Producer: Prakash Jha
Director: Prakash Jha
Star Cast: Priyanka Chopra, Prakash Jha, Manav Kaul, Rahul Bhat, Ninad Kamat, Jagat Singh, Murli Sharma, Vega Tamotia, Sambit Samal, Queen Harish, Mikhail Yawalkar & Master Ayush Mahesh Khedekar
Music: Salim – Suleiman
Director Prakash Jha has made many milestone movies in his career but since the release of his film Gangaajal he has concentrated on hinterland themes. Even in Jai Gangajal he revisits the place, but this time his focus is mainly on the relationship between the society and the police.
The plotted scenario of Jai Gangajal opens with the corrupt cop B. N. Singh (Prakash Jha) and his nexus with the local MLA Babloo Panday (Manav Kaul) and his wily brother Dablu Pandey (Ninad Kamat) followed by the local henchmen Munna Mardani (Murli Sharma). At this juncture Abha Mathur (Priyanka Chopra) is appointed as the 1st female SP of Bankipur district, Madhya Pradesh. Abha then decides to weed out the rampant corruption of Bankipur – Lakhisarai district, for this she goes against the local MLA Babloo Pandey and his entire coterie of henchmens.
Performance wise Jai Gangajal mainly revolves around the trio of B. N. Singh, Babloo Pandey & SP Abha Mathur. Prakash Jha in his debut acting role as a corrupt but reformed cop is picture perfect. And as a director too he has made a very gripping thriller which has a mass appeal. Manav Kaul as the local MLA has delivered a par excellence act. As for Priyanka Chopra as the 1st female SP is superb. Even the rest of the cast, comprising of Rahul Bhat, Ninad Kamat, Jagat Singh, Murli Sharma, Vega Tamotia, Sambit Samal, Queen Harish, Mikhail Yawalkar & Master Ayush Mahesh Khedekar, is adequate and helps in carrying the story forward.
But It is the excessive length of the movie and the routine musical score by Salim – Suleiman which proves to be a stumbling block.
Tail Piece: Facing no opposition in the coming week, Jai Gangaajal will surely prove to be a gaining proposition at the Box Office turnstiles.
