Casting : What's the star cast like? Baabarr has a new face, Sohum, and that is its USP. Since he doesn't carry the baggage of an image, it makes the character more believable.
But there's a flipside, too. Baabarr is dark and gruesome, and a few sequences can actually put you off. However, this also speaks of how much impact the film has.
Crew :Baabarr is Ashuu Trikha's best work so far. His handling of the dramatic sequences is commendable. Action scenes (Abbas Ali Moghul) are true to life.
Cinematography (Suhass Gujarathi) deserves full marks. In fact, a film like Baabarr is difficult to shoot and it must've been a challenge for the DoP to give the right texture to the film.
Storyline: A 12 year old boy picks up a country made gun and shoots a man in cold blood! His eyes, devoid of any emotion. His heart exhibits no remorse.
After shooting the person in broad day light, this 12 year old boy walked the streets of Aman Ganj, with a gun in one hand. Everyone present in the market watched this young lad walk with no fear.
The fear in fact had translated, from him into everyone's heart there. He had made a mark!!! The boy who started from the streets of Aman Ganj had trespassed every barrier of crime. For the 10 years that followed he traumatized one and all.
His reign of fear terrorized everyone in the state, right from the common man to the Government. This was � 'Baabarr' (Soham Shah)!!! In May 2004, when this reign of fear knew no bounds, the Government summoned a man to put an end to all of this.
Encounter specialist S. P. Dwivedi (Mithun Chakraborty) was introduced for this act; this time the order was simple, arrest him or kill him!!! On job, S.P. Dwivedi realizes that there is more than what meets the eye.
It is not only Baabarr, but there exists a cartel that is tough to penetrate!! Baabarr in fact, feeds on the very people that want him dead. S.P. Dwivedi realizes that there is no straight strategy around this.
So he along with his associate, Daroga (Om Puri) set out to nab the one man who is untouchable today. These two will do anything under the purview of the law or even over it, to curb this antisocial.
For this they would need to get into their scheme the dreaded adversary of Baabarr called Tabrez (Sushant Singh), but without his knowledge.
Script :Writer Ikram Akhtar's script is power-packed and has several twists and turns. In fact, the final sequence of the film catches you unawares � what makes Baabarr stand out from the crowd. The dialogues deserve special mention.
Performance :Sohum lives the character of Baabarr and delivers a performance that will live in your mind. The film would've fallen flat had it been entrusted to a lesser actor. Mithun Chakraborty is very good. In fact, this is amongst his bett
Om Puri stands out. This film should easily go into the 'Best of Om Puri' catalogue. Tinnu Anand is a revelation. Where was Tinnu all this while? Shakti Kapoor is top notch. Again, he seems to be in form after a long, long time.
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