Ik Sandhu Hunda Si Movie Review: Punjabi Mania present before you the full movie review of recently released Punjabi movie titled 'Ik Sandhu Hunda Si'.
Cast: Gippy Grewal, Neha Sharma, Roshan Prince, Dheeraj Kumar, Pavan Malhotra, Vikramjeet Virk, Raghveer Boli, Babbal Rai, Jasprem Dhillon, Anmol Kwatra, Honey Mattu and Karamjeet Brar.
Director: Rakesh Mehta.
Producers: Bally Singh Kakkar.
Music: B Praak, Jay K and Desi Crew.
Genre: Action, Drama.
Running Time: 105 minutes (U/A certified).
Ik Sandhu Hunda Si Movie Review
The biggest notable point in the build-up to the recently released Punjabi movie titled 'Ik Sandhu Hunda Si' was its stellar cast. For a movie whose title revolved around one individual, the presence of so many aforementioned names was worth pondering about.
Having watched the movie, one comes to terms with the certitude that it is the presence of these many actors which bring out the best out of Ik Sandhu Hunda Si. From forming some of the best scenes in the movie to taking up culpability when required, these actors deserve applause for their respective performances.
Ik Sandhu Hunda Si majorly revolves around the life of Rajveer Singh Sandhu (Gippy Grewal), a student travelling from his village in Punjab to Chandigarh for higher studies. Sandhu's inclination towards student politics sees him become the President of PSUO (Punjab Student Union Organization).
PSUO's Surjeet Singh Grewal (Dheeraj Kumar) contesting against ISU's (Indian Students Union) Monty (Jasprem Dhillon) forms such a narrative which takes a toll on all the characters involved. Jass Grewal, who has written the script and screenplay of the movie, makes an honest attempt of portraying various nuances of student politics and its ramifications which even end up affecting Sandhu and Simran's (Neha Sharma) slightly forced romantic relationship.
A special mention in the writing department needs to be made of dialogue writer Prince Kanwaljit Singh whose ploy of giving equal importance to both the parties especially in confrontational scenes work exceedingly well in the movie.
Director Rakesh Mehta's earnest endeavour in association with Sham Kaushal's action sequences further improve the calibre of the movie. Right from making sure that the action sequences are believable and apposite to yielding out the right amount of emotions from his actors, Mehta puts forward an out and out popcorn entertainer.
Ik Sandhu Hunda Si, which stands tall on various fronts, experiences a slip-up when it comes to Rohit Dhiman's editing. Efforts made to trim the movie to make it crispy could have been done in an enhanced manner.
Coming back to the actors, seldom does Gippy Grewal give you a moment where you mistake him for his grand off-screen persona. Knowing that the movie would technically be based on Sandhu irrespective of all the other characters, Grewal gives it his all to appear praiseworthy on the celluloid. Actress Neha Sharma becomes successful in registering a confident debut in the Punjabi film industry.
Dheeraj Kumar and Roshan Prince (Gill), Sandhu's close aids in the movie, don't let the opportunity of getting identical emphasis on paper go waste. There is no hiding to the fact that Dheeraj Kumar's fans will remember the character of Surjeet Singh Grewal for a long long time.
Proving the old belief of a hero being as good as the protagonist in front of him true, one has to give it to Vikramjeet Singh Virk (Kaala) and Pavan Malhotra (MLA Jagtar Singh) for marshaling a strong anti-party. Malhotra, a tried and tested name that he is in both the Hindi and Punjabi industry, subjugates some of the scenes single-handedly.
Virk, on the other hand, justifies the role of an inch-perfect villain. From staunch dialogue delivery to a sturdy physique, Virk delineates why his casting was an inspired decision by the makers. Having done his second Punjabi movie after eight years, watch out for more of this actor doing his thing in the times to come.
Ik Sandhu Hunda Si also thrives because of its music. Two songs which standout in the movie are the title track in 'Ik Sandhu Hunda Si' and 'Ginti' - both sung by Angrej Ali.
While it would be easy to say that the movie could have been even better especially towards the climax, let us take small steps and cherish the devout efforts made by the whole team to deliver a potentially commercial potboiler revolving around fondness, fellowship and affray.
