‘Kabzaa Movie Review: Upendras Actiondrama Is A Dreary, Tepid ‘KGF Rehash

Let's get this out of the way first – even before its release, Kabza was supposed to be the modern day KGF in terms of look , genre, taste and gang formation. Lead star Upendra himself said that director R Chandru was inspired by both Prashanth Neil's films. But Kabaza makes one wonder if "inspired" is a meaningless phrase, as the entire film begins to falter, feeling like a rushed KGF slide, filled with empty shells of everything that made the films Nisei Niel. In Masala Cinema.

God knows why and how, Head Constable Bhargav Bakshi (played by Kichcha Sudeepa Ananth Nag from KGF) gathers all the villains of the city (again God knows) and tells the story of yesterday's gang of robbers. The story begins in 1945 when a young woman (Suda) is forced to migrate from the North Indian village of Sankara Nagara with her two sons Arkeshwara and Sankeshwara after her freedom fighter husband Amareshwara is killed by enemy forces. . When the three arrived in the southern Indian city of Amarapura, they began a humble life as flag sellers.

Decades pass and Arkeshwara (Upendra) becomes an Air Force officer. Meanwhile, we are introduced to the political struggle between Amarapura's leader, Veer Bahadur (Murali Sharma) and Khalid Bhai, the head of the endless hierarchy of mafia. We also learn that Arkeshwara is in love with Veer's only daughter, Madhumati (Shriya Saran). Things go awry when Khalid's son comes to town, kills an innocent woman on the road and bites a bullet from Sankswara to show his power. Filled with rage, the Khalids kill Sankeshwara... and this creates Arkeshwara, the Archa. Everything that happens will happen according to the simplest predictions that can be made based on this situation.

Defying all odds and rising to the top, a gang member himself is an old premise for a story that requires other unique elements to create interest. But what we see in Kabza is a series of shootouts and action scenes where Arca kills literally anyone and everyone he comes across in a video game-like series of boss missions.

The film is so flat that it doesn't feel any connection to the characters or the plot. We never worry about Arcane's fate. The only interesting thing about KGF is that unlike Roki Bhai, Arkan is initially presented as a lawmaker who believes in justice. The characters of Shriya and Sudha (the mother who gives her the right to fight fire with fire) are less central to the narrative than Srinidhi Shetty in KGF .