Banner: Geetha Arts

Director: A.R. Murgadoss

Producer: Allu Arvind, Tagore Madhu, Madhu Mantena

Cast: Aamir Khan, Asin, Jiah Khan, Pradeep Rawat

Rating: 4/5

Intelligent, violent and packed with a freshness that Hindi cinema hasn't seen in a long time is what Ghajini offers. At the outset it is important to clarify that Ghajini is as similar as Memento as Novo is to the same film. That is to say that yes the idea of short term memory loss is similar, as is the fact that the character remembers only a few minutes of his life, but the manner in which this concept is executed has nothing similar to Memento.

It's Aamir Khan all the way and that's who you should be laying eyes on throughout the film. Ghajini follows Khan's character Sanjay Singhania through his turbulent past and his violent present. Rich, famous and totally in love is what Sanjay was, before a violent incident caused him to remember all but 15 minutes of his life. Entrapped in those 15 minutes is the loss of his love Kalpana (Asin), her killer and the reason for his condition - Ghajini (Pradeep Rawat).

Out to seek revenge is what Sanjay puts his life towards. But with strong memory as his enemy, Sanjay is left to seek revenge using all but pictures and memos. Somewhere down the line enters Sunita (Jiah Khan), who initially fears Sanjay but then having learnt the truth, is set out to help him. Alternating between a half remembered past and a revengeful present, Sanjay lives, breathes and sleeps only seeking to avenge his love's death.

One of the main reasons Ghajini works is because despite the rather intricately woven story, Ghajini is simple to understand. Even the characters are fairly simple to comprehend and look their part. So in essence you pretty much don't have to break your head trying to figure out who is who. Almost old school of types, Ghajini has the quintessential love story, villain and the aid; yet these are used ingeniously through the film. Yes it does take you into a tangent establishing the love filled relationship between Khan and Asin, but unlike many films where flashbacks do nothing for...

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