One Line Review: Sanak is an action film that can be enjoyed, but only for its action sequences and for the limited amount of comedy that it provides in the film.
YouTube Trailer Sanak
Starring: Vidyut Jammwal, Rukmini Maitra
Director: Kanishk Varma
Release Date: Oct 15, 2021
Introduction
Sanak, a Hindi-language action film, was recently released on Disney+ Hotstar, and it will be available on the streaming service this Friday. The film is directed by Kanishk Verma and produced by Zee Studios and Sunshine Pictures in association with the latter. Vidyut Jammwal, Rukmini Maitra, Neha Dhupia, and Chandan Roy Sanyal are among the actors who appear in the film’s lead roles.
The film has a total running time of just under two hours (1 hour 56 minutes) if you include the end credits, and it concludes with a dance number in typical Bollywood fashion.
Plot analysis
Sanak is a fictional character who follows Vivaan Ahuja and his wife, Anshika. Because of the appearance of a genetic disorder, she is required to be admitted to the hospital immediately. But once they’ve arrived at the hospital, Vivaan and his wife quickly realize that there’s a lot more at stake than just their health: both of them could lose their lives as a group of international terrorists seize control of the facility. The Mumbai Police Department is unable to provide much assistance or even enter the hospital. Vivaan must then take action on his own to assist not only his wife, who is trapped as a hostage on a different floor but also the other people who have been trapped with her.
Vivaan will go to any length for his wife, Anshika, even if it means being held hostage in a medical facility. Will they be able to survive this race against the clock?
Special thing about sanak
Sanak is almost like a compilation of all of your favorite Bollywood action movies rolled into one. It is, on the other hand, infinitely better written, whether in terms of dialogue or the entire script in general, than the original. The film achieves an excellent balance between building tension and then resolving it with a few comedic sequences here and there throughout the film. However, there is the issue of the side characters being underdeveloped, and there is a distinct lack of dimensionality even in the leads’ characters’ personalities.
When it comes to the action sequences, there’s also a level of innovation that you wouldn’t necessarily see in other action films. Instead of the action sequences appearing repetitive and redundant as they do in other films of the same genre in this one, the film features a variety of them, each of which surpasses the one that came before it. It accomplishes this through the use of imaginative props. The fact that action sequences are being shot in a hospital is at the heart of all of this, as it is a completely novel concept in and of itself.
Vidyut Jammwal
Vidyut Jammwal excels at action scenes, but unfortunately, this does not translate to scenes that require a more subtle level of emotion from the actor. The acting appears to be flat, which only serves to emphasize the one-dimensionality of the characters in question. Otherwise, the lighthearted banter between the characters contributes little to the overall quality of the movie. Several dialogue exchanges are cringe-inducing, and the fact that the characters are so flat only makes the situation worse, as previously stated.
Overall, the film attempts to defy the conventions of its genre, but only succeeds in making them more pronounced. Vidyut Jammwal is excellent in action sequences, but he falls short when it comes to acting. Some of the other characters are given little room to develop and appear to be only there to help the story move forward. They flit in and out of the story as it suits their needs at the time. Even though it makes an attempt to be one of the best films of its genre, it is actually only mediocre in terms of its conception of the material.
Conclusion
Sanak is an action film that can be enjoyed, but only for its action sequences and for the limited amount of comedy that it provides in the film. Aside from that, it isn’t a particularly compelling piece of jewelry.
