But at the end of the day, you are SO not bothered about the protagonist or moved by his plight that all you want to do is take a nap. Erika, Sayyesha, Abigail all are fine in their characters. He acts well, tries to emote through his eyes. Ajay Devgn throws in his lot with the film. While the location shifts only a few thousand miles, events in the story are light years away from any sense or logic. It starts off in the Himalayas, reaches half the world away in Bulgaria. The story of Shivaay has more meanders than the river Nile. Review by Ananya Bhattacharya on India Today Prepare for action and stunts like never before. And even if you aren’t, Shivaay will make you one. If you’re an adventure junkie, Shivaay is the film for you. Shivaay’s survival and escape in the pre-climax part is rather unreal. But that itself is randomly scattered in the screenplay. The core of the story is based on the protagonist’s relationship with his daughter. The camera lingers on even when the characters have nothing new to offer. Indulgence is evident in the way the scenes are shot. Some of the scenes are so long and without a reason, you feel the editor was on vacation. The film had every reason to be at least 20 minutes shorter in length. As a director, Ajay Devgn is riddled with two major problems- editing and self-indulgence. When an actor decides to direct himself in a film that stars him, the result can be quite volatile. Shivaay Review by Sarita A Tanwar on DNA India To invoke a truly superb avalanche-filled film, this one may as well have been called Force Manure. Devgn might believe Shivaay is a piece of Shiv, but there’s an obvious typo there. Full marks for Ajay Devgn for being successful in extracting brilliant performances from the film’s cast.Įxcept in the Devgnverse, Nawazuddin Siddiqui is replaced by Vir Das - a decision that really tells you all you need to know about this film. That includes Ajay Devgn’s introduction scene, the avalanche incident amidst the mountaineering expedition, Gaura’s kidnapping scene and the chase that follows. There are a handful of scenes in the film that one should not miss at any cost. Ajay Devgn has successful incorporated the entertainment quotient in the form of action, which works as the right ingredient for the audiences. Even though the film’s setting, locales and actors are mostly foreign, the essence of SHIVAAY is totally Indian, which acts as a major connecting factor for the viewer. He has successfully managed to package the product named ‘SHIVAAY’ in the right manner so as to suit the taste of the cinegoers. Ajay Devgn comes out with flying colours as a director of SHIVAAY. Ajay Devgn has put his heart and soul as a director in SHIVAAY, which is pretty much evident in every frame of the film. It is however the climax that seems far too stretched than required. While the film’s first half is slow as it sets up the story, the second half becomes racy, engaging and taut, and is loaded with brillaint action sequences.
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There’s a good 2 hour action drama movie hidden in the 3 hour long movie.Īfter having made his directorial debut with U ME AUR HUM, Ajay Devgn dons the directorial hat for the second time with SHIVAAY. It is not that Shivaay is dull, there are quite a few entertaining sequences in it. There’s not much logic in the film but that could have been overlooked if it was entertaining. The writers of Shivaay are too literal in nature, too reliant on connecting the story of Shiva with Shivaay, but it all starts feeling a bit hollow after the first few minutes which showcase the beauty of the Himalayas (alas, the mountain scenes were shot in Bulgaria). Average Rating of All 'Shivaay' Review - 2.2 stars While the impact of negative reviews can’t be put in numbers, it certainly affected the multiplex business of ‘Shivaay’ on Day 1. Ajay showed the film to the press on Thursday evening and negative reviews were flashing across all media outlets more than 12 hours before the film released in theatres. Shivaay has received ‘below average’ reviews from critics, but it was never a film that was expected to win over the critics.