Insan

Derivative. INSAN offers nothing new, and it offers it well.
To be blunt, ANSAN is merely okay. I got thru it without wincing and even managed to enjoy certain scenes within the film. Bollywood star power fuels ANSAN as it boasts on its roster the likes of Ajay Devgan, Akshay Kumar, and the two sexies Esha Deol and Lara Dutta. But the film ends up wasting these talents by unveiling an uninspired and hackneyed storyline.

Here's the plot (and I'm typing it listlessly): ANSAN introduces four men and lays out their interlocking stories. First is the very intense policeman Ajit Rathor (Ajay Devgan), who still burns to catch the terrorist who murdered his wife. Next is Amjad (Akshay Kumar), an outgoing and opinionated Muslim who drives an autorickshaw (taxi) and, once in a while, delivers a sermon or two about politics and religion (you know, the "Can't we all just get along?" schtick). At times, he's also a mediator between acrimonious Muslim and Hindu factions. A not so fun fact about Amjad: Years ago, his brother Munna vanished without...





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