Rating:
2.5/5
Star
Cast:
John
Abraham,
Manoj
Bajpayee,
Nora
Fatehi,
Aisha
Sharma,
Amruta
Khanvilkar
Director:
Milap
Zaveri
Satyamev
Jayate
Movie
REVIEW:
John
Abraham
|
Manoj
Bajpayee
|
Aisha
Sharma
|
FilmiBeat
There's
a
man
lying
injured
in
the
shards
of
broken
glass
pieces.
John
Abraham
with
a
bundle
of
500
rupee
notes
in
his
hand
tells
him,
"Note
badle
lekin
neeyat
nahin."
For
starters,
that's
just
a
sneak-peek
into
what
John
Abraham-Manoj
Bajpayee's
Satyameva
Jayate
has
in
store
for
you.
Milap
Zaveri's
latest
outing
makes
you
time-travel
back
to
the
era
where
mass
entertainers
sold
like
hot
cakes!
While
the
theme
of
corruption
and
misuse
of
power
is
quite
relevant
in
today's
times,
the
filmmaker
prefers
to
give
it
an
out-and-out
commercial
treatment.
Speaking
about
the
plot,
Veer
(John
Abraham)
sets
out
on
a
killing
spree
to
eliminate
corrupt
cops
in
the
Mumbai
Police
force.
Our
hero
systematically
targets
the
bad
guys
and
burns
them
alive.
Well,
it's
his
sad
past
which
is
to
be
blamed
for
his
thirst
for
revenge.
Enter
Inspector
Shivansh
(Manoj
Bajpayee)
who
is
looking
out
to
trap
a
'bigger
fish' and
takes
up
the
task
of
nabbing
down
this
cop-killer.
Meanwhile,
when
Veer
is
not
doing
his
vigilante
act,
he's
busy
rescuing
puppies
from
the
dustbin
and
taking
them
to
Shikha
(Aisha
Sharma)
who
happens
to
be
a
vet
and
his
love-interest.
Well,
a
softie-heart,
tough
guy,
you
know!
The
rest
of
the
plot
revolves
around
how
Veer
and
Shivansh
try
to
outwit
each
other
in
this
cat-and-mouse
game.
Right
from
the
first
frame,
Milap
Zaveri
is
clear
that's
he
is
here
to
give
you
some
unbashed
entertainment
which
predominately
was
a
major
part
of
the
70s,
80s
and
90s.
The
one
where
the
wronged
hero
went
on
a
revenge
spree
and
mouthed
whistle-inducing
lines.
In
Satyameva
Jayate,
when
Milap's
writing
falters,
it's
the
'seetimaar'
dialogues
which
come
to
his
rescue.
The
twist
just
before
the
interval
catches
you
off
guard
and
is
a
good
one.
But
the
climax
leaves
you
tad
underwhelmed.
Also
the
film
could
have
been
trimmed
by
few
minutes.
John
Abraham
does
what
he
is
best
at-
flexing
muscles,
tearing
open
a
car
wheel
with
his
bare
hands
and
what
not!
The
action
is
filled
with
blood
and
gore.
Our
action
hero
also
gets
to
mouth
some
heavy-duty
dialogues
which
will
surely
bring
in
claps
and
whistles
at
the
single
screens.
Manoj
Bajpayee
adds
gravitas
to
his
role
and
makes
an
intriguing
opponent
for
John's
character
in
the
film.
Debutante
Aisha
Sharma
has
a
good
screen
presence,
but
ends
up
with
a
poorly-sketched
role.
Even
Amruta
Khanvilkar
doesn't
get
much
scope
to
perform.
Nora
Fatehi
raises
the
hotness
quotient
in
'Dilbar',
but
the
rest
of
the
songs
lack
a
recall
value
and
leave
you
highly
disappointed.
Satyameva
Jayate
is
like
some
old
wine
in
a
new
bottle
where
only
'dialoguebaazi'
gives
you
the
desired
kick.
Tossing
the
'how's
and
why's'
out
of
the
window,
this
flick
is
to
be
enjoyed
as
pure
guilty
pleasure.
I
am
going
with
2.5
stars.