A Must watch movie.... A amazing performance by Vidyut Jamwal.... Story is so so but with new action is amazing. ...No doubt Vidyut Jamwal biggest action hero of India and the one of the top action hero of the world.....
Plot summary
Sanak is an action-thriller film, summarizing the emotion and journey of a lone hero, who fights overwhelming odds in a restricted environment, to save his wife and other unfortunates, helpless hostages, from the perils of evil.
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Great action by Vidyut Jamwal
Story Is Simple And Predictable. But, Vidyut Jammwal Is Brilliant As Vivaan Ahuja !!!
Set in Mumbai, the story unfolds in a hospital that is under siege, where Vivaan Ahuja, an MMA Trainer (Vidyut Jammwal) and his wife Anshika (Rukmini Maitra) are trapped. The linear narrative of Kanishk Varma's Sanak is a battle between two opponents that make up the bulk of the proceedings--Vivaan Ahuja, the fit and muscled guy, and Saju (Chandan Roy Sanyal) with his band of skilled fighters who have taken all the people in the hospital as hostages.
This 1 Hr 57 Mins Action--Drama, written by Ashish P. Verma, begins slowly by emphasising the chemistry between the lead couple as they celebrate their third anniversary. But, minutes later, we're in a siege situation at the hospital, where Anshika is being held captive alongside other people, and Vivaan arrives to save her. The basic plotline is predictable from the word go: the hero will bash up the bad guys to a pulp and save them all.
Saurabh Bhalerao and Suyash Kelkar's background score is far impressive though. The USP of this film, like those of Vidyut Jammwal's previous works, is Action. With his power-packed action moves, he is a one-man army attempting to control the situation and save everyone. In comparison to the terrorists, Vidyut Jammwal has been given a lot of screen time to perform stunts, and he scores in every action scene. All credit goes to Andy Long Nguyen, the Action Director who is also a trained martial arts fighter; the viewers won't have time to blink throughout the combat sequences, especially the one in the physiotherapy room. The climactic battle, on the other hand, is too good and memorable.
Vidyut Jammwal's honesty towards his craft is what saves Sanak from its weak moments. Given that the setting is a hospital, the action director and team have used some genius stunts that involve an MRI machine, a Swiss ball in the physio room and other such innovative ideas. Thankfully the film doesn't have the song-and-dance routine and the focus does stay on the action when it finally kicks in. Vidyut fans get their fair share of action with the actor going all out to ensure he delivers with his signature moves.
The leading ladies, Rukmini Maitra as Anshika and Neha Dhupia as ACP Jayati Bhargav, have a limited role to play. They have, however, done so with finesse. Neha Dhupia made a grand entry as a tough cop interrogating a criminal, but, her character arc was sketchily written, and she ended up playing a role of a cop who is merely trying to deal with the situation.
In a negative role, Chandan Roy Sanyal has impressed with his performances in the past, and here too, he looks just as convincing as Saju. He is ruthless, frightening and maniacal without trying too hard. Additionally, he has got some good dialogues to deliver.
Overall, Vidyut Jammwal's slick kicks, punches and backflips raise the stakes of this action-packed drama. Of course, it's predictable, but if you're a die-hard Vidyut Jammwal fan or like action movies, this is the one for you.
Watch it only for the action!
Its an entire MMA based film. From Vidyut to all enemies, they all know MMA and its a treat to watch the action. Full marks there.
Story wise, it is quite similar to Die Hard with definite variations. Story has nothing to be talked about its only the action that is to be talked about throughout.
Yes, it has some weird moments like there is one sequence (I wont tell you which one but you can figure it out) which will instantly remind you of a sequence from ROBOT (2010) where Chitti, while fighting goons in a train runs out of battery and seems out of the battle but soon comes back after somehow managing to charge his batteries...watch out for a similar sequence in Sanak.
Performance - Hated Rukmini's presence in this film. Its an out an out Vidyut Jammwal film and it belongs to him for his splendid action scenes and performance. Police including Neha Dhupia has absolutely nothing to do. What will they do? Their work is done by Vidyut xD. Chandan Roy brings some good humor to the film. The bad guys have done a good job too with their MMA skills too.
Overall, a decent one time watch. Watch it only for the action (Just like Extraction --> 0 story, 100% action) and for Vidyut. Dont expect twists and turns in this linear storyline which was a disappointment for me cuz i am not a fan of all and all action films with a story that is one directionally moving. Bollywood should take inspiration from films like these and level up their action sequences.