Some
of the other henchmen think that attacking Suraj would be a bad idea, since that
would cause Jai to send his gang people after their families, but Captain
Henchman (this is the guy who was the villain in Khal Nayak) says he
won't do that since Jai is a man of character. Does that mean he is implying
that they aren't? Anyway, I guess that's not important. As the men all laugh at
this hilarious observation, one of them rests his hand on a portrait of Oberoi's
daughter, Sapna. When Oberoi notices this, he instantly becomes serious and
orders the man to take his hand off of the picture. He clutches it to his chest,
and asks for Jai's brother's name once more. As it is uttered, we cut to a
volleyball game where we see the same shot of Suraj jumping into the air and
spiking the ball at least five times before the scene is over.
Everyone is having a grand time of it, as Suraj's team scores point after
point. We also have a truly disturbing mating dance performed by Raghu, Suraj's
pal. I can't describe what this looks like, other than some sort of muscle spasm
combined with The Twist. As that nonsense is going on, we have a few shots of
someone briefing a sniper on who Suraj is, and where he can be found. The
assassin takes the picture he's given and strides to his vantage point in
dramatic slow motion.
One
more plot to follow unfolds as we see Sardar's car pull up to Oberoi's place.
Sardar is ushered into the same living room the guys were planning Suraj's death
in the previous day. Sardar explains that his granddaughter is getting married
in a few days, and he would like to ask Oberoi to call a cease-fire in his war
against Jai so that they might have a nice peaceful wedding. He has spoken to
Jai already, and he agreed. Oberoi looks nervously around the room at his
lieutenants, and they all silently agree that they need to stop the assassin
post-haste. Oberoi plays it cool, and tells Sardar that he'll have no trouble
from him either. Oberoi then gives the order (in a generally vague way) to send
out the squad to find and stop the sniper.
The men outside leap into action, milling about with lots of energy but not
really knowing where to go. It's fine though, since the sniper is still walking
in slow motion towards his spot. We get to see Suraj leaping and spiking a sixth
time as the bullet with his name on it is loaded into the chamber of the rifle.
Now, perhaps it's a matter of pride or professionalism on display here, but I
would think that if I were about to snipe someone, I would load more than one
bullet. You know, just in case. There's a magazine attached to the gun, so I'm
not sure why he loads a single cartridge into the chamber directly, but I'm no
expert.
There's
lots of tension-free revelry as the volleyball game gets silly. The two teams
playfully goof off and manage to hit some of the spectators with the ball.
Meanwhile the sniper tries to draw a bead on Suraj with his unhelpfully marked
sight. I thought these things usually had crosshairs or some kind of point in
them so the shooter can tell where the shot will go, but this looks more like
they pointed the camera through a toilet paper tube. He struggles for a bit as
he tries to get a clear shot, but he is interrupted at the moment of truth by
one of Oberoi's henchmen. Whew, just in time, I was on the edge of my seat.
We have a hasty (and roughly trimmed) cut to Oberoi's office where the phone
is ringing. Oberoi is pacing the floor, and grabs for the phone. In a moment
that struck me as funny, he has picked up the wrong phone. He hangs up and
answers the correct line, and hears that the job has been successfully
cancelled. Oberoi muses to himself that he doesn't know whose luck has saved
Suraj's life!
We
cut to Jai's gang hideout where Suraj is being forcefully brought inside. The
ultra-tough and feared gang leader Jai Singh stops playing ping-pong (seriously)
when he sees Suraj is there. Jai lectures Suraj about not coming home for three
days, but Suraj doesn't see what the problem is. He playfully teases Jai about
being so worried, but Jai is concerned for Suraj's life. He tells the others
that Suraj is not to leave the clubhouse again. Suraj agrees, but says he has to
go out to tell his friend that he can't come out again. Jai intercepts him and
bodily carries him into Suraj's bedroom. He pins Suraj down and twists his arm
as he explains why it's important for him to do as he's told, and Suraj
reluctantly agrees to behave.
Jai tells him to get ready for a wedding, but Suraj doesn't want to go. Jai
beats him with a pillow and asks what happened to the agreement he just made to
do as he's told?
Maybe it's just me, but Jai is losing a lot of "tough guy points" here.
Playful roughhousing, pillow fights, etc. Not that this is a problem, but it
does take away from his menace a bit.
Some
of the other henchmen think that attacking Suraj would be a bad idea, since that
would cause Jai to send his gang people after their families, but Captain
Henchman (this is the guy who was the villain in Khal Nayak) says he
won't do that since Jai is a man of character. Does that mean he is implying
that they aren't? Anyway, I guess that's not important. As the men all laugh at
this hilarious observation, one of them rests his hand on a portrait of Oberoi's
daughter, Sapna. When Oberoi notices this, he instantly becomes serious and
orders the man to take his hand off of the picture. He clutches it to his chest,
and asks for Jai's brother's name once more. As it is uttered, we cut to a
volleyball game where we see the same shot of Suraj jumping into the air and
spiking the ball at least five times before the scene is over.
One
more plot to follow unfolds as we see Sardar's car pull up to Oberoi's place.
Sardar is ushered into the same living room the guys were planning Suraj's death
in the previous day. Sardar explains that his granddaughter is getting married
in a few days, and he would like to ask Oberoi to call a cease-fire in his war
against Jai so that they might have a nice peaceful wedding. He has spoken to
Jai already, and he agreed. Oberoi looks nervously around the room at his
lieutenants, and they all silently agree that they need to stop the assassin
post-haste. Oberoi plays it cool, and tells Sardar that he'll have no trouble
from him either. Oberoi then gives the order (in a generally vague way) to send
out the squad to find and stop the sniper.
There's
lots of tension-free revelry as the volleyball game gets silly. The two teams
playfully goof off and manage to hit some of the spectators with the ball.
Meanwhile the sniper tries to draw a bead on Suraj with his unhelpfully marked
sight. I thought these things usually had crosshairs or some kind of point in
them so the shooter can tell where the shot will go, but this looks more like
they pointed the camera through a toilet paper tube. He struggles for a bit as
he tries to get a clear shot, but he is interrupted at the moment of truth by
one of Oberoi's henchmen. Whew, just in time, I was on the edge of my seat.
We
cut to Jai's gang hideout where Suraj is being forcefully brought inside. The
ultra-tough and feared gang leader Jai Singh stops playing ping-pong (seriously)
when he sees Suraj is there. Jai lectures Suraj about not coming home for three
days, but Suraj doesn't see what the problem is. He playfully teases Jai about
being so worried, but Jai is concerned for Suraj's life. He tells the others
that Suraj is not to leave the clubhouse again. Suraj agrees, but says he has to
go out to tell his friend that he can't come out again. Jai intercepts him and
bodily carries him into Suraj's bedroom. He pins Suraj down and twists his arm
as he explains why it's important for him to do as he's told, and Suraj
reluctantly agrees to behave.
