Mum Bhai: Angad Bedi Kills It In This Cops And Gangsters Saga
Linus tackles things head-on. He takes sides in his analysis and it fits excellently with our editorial policy. No 'maybe's' and 'allegedly' for him, only things in black and white.
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By Linus Garg
First publised on 2020-12-01 11:33:56
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Linus tackles things head-on. He takes sides in his analysis and it fits excellently with our editorial policy. No 'maybe's' and 'allegedly' for him, only things in black and white.
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The Mumbai of the 1980s, when the streets turned red with the blood spilled by gang rivalries and the encounter specialist cop was born, continues to fascinate filmmakers. Films like "Once Upon a Time in Mumbai", "Shootout at Lokhandwala" and "Class of 83" have all depicted the Mumbai gang wars interestingly. Mum Bhai (made by Alt Balaji and streaming on Zee5) is an extension of this genre and keeps the viewer hooked mainly due to excellent pacing, interesting turns and brilliant acting.
The story is like any other. Bhaskar Shetty, a child in Mangalore being brought up by his mother, injures his teacher by stabbing his hand with a pencil. The scared mother sends his to Mumbai to live with Rama, an upcoming don. The child grows up to be an officer with the Bombay Police. He is drafted in the ATS squad and goes about killing gangsters. But mentored by Rama anna, he turns rogue. He starts accepting protection money from film producers, befriends a journalist who makes him a hero. Soon, he starts believing that he is really the larger-than-life figure the media has made him to be. In the process, he stamps upon too many toes and makes enemies across the board. The rest of the story shows how they try to pin him down and how he tries to upstage them.
Angad Bedi as Bhaskar Shetty is brilliant as the brave cop turned rouge. He gets the south Indian accent absolutely right and his body language is spot on. Sikander Kher, in his 80s get up, is a revelation. He underplays the part of the don Rama who treats Bhaskar as his younger brother and provides excellent support to Bedi. Sameer Dharmadhikari as Inspector Kharekar, Bhaskarâs immediate senior, is impressive as the cop who drafts the novice in the ATS but starts resenting him when he grows too big for his boots. Vishwas Kini as the journalist Shirodkar who plays power games is very good. Director Akshay Choubey keeps the story running with a fine understanding of the flow of things and does not let the attention flag. Mum Bhai is an engrossing watch.
