The
Gaurdian
I'm
just
going
to
cut
to
the
chase
-
Gabbar
is
Back
is
a
film
to
be
received
with
the
same
enthusiasm
one
would
reserve
for
news
that
anti-vaxxers
were
engineering
the
return
of
whooping
cough.
Filmfare
Classic
movies
are
sacrosanct.
Tamper
with
them
and
you're
guaranteed
to
err
more
often
than
not.
Gabbar
Is
Back
is
one
such
endeavour.
Based
on
AR
Murugadoss'
Ramanaa
from
2002,
this
film
attempts
to
tell
a
story
about
one
man's
fight
against
...
Desi
Martini
Gabbar
is
Back
rides
on
the
back
of
this
sense
of
futility
and
gives
us
Gabbar,
a
vigilante
who
believes
in
killing
off
corrupt
officials
in
order
to
scare
others
into
submission
and
thereby
clean
up
the
system.
Each
system
that
has
malaise
in
it
is
attacked-
the
...
Bollywood
Trade
The
unknown
anti-corruption
crusader
is
known
by
the
name
Gabbar.
He
gains
popularity
as
his
acts
have
a
salutary
effect
on
govt.
offices
and
they
begin
to
work
properly
and
corruption
comes
to
a
halt.
He
also
exposes
a
very
powerful
politician
and
builder
...
Firstpost
Ever
since
it's
been
announced,
I've
been
curious
to
know
why
the
new
Akshay
Kumar
movie
is
called
Gabbar
is
Back.
This
isn't
a
sequel,
there
wasn't
a
movie
called
Gabbar,
so
why
suggest
otherwise?
This
query
is
answered
almost
as
soon
as
Gabbar
is
...
Indian
Express
There's
a
vigilante
on
the
loose
who
likes
swooping
upon
the
dirty
and
the
corrupt
and
putting
the
spotlight
on
them.
That,
in
one
thin
line,
is
the
plot
of
the
latest
Akshay
Kumar's
'Gabbar
is
Back',
in
which
he
stars
In
and
As
a
latter-day
Gabbar,
the
Good
Bad
...
Hindustan
Times
Gabbar
is
a
selective
murderer.
He
only
goes
after
the
corrupt.
Aided
by
a
determined
team
of
his
former
students,
Gabbar,
who
is
otherwise
a
professor
named
Aditya,
weeds
out
the
rot
in
the
system.
Director
Krish,
who
goes
by
only
one
name,
takes
one
of
...
IBN
Live
Which
brings
me
to
'Gabbar
is
Back',
the
new
Akshay
Kumar
film
that
I
can
bet
is
only
a
slight
improvement
on
watching
two
hours
of
CCTV
footage
of
an
airport
baggage
carousel.
Even
the
most
unconditional
Akshay
Kumar
fans
will
likely
agree
that
the
film's
...
Zee
News
Word
of
caution
for
all
those
who
assumed
Akshay
Kumar's
'Gabbar
Is
Back'
is
similar
to
the
classic
'Sholay'
(which
made
'Gabbar'
synonymous
with
great
villains
in
Hindi
cinema)
will
have
to
buy
a
ticket
and
watch
the
film
to
understand
that's
not
the
case.
Daily
News
And
Analysis
The
tradition
continues
with
Gabbar
Is
Back.
Aditya
(Akshay
Kumar),
a
college
professor,
is
a
do-gooder
with
a
difference.
He
has
a
team
of
young
and
honest
like-minded
fellas
who
help
him
on
his
mission
to
wipe
out
corruption
from
the
system.
He
delivers
..