SARDAAR JI 2 - Movie Review

Rohit Jugraj directs SardaarJi 2, the sequel stars Diljit Dosanjh, Monica Gill, Sonam Bajwa and Jaswinder Bhalla in the lead roles. The SardaarJi team are back with the sequel and they sure lived up to the hype and managed to top the first film with a well-crafted movie altogether. The first half of the film piles the comedy and hysterical entertainment in this fast paced start whilst the second half, despite maintaining a bit of that comedy, it tends to become more of a rollercoaster ride with emotional attachment to it adding a bit of a change to the mood.

POSITIVES

•  Credit needs to be given to the writers and the team behind the film who have without a doubt managed to top off the first film, a sequel that needed to be just as good, if not better. The dialogues were remarkable, noteworthy one-liners that the audience will walk away cherishing with laughter. The dialogues were so good that it made this entertainer, a film that you just did not want to look away from.
• The performances were top-notch. Each of the cast members played their roles really well, leaving a outstanding appreciation. As for the comedy aspects, the acting was timely and felt it was carried out with perfection making this the type of movie that you would not want to see, coming to an end.
•  The creative department, attention-grabbing scenery and camera work that requires to be praised for a Punjabi film as well as prominent input from the filmmakers to ensure the typical flashback scenes were not utilized very often as it usually tends to be done. There is a particular scene of the present, the past, childhood and elderly all added in one scene. That was amazing to see and raises eyebrows with such execution being well made to help narrate the story. There were other scenes with cloning of Diljit, this was created nicely, leaving no room for distraction and made to look realistic rather than overly fake.

NEGATIVES

• Some scenes do end up jumping from one to another, leaving loopholes in the story that is being showcased. This did not feel smooth and lacked the innovative transition in the odd few scenes where it was quite evident. Down to the faults in the certain parts of the script where a build up was occurring but then instantly moved on to the next scene. This happened a few times, but it quickly keeps you away from recalling this as you are surrounded by comedy scenarios. 
• There also were scenes in the screenplay that did not gel well enough together leaving a questionable thought at first, whilst I did see several scenes that could have been neglected as it had no significant bearing on what was to transpire ahead, this did not elaborate the scenes to the fullest.

CAST

• DILJIT DOSANJH (Jaggi) - SardaarJi needs no analysis; once again he proves his worth with one of the finest performances. He seems to do no wrong and continues to maintain the 'King of Panjabi Cinema' label and demonstrating it with such finesse of onscreen presence. Diljit Dosanjh, the soul of the film carries it with his comedy credentials and maintains a solid, engaging and captivating performance to lure the audience in to being glued to the film. He was funny, amusing and is the type of character you just do not want to see go away from the screen. 
• MONICA GILL (Sohni) - Being the hostile type of individual at first and independent character, Monica was an exciting watch. A rising face in the cinema and yet once again she proves to be an ideal and likeable character. She performed well in the film bringing the action and the tension to the movie. She has left a great impression and she should be proud of the way she performed as it gave a female character some good importance in a film as most movies tend to be male dominated 
• SONAM BAJWA (Diljot) - Sonam continues to have an input and despite playing second fiddle to Monica, Sonam still manages to keep pace with the rest and this was great to watch, adding more drama within the love triangle and story. Both actresses worked well with Diljit as well as with each other, the platform to give females a worthy role and a significant role was a delight to watch and their roles did justice to the film, credit goes to them both as Sonam brings the calmness to the scenes. 

RATING

Overall, I would rate SardaarJi2 a rating of 4/5. Have to applaud the creative mindset behind the film, assuring that the sequel did well enough to try and beat the first film and I truly believe this has been accomplished. The film was packed with it all, from comedy to drama, tension and action with a touch of romance just to blend it in. The characters played with flair and the story was an interesting concept, allowing characters to nurture in way more than what you as an audience could have imagined. Highlight from the film would definitely be the dialogues, which were superbly written in making sure SardaarJi2, was an entertaining watch. Yes the film does have loopholes at times but it never derails the attention from the comedy and the Desi-ness from it, allowing pure packing of a film.