Ram Varma's sarkar was a worthy if somewhat underplayed adaptation of `Godfather, but it managed to convince most movie goers of its positives which exceeded the negatives ,Varmas sequel is troubled from the start where an NRI-POSH GIRL ANITA -AISHWARIYA RAI comes up with a multi billion doljar plan for an energy plant in the state ,but since it will displace 40000 villagers ,the plan is being fought over by some corrupt politicians and leaders, the plot gets more and more confused as at least 12 different parties are vying for supremacy and as sarkar Amitabh and his son are sincere to the state and will only allow a development which is beneficial to masses, the woman -NRI girl respects and likes this trait in Abishek ,but he is married with a pregnant wife ,who the people opposing the plant are going to fix for good by bombing the poor wife in his car ,this clears the way for Ash and Abi to indulge in romance but it is short-lived as the opposers of the project have Abishek shot as well ,leaving sarkar- Mr.Bachchan to sort the puzzle out as to who killed whom and why .

The movie is badly scripted with the villains very poorly developed but the flaw lies in the motivations ,these people did not need to kill to attain their goals ,they just needed to sit and talk amongst them selves ,but that is a luxury in this badly written script and instead we have blunders galore where a twist after twist is wasted without any logic,Abhisek,Ash and Amitabh give amenable performances in sketchy characters ,Ash hardly has a role and the villains and supporting actors are awful,the background score is a chant of Govinda and drumming fervently with montages of riots with burning bikes and riot police ,all the politicians are hoodwinking each other and in this bloody mess ,you are surprised to see a love story between ash and abhi,but it soon foils and then its vendetta time .

The weird surreal camera angles and zooms are really tasteless ,the eerie light make it look like Christmas carol or poltergeist and the ground level shots are disgusting with light flares juxtaposed on facial close-ups or,the surreal expressionist dark angles so celebrated in aag,

there is one oppurtunity to stage a good action a set piece where Abhi goes with 2 goons to free an opponent ,but the fight becomes a circus with 3 people overcoming an army with the whole gangster den on fire and a mess which will defy the logic this director made a masterpiece like COMPANY .

APART FROM THE BACHCHANS ACTING WHICH IS SERVICEABLE ,THERE IS NO JOY ,ART OR ENTERTAINMENT IN THIS MISERABLE POLITICAL THRILLER WHICH MAKES HULLA BOL LOOK LIKE CLASSIC ,AS FOR SARKAR THIS DOESNT EVEN COME NEAR THAT PHENOMENA .

as for ash she survives and it looks like she might make a third part too -god bless them all.