Family - Ties of Blood Movie Review

Family - Ties of Blood
Language : Hindi
Cast : Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Aryeman, Kader Khan, Gulshan Grover, Bhumika Chawla, Shernaz Patel,
Director : Rajkumar Santoshi
Producer : Keshu Ramsay
Music : Ram Sampat

Family is the story of two families, that of Viren Sahi (Amitabh Bachchan) and that of Shekhar Bhatia (Akshay Kumar) - two worlds totally different from each other and how these worlds collide with catastrophic consequences one fateful night.

Amitabh Bachchan is a suave, sophisticated and ruthless underworld kingpin aware of the power of money and might and also knows how to maximise both. At the same time he values his family and can go to any length to protect it.

But his wife Sharda, played by Shernaz Patel, is a simple woman who abhors her husband’s involvement with crime. She fears her family will have to pay for her husband’s sins.

Their son Abhir, played by Sushant Singh, is a spoilt brat and misuses his father’s wealth and power. He indulges in the most heinous of crimes, confident that his influential father will save him. Unlike his father, he doesn’t care for his family.

Then there is another family headed by Shekhar Bhatia, played by Akshay Kumar. In contrast to Viren Sahai, Shekhar is a simple, hard working and sentimental man who runs his catering business and lives happily with his younger brother Aryan (Aryeman) and wife Dr. Kavita (Bhumika Chawla). Unlike Sahai, he has nothing to do with crime or underworld dons.

He dotes on his brother and will do anything for his happiness. One fateful night both the families collide with catastrophic consequences. What ensues is a bloody battle between the two families where the unwritten rule is that the loyalty of the family comes before anything and everything else.

The principal problem with Family is that the makers have resorted to the tried and tested formula that has been witnessed umpteen times earlier. The writers seem to have decided to play safe by churning out the same old stuff, but with a brand new packaging.

Although the first half is engaging in parts, the film slides downwards in the post-interval portions. The murder of Akshay and the sequences that follow, including the battle line between Amitabh and Aryeman, seems irrational and implausible.

‘Family – Ties of Blood’ lacks a gripping story. On top of it, the cinematic execution by Santoshi is plain mediocre. It is as if a filmmaker is paid to direct a story he doesn’t believe in. It looks like a half-hearted attempt from Santoshi.

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