Gabbar Is Back Movie Review
1 May 2015
Gabbar Is Back movie review: what critics say (29)
What critics say Critics are divided: 4 of 28 rated critics gave it 3.5 or more, 15 gave it 2 or less. Praised: the music.
The trouble with this remake of a Tamil actioner is the trouble most such products are beset with: same strange lost-in-transmission flavor which doesnt transfer, mustachioed bad guys who look as if theyve showed up from a…
Read the full reviewDumbed down to a ridiculous degree, the film €” directed by hotshot Telugu director Krish €” tries to be a less-pathetic version of Salman Khans Jai Ho and might have succeeded on that count were it not for an absolutely daft…
Read the full reviewThis loud movie predictably offers kindergarten representations of Indian corruption, and even the execution is awful.
Read the full reviewFrom the clumsy plotting and a manipulative back-story featuring a visibly disinterested Kareena Kapoor, to the been-there-seen-that action scenes and the uninspired score, theres little to recommend in this movie.
Read the full reviewGabbar Is Back knocks the bottom off the action genre with a breathless ode to Swach Bharat. The film may appear louder-than-life to the dainty-hearted.
Read the full reviewWatch it if you want to re-see Akshay Kumar's superhuman antics, which he's pretty much mastered by now - Rowdy Rathore, Boss, Khiladi 786, ad nauseam, ad infinitum.
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What we know
A vigilante network taking out corrupt officials draws the notice of the authorities.
Trailer
Cast and crew
Akshay KumarProfessor Aditya / Gabbar
Shruti HaasanShruti
SumanDigvijay Patil
Jaideep AhlawatC.B.I Officer Kuldeep Pahwa
Sunil GroverHawaldar SadhuramIIshita VyasVeenaSShruti BapnaLakshmi
Kareena Kapoor KhanSunaina
Ravi PrakashRavi
Manoj ChandilaVikas Patil
Ninad KamatPolice Inspector
Saanvi TalwarReporter Where to watch in India
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Day-wise India net starts on 1 May 2015. Advance booking and every day's figure are on the box office page.
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Questions
Is Gabbar Is Back worth watching?
Critics rate it below average: 2.3 out of 5, with 9 of 28 critics recommending it.
When did Gabbar Is Back release?
1 May 2015.
Who is in the cast of Gabbar Is Back?
Akshay Kumar, Shruti Haasan, Suman, Jaideep Ahlawat, Sunil Grover, Ishita Vyas, Shruti Bapna, Kareena Kapoor Khan.
Who directs Gabbar Is Back?
Krish Jagarlamudi.
What do critics say about Gabbar Is Back?
29 critic reviews are on this page, with a Critic Score of 2.3 out of 5. Each one shows the critic, a short excerpt and a link to the full review.