Rotten
Filmmaker Mani Ratnam leavens his trademark politically charged melodrama with a smoking belly dance by sultry Mallika Sherawat and a wet-sari number for the stunning Rai.
Maitland McDonagh, Time Out New York
Guru
Think big, think ahead and think fast.
2007 · 2h 46m · Not Rated
Drama, Romance
Directed by
Mani Ratnam
Overview
A villager, Gurukant Desai, arrives in Bombay in 1958, and rises from its streets to become the biggest tycoon in India.
Director and cast
- Mani Ratnam Director
- Abhishek Bachchan as Gurukanth Desai
- Aishwarya Rai Bachchan as Sujata Desai
- Mithun Chakraborty as Manik Dasgupta
- R. Madhavan as Shyam Saxena
- Vidya Balan as Meenakshi "Meenu" Saxena (Jalkukdi)
- Arya Babbar as Jignesh
- Roshan Seth as Judge
- Mallika Sherawat as Champa
- Prathap Pothan as K R Menon I.A.S.
- Sachin Khedekar Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
83%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The film is a triumph of casting: In a role that is often about the sheer steamrolling force of his character's personality, Abishek Bachchan's attention to detail makes Guru accessible rather than intimidating, admirable but also plausible.
David Chute, L.A. Weekly
Fresh
Strongly cast, long-limbed yarn contains some of Ratnam's best stuff in its first half but script weaknesses mar the later going and film's overall impact.
Derek Elley, Variety
Fresh
There is a lot to engage the eye and the ear in Guru.
Susan Walker, Toronto Star
Fresh
Mani Ratnam's often absorbing Guru is sort of a Bollywood Citizen Kane, a decades-spanning drama with a compelling Abhishek Bachchan as a ruthless Indian business tycoon who refuses to take no for an answer.
Lou Lumenick, New York Post
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