Movie Review: Radhe – Your Most Wanted Bhai.

Movie Review: ‘Radhe’
Rating: 3/5
Director: Prabhudeva
Cast: Salman Khan, Disha Patani, Randeep Hooda, Jackie Shroff

Set entirely in Mumbai, ‘Radhe Your Most Wanted Bhai’ is a Salman Khan actioner that doesn’t try to be anything else, ever. Radhe is an encounter specialist with 97 encounters and 23 transfers to his credit, in the last 10 years. Now, as the city is in the grip of a dreaded drug mafia, it’s time for Radhe to make a comeback and kick some butt. But between beating up the bad guys and saving lives, Radhe also finds time to flirt with his boss’ sister Diya (Disha Patani).

While it begins with a scene where the bad guy is bashing up another crook, a series of confrontation scenes between Salman and Randeep that follow are action-packed. The action choreography (by Myeonghaeng and Anbariv) is raw, brutal and with quite a lot of bloodshed.

Director Prabhudheva, of course, gives into many such temptations that potentially derail the narrative, but thanks to the relentless action and a formidable villain, the film remains watchable, in parts. Prabhudheva relies heavily on Salman’s star-power, style and swag to drive the narrative and it works when our leading man is packing a punch. But beyond the action, we are left with filmy dialogues, his lackluster chemistry with Disha Patani and humourless exchanges with Jackie Shroff, who plays Salman’s superior as a senior cop. Randeep Hooda is slick and savage in his act and makes every minute on screen, count. There are many other villains in this pack of baddies, who just end up being loud and over-the-top.