--so to some degree it had to be violent. After all, the thugs were horrible and violent people--there's no denying that. And, the ultimate showdown between them and the police DID result in a long standoff during which more than 1500 shots were fired! So, making it non-violent wouldn't have worked...though the film doesn't shy away from violence in the least. It's not a film to show small kids, that's for sure.As for the quality of the film, it's quite nice. The acting is fine and it was unusual to see Amitabh Bachchan playing a cop who is at times difficult to like. But the film, despite being exciting and well acted does occasionally degenerate into macho theatrics-- especially during the big finale--though I must admit that the cigarette scene and the coat rack was amazingly cool. Overall, it's a film best for folks who want a lot of action and killing. It might seem a strange film to folks outside India, as its end justifying the means angle is unusual to say the least.

It's a fast gripping movie with brilliant performances.Both Sanjay Dutt and Vivek Oberoi slip into their roles perfectly as if they were born for it.Loved Sanjay's style.The last 30 to 40 minutes of the movie is the soul of the movie. It is very well executed. You find yourself in dilemma of with who your sympathies lie, good guys or bad guys, and for me that is well achieved result for the director.What I absolutely hated in the movie are songs, they are just boring with a capital B. However the screenplay and every actors performances make up for it.I am absolutely giving the extra 1 point for Amitabh. He has a very little role but very impactful. I simply loved his attitude, confidence, sarcasm and authority he interrogated the policemen with.

The movie has a big star-cast but short on acting. The movie is based on rumor. This is the underworld of Mumbai Bhai's akin to the Mafia. The movie is a a long flash back defending the action of the Inspector of police where his modus operandi is questioned. The movie is one time watch for the action-ruthless and daring among the factions. Extortion is norm and payoff is spent on dance bars and biriyani. The movie that I really appreciated was "Chandni Bar" which shares similarities in a way but really well directed by Madhur Bhandarkar who seems to have some kind of hold on the Mumbai sub-culture. Inspite of the high priced above the line cast-there is not much scope for acting by any one in particular and no one really stand out nor make any dent. This is not a movie that I would brag about.

Been waiting for a movie like this ever since company.The performances from all actors especially sanjay dutt and vivek oberoi were explosive. Sunil shetty is the coolest cop ever seen in Hindi cinema.He carries off the angry man image with good dialogues.He is good in supporting roles like arbaaz khan who also played along well.The scenes between Khan and Maya are a must see.Amitabh might have overacted a bit during his cross examinations with the 3 cops but only he could have played the role well. The only negative points of this movie: The songs were dull and loud and action too was loud.Future gangster-cop movies should be made on true incidents like this. Only then will audiences feel the mood to see such movies.