Satyameva Jayate Review: Satyameva Jayate Is An Entertaining Rollercoaster Ride With A Gritty Message Of Patriotism!

The onset of Independence Day serves as a perfect platform for showcasing a story aiming to eradicate the brutalities of corruption in our system. Director Milap Zaveri manages to deliver this ideology in an entertaining way with a combination of the right drama, thrill, action and most importantly the zeal to abolish the people preaching corruption in the police system. Satyameva Jayate abides as an action drama which narrates the journey of a vigilante on his mission to eradicate corruption in his own brutal but justifiable way. While the characterization and the backdrop of the judicial system is realistic, little can be said about the loose end plotlines. This John Abraham starrer draws inspiration in some sense from the revenge dramas of the yesteryear films but the repetitive loud Sanskrit background score, the tenacious dramatization and some highly unrealistic action makes this film fatigued in many parts. 

The film revolves around Veer (John Abraham) a passionate painter by day and a ruthless vigilante by night on an angry mission to eradicate corruption which leads him to slay all the corrupt police officers in the system by mercilessly burning them alive. The tone of the revenge appears a bit unrealistic as one wonders how Veer appears miraculously to abolish every corrupt cop in the system and how effortlessly he carries out such a mammoth task without anyone getting a blink of it. However there is an unexpected twist in the story right before the interval which sets the story in motion towards a nail biting track. But the clichéd and predictable tone of the story does not help the film post interval. There are some hard hitting dialogues which garner praises and the intended emotion from the audience. The interplay and the camaraderie between the lead characters were not established and justified in the correct manner. Also apart from the already hit item number “Dilbar” sung by Neha Kakkar which shows an impressive dance act by Nora Fatehi, none of the other songs create a profound impact. 

John Abraham fairly manages to carry the film on his shoulders. While he displays some hard hitting action sequences, he also manages to essay the angry young man emotions powerfully through his gritty dialogues and forceful body language. Manoj Bajpayee as usual steals the show with his effortless performance and delivers with sheer perfection the authoritative and paramount scenes in the film only to add more believability to his performances as an actor. Debutante Aisha Sharma has a charming screen presence but has a lot more room to grow.

The film tries hard to advocate the ideation of redemption and virtue but the over stretched storylines and the monotonous dramatization does not appear fruitful for the film. The action sequences are high leveled but appear to be half baked many times. Apart from a thought provoking message against corruption, the film does not have much to serve. But do watch it to experience the thrill and adrenaline rush of a vigilante drama after a long time.