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Beautiful, moving film.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

SBaG Returns has politics, romance, drama with some very predictable twists. This would be excellent watch who hasn't seen much of this genre's movies. Although having weak and predicable storyline, the film is backed by too good narration and clear portrayal of all characters.I am big fan of Irfan khan and if i praise him it will be form of bias. But he is fabulously convincing actor and he proves one more time. Jimy, This actor is shining like polished diamond and getting better and better, last performance i saw was in Tanu Weds Manu, this is no less. Kudos ! Mahi and Soha too did justice to their characters. The story of love, politics, revenge, falling in lust for getting to love, misunderstandings, bizarre climax -- is now highly common in Bollywood politics drama. Watch this for Irfan and Jimmy's performances and excellent narration!

Of delusional maharajahs and erotic maharanis, twisted politicians and violent gangsters, of love in its many shades- Saheb, Biwi aur Gangster Returns is a worthy sequel indeed. Director Tigmanshu Dhulia presents a master class in direction, screenplay, cinematography, art and costume design and of course a story acted out in equal class by modern legends.Picking up from 2011's Saheb, Biwi aur Gangster's ending which left a crippled, wheelchair bound Saheb (Jimmy Shergill), an alcoholic, estranged Biwi and a dead Gangster (Randeep Hooda), this time round Saheb is looking for a second wife and unilaterally selects Ranjana (Soha Ali Khan)- daughter of rival politician Raja Birendar (Raj Babbar) arm-twisting his approval in the process. Ranjana though is in love with gangster Raja Bhaiyya (Irfan Khan) who has personal scores to settle with Saheb. Battle lines are drawn, and Saheb seems to be cornered. But of course Dhulia has a script of Machiavellian proportions- as in the first movie all the characters are brutal and scheming, so twists and turns galore will keep you guessing what the next move will be for each of the characters.While Saheb, Biwi aur Gangster Returns may not be as original as the prequel, Dhulia masterminds a coupe through a script that has oodles of dark humor. One would expect this is a Irfan Khan movie, but no, it is a Jimmy Shergill movie- it has taken him 16 years (since Maachis in 1996) to get a leading man status, and here as the cruel, calculating Saheb he is towering. Mahie Gills is delightfully caricatured as the alcoholic wife- looks ravishing and wears a sari as if it were made just for her. Irfan is chameleon like as usual – slips into the role of a gangster madly in love with élan, while Soha Ali Khan is adequate as the innocent Ranjana, the polar opposite of Mahie's character. The side characters are even more colorful- Raj Babbar is effective, Pravesh Rana is actually incredible as a corrupt cop, Rajeev Gupta as the idiotic, porn loving, tech-unfriendly chief minister just rocks.So there it is- not a big, bang hollow action flick, but a nuanced, intelligent thriller straight from the heartland of India. Romance, revenge, politics, adultery, jealousy all rolled in one fine effort. Watch it when in the mood for some quality cinema, you will come out smiling. 8/10

'Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Returns' is a fine woven drama in pure Tigmanshu Dhulia's style and definitely a must watch. The screenplay is humorous, serious, erotic, revengeful & dramatic at the same time. The first half of the movie is good, though second half loses its momentum. The climax is little bit unexpected and should be, neither it would have been just a remake of its first part 'Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster'. O.oYou'll feel that you are watching some old classic cinema in between the modern gangsterism. Good performance by all, i.e. Jimmy Sheirgill, Mahie Gill, Irrfan Khan, Soha Ali Khan, but one more time Irrfan is the best. Hats off the writer(Again Tigmanshu) for the super fabulous dialogues, you cannot easily forget them like me. ;) Be aware it's not 'High speed Bullet train' but a 'Tamancha on Bicycle' ; so commercial movie viewers, please stay away. Rating is above average but not more than 7 due to a few weak scenes. :)

Score 5/10 Director Mr. Tigmanshu Dhulia has elaborated the minute's details of scenes very well but fails to develop a sensible an interesting story. Making an independent film is another thing but making a sequel always directly or indirectly pressurizes the Director. You always try to go beyond the credentials of its first part. Before interval the movie is good but second half is very slow and illogical. For example, a person intrudes in Raja Saheb house just like cakewalk. Once he parks his huge SUV in front of gate and jumps the boundary wall and enters the Haveli but no one notices him or his SUV. Even it happens in night but not digestible. If that person is brave enough to take the risk but unnecessary risk is stupidity. Two persons meet discreetly in night in an isolated place but prefer to keep the inside light of vehicle on. Characterization is bad. A person, who had born to take revenge, when there is strong reason to attack he prefers to suicide. Raja Saheb is strong enough to take care of Police and law and order, so framing him was of no use. Story is not good. Few scenes are good. Especially the scene where, Irrfan Khan comes to take the interview of chief minister. This scene is very fresh and hilarious. Dialogues by Mr. Tigmanshu Dhulia are fantastic. Performance wise Irrfan Khan as Indrajeet Singh is good. Jimmy Shergil as Raja Saheb is OK. Mahi Gill is fine. A scene when she goes to meet the Commissioner, when she comes out. The way she walks reveals the incident happened inside. That is very subtle and great. Soha Ali Khan is OK. Deep Raaj Rana as Kanhaiya is fine. An Actor who played the role of Minister R. Tiwari is impressive. Music by Sandeep Chowta is below average. Even they inserted an item song to lure certain audience but song in not impressive.