Brilliant! This is the first word that comes to mind when one comes out of the theater, after watching ‘Ghajini’. While most of the people were skeptical whether the Hindi version of the movie will match the success of the original, Tamil, one or not, Aamir Khan and A.R. Murugadoss proved all of them wrong. ‘Ghajini’ is a powerful film, fully capable of sweeping you off your feet. Its USP, which makes it click with the audience, includes the outstanding performance by Aamir Khan and the excellent direction by A.R. Murugadoss.

‘Ghajini’ grips you right from the start and keeps you hooked on till the last minute. The screenplay is so convincing that you wouldn’t even come to know when it is the time for interval. Though the movie is a bit long, by today’s standards, not even once do you feel its length. ‘Ghajini’ has the age-old concept of revenge as the basis of its story, but it has been executed with such a difference that you will find it almost impossible to find a similarity. ‘Ghajini’ has violence in aplenty, but none of the brutal acts has been left unjustified.

Unlike what people believe, ‘Ghajini’ is not ‘Memento’. Though there are similarities between the two movies, they are so minor that you will not consider the former as even ‘inspired’ from the latter. The climax, totally different from that of the original movie, though catches you unaware, is surely brilliant. ‘Ghajini’ starts in the past and thereafter, keeps alternating between the ‘has been’ and ‘now happening’. It takes you on an emotional whirlwind - feeling extremely emotional at one moment and touching the heights of thrill at the other.

‘Ghajini’ can be considered as the best performance of Aamir Khan till date. He is ‘exceptionally good’. He has not more than a few dialogues in the film. However, it is his body language, most precisely his facial expressions, that conveys everything to the audience. While watching the movie, you don’t even feel like blinking at times, for the fear of missing even a single expression of Aamir. Asin is good and Pradeep Rawat, as the menacing villain, totally convincing. Right from the screenplay to the performances to the direction, ‘Ghajini’ has been executed to perfection.