Ghajini 2008- worth a watch

Ghajini is an out and out masala film meant for people who enjoy action that lacks basic logic… If not for Aamir, I am sure the fate of this film wouldn’t have been half this good.
The story is predictable and thanks to the publicity, the aam janata knew that Kalpana (Asin) gets killed, Aamirs character suffers from short term memory disorder where he can recollect only the last 15 minutes f his life. Despite this shortcoming he seeks out her killers with a precision that would have put any intelligence agent to shame . We all more or less knew the ending too but thanks to Aamirs brilliant marketing strategies; it still pulled people to the theatres. Aamirs played the character of Sanjay Singhania with such finesse that we tend to overlook a few loop holes in the storyline.
The film has some serious flaws. Starting with the fact that Sanjay is a business tycoon, it’s surprising that there isn’t a single picture of his released in the media. This despite that fact that he is shown giving interviews on national television and gossips about his affair are printed in magazines…Very elusive character;) Even when he attends a new year’s party as a chief guest where he’s majorly clicked by the paparazzi, miraculously his image doesn’t appear in the media. Very convenient for the story to progress! There’s also another question that’s pestering me, for a cold blooded villain like Ghajini who can pull a trigger without batting an eyelid leaves Sanjay Singhania after a few hits on the head and doesn’t bother going all the way to kill him. By the way, it’s the first time that I have seen a villain play the title role. Quite an honor! Pradeep Rawat as the lead villain seems like a distant relative of Bappi Lahiri complete with gold rings, chains and the works. He is menacing with an over the top character, more like the villains who ruled the silver screen in the 90’s.
Aamir Khan flaunts a toned body, but what’s hard to digest is that he survives an iron rod thrust straight into his stomach, but the baddies die with a single mighty punch. Long live the action of 90’s. Anyway, if you don’t want to put your grey cells to extra use, you can sit back and enjoy the flick that has Aamir Khan delivering the performance of a life time. Asin has played her part well as the happy and kind Kalpana and Jiah, well too much of clothes with too less acting. Luckily you don’t get to see much of her.
The music is good, especially the slow song that comes as a refreshing change from all the other romantic numbers from the recent films. The movie is worth a watch though beware of a few gory murder scenes. I rate it on 2 and a half on a scale of 5.