Film: Shivaay
Director: Ajay Devgn;
Cast: Ajay Devgn, Erika Kaar, Abigail Eames and Sayyeshaa;
Shivaay is a cumbersome over-blown action drama. While the stunts are quite engaging at times, the drama is unbearable and unintentionally funny. It is hard to even bear with the characters, let alone devote nearly three hours of time to them. The performances are partially to blame.
Ajay’s strong-and-silent act had been done to death. Mercifully, he doesn’t try comedy here as he did in Action Jackson. Sad to see talented actors like Vir Das and Saurabh Shukla wasted in sketchily written parts.
Aseem Bajaj’s cinematography captures the bleak foreboding mood of the plot much better than any of the actors. Shivaay is not the light, fun, crackerjack Diwali film you’d like to sit through this festive season.