Bollywood
superstar
Akshay
Kumar's
much-awaited
movie
Once
Upon
A
Time
In
Mumbaai
Dobara
(OUATIMD),
that
released
on
August
15th,
has
failed
to
impress
the
film
critics.
Featuring
Akshay,
Sonakshi
Sinha,
Imran
Khan
in
the
leads,
OUATIMD
is
a
crime
gangster
film,
directed
by
filmmaker
Milan
Luthria.
OUATIMD
is
a
sequel
to
the
2010
film
Once
Upon
a
Time
in
Mumbaai.
OUATIMD
is
set
in
the
1980s
of
Bombay,
where
Shoaib's
sole
interest
is
the
supremacy
of
Mumbai,
but
his
heart
is
swayed
by
a
lovely
lady
called
Jasmine
(Sonakshi
Sinha).
The
film
commences
from
where
it's
prequel
Once
Upon
A
Time
In
Mumbaai
ended.
As
per
most
of
the
reviewers,
OUATIMD
doesn't
do
much
justice
to
it's
prequel
and
fails
to
create
ripples
amongst
the
audiences.
Most
of
the
critics
believe
that
there's
nothing
much
to
watch
out
in
Once
Upon
A
Time
In
Mumbaai
Dobara,
except
Akshay
Kumar's
super
performance.
Akshay,
who
plays
the
role
of
a
gangster
named
Shoaib,
is
the
soul
of
the
film.
Everything
else
in
the
movie
is
just
not
upto-the-mark
and
is
quite
boring.
Go
through
the
slider
to
check
out
the
critics
review
for
the
movie
Once
Upon
A
Time
In
Mumbaai
Dobara:
Bollywood
Hungama
(2
and
half
stars)
On
the
whole,
ONCE
UPON
AY
TIME
IN
MUMBAI
DOBAARA
has
a
powerful
second
half
and
the
drama/conflict
helps
the
film
regain
ground,
after
a
shaky
first
hour.
However,
the
fact
cannot
be
denied
that
ONCE
UPON
AY
TIME
IN
MUMBAI
DOBAARA
pales
in
comparison
to
its
prequel.
Koimoi
(2
stars)
OUATIMD
lacks
the
effervescence
and
naturalness
of
its
prequel.
Zee
News
(2
stars)
Once
Upon
Ay
Time
In
Mumbai
Dobaara
is
nothing
but
an
out
and
out
Akshay
Kumar
film
with
nothing
more
to
offer.
Rediff
(2
stars)
Akshay
Kumar
makes
some
of
those
lines
work,
but
things
have
gotten
far
worse
this
time
around.
Indian
Express
(One
and
half
stars)
After
all
the
shoot-outs
and
bang-bangs
are
over,
you
are
left
with
a
film
which
leaves
you
with
so
little
new
that
you
wonder
if
there's
any
juice
left
in
this
style
of
retro
gangsta
flick.
Or
are
we
heading
for
a
third-time-in-Mumbai-Tibara?
Oneindia
(Two
and
a
half
stars)
OUATIMD
has
a
bit
of
love,
melodious
music,
dashing
dialogues
and
action
and
yet
there
is
something
lacking
in
the
film.
Firstpost
Review
Featuring
an
utterly
awful
screenplay
and
more
overbearing
pulpy
dialogues
than
you
can
shake
a
fist
at,
the
unfortunately
named
and
spelled
Once
Upon
A
Time
In
Mumbai
Dobaara
is
a
plodding
and
tiresome
experience.