Shivaay Review

Ajay Devgn has been known for his acting talent, but his productions and directorials don’t always work out. ‘Raju Chacha’ and ‘U Me Aur Hum’ are the two big failures that come to mind. Now he’s back directing and starring in ‘Shivaay’, a mega-budget film on which he has invested 2 years of his life. The clash with ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ has been the mainstay of entertainment news. But at the end of the day, the two movies will work based on their content. Does ‘Shivaay’ live upto expectations? Let’s find out.

Story: Shivaay (Ajay) is an adrenaline junkie who guides tourists in the slopes of the Himalayas. He meets a Bulgarian girl called Olga (Erika Kaar) there. After a rather illogical avalanche incident, they get stuck in a translucent tent between two peaks. They make love there and Olga gets pregnant. She doesn’t want to have the baby, but damn what the woman wants, she has to bear the baby because the guy says so. The child arrives and Olga leaves for Bulgaria. Gaura (Abigail Eames), their child discovers after a few years that her mother lives in Bulgaria and after an incessant plea with her father they arrive in Bulgaria. This is where things go haywire and Shivaay has to fight goons across the streets and valleys and gullies. To know the resolution, watch the movie.

Shivaay Movie Review

Shivaay Movie Review

Review: The writers of Shivaay are too literal in nature, too reliant on connecting the story of Shiva with Shivaay, but it all starts feeling a bit hollow after the first few minutes which showcase the beauty of the Himalayas (alas, the mountain scenes were shot in Bulgaria). There’s not much logic in the film but that could have been overlooked if it was entertaining. It is not that Shivaay is dull, there are quite a few entertaining sequences in it. There’s a good 2 hour action drama movie hidden in the 3 hour long movie.

Shivaay is technically brilliant, the topography of the mountains have been shot well. It is reminiscent of Hollywood movies like Everest and so on. The production design is top notch (this is something that was missing in U Me Aur Hum). The editing of Shivaay is where it falters majorly. So many scenes go on and on without any end point in sight. The music of Shivaay is solid as songs like Bolo Har Har, and Darkhaast make a very good impact.

Acting: Ajay Devgn is in decent form in Shivaay both as a director and as an actor. The effort he has put into this movie clearly shows. He’s done a lot right as an actor and as a director but he also misfires a lot in both departments. Having said that, kudos to him for taking up the challenge of handling everything, the end result notwithstanding. Shivaay is the Ajay Devgn show from top to bottom. Erika Kaar doesn’t have a lot to do but she’s decent. The little girl Abigail Eames is cute. Girish Karnad and Sayessha are adept at whatever little they’ve been given to do.

Conclusion: There’s a neat little movie hiding in Shivaay somewhere and unfortunately it has been left to the viewer to discover that movie. Shivaay is not a trainwreck by any means, far from it actually. Many scenes and sequences are entertaining and engross the viewers. But it also zones out for few minutes in between those scenes. Shivaay deserves to be watched at least once for the monumental effort undertaken by a man called Ajay Devgn. He gives it his all in all departments. Watch it and form your own opinions.

Pros:

  • Breathtaking visuals
  • Good music
  • Great action choreography
  • Ajay gives it his all and more!

Cons:

  • Isn’t entertaining all the way through
  • Too long and somewhat illogical
  • Story is too threadbare

Rating: ★★★☆☆ Watch for action, visuals and Ajay Devgn!

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86 Comments

  • Same review everywhere. I don’t know how can an action movie be so long, 2 hr and 57 minutes! How on earth??? It is not a Dhoom 3!

  • Its look like the critic of this review is giving sympathy for ajays.. The movie is not good but trying to cover it by saying ajay did hard work.. But hope it will work

  • @INDICINE..
    Cant understand where the terriffic action is in the movie…All the good scene was in the trailer..
    If you say this is an action film, then what would you say about Commando, Wanted, Rock handsome… Comeon.. all this film had excellent action than Shivaay…

  • Very Very very Generous Review.
    It is not a review, it’s more like charity.

    Sau baat ki Ek baat.
    “Ni hai movie acchi”

  • @indicine team, please publish, I’m request to you “First day footfall compare both movie” and occupancy both movie…!
    Good news for Myanmar fan Shivaay release in Myanmar last minute..
    Multiplexes showing ADHM and Rest all showing Shivaay.

  • There is a lot of difference Between Ajay Devgn “the actor” and Lord Ajay Devgn”the director”.
    Movie should have had 15-20 minutes less running time.

    Still it is Not MOHENJODARO which threw 2 years in gutter. But it’s below expectations. Ajay did a decent job( as a actor only LOL)

  • Very bad reviews coming about shivaay since morning
    huge budget of shivaay like bulgarian mountain
    coincidence ADHM reviews are very good
    so shivaay disappointment two years wasted sorry for shivaay

  • i want to watch shivaay bcz of great trailer
    But today when going to cinemas believe me guys few people are there who are going for shivaay
    I am socked……??
    All of them are going for ADHM……
    Ae dil hai mushkil shows are nearly full house……
    publics response
    ADHM is a good movie with entertainment factor…..
    But in shivaay no entertainment value but only repitative action is there…..
    So i am also decided to go for ADHM….
    Bcz i will watch movie for entertainment
    Its up to you what you like more……..

  • Most logical and honest review :

    Reviews se koi fark nhi padta…it was expected.. ADHM is multiplex movie n Shivaay a mass movie..first 3 days ADHM will lead.. Almost 35-40 cr..50 cr by Monday but then huge drop as multiplexes ticket prices drop on weekdays…masses won’t like this movie..so it will wrap up honestly by 100 cr at most 110

    Now coming to Shivaay…first 3 days..it will have to try its best to be between 30-35 crores..Monday will be its biggest day with 15 crore..n then the real race will begin with ADHM… Since masses will come out big then..so expect weekday numbers to be steady n higher than ADHM… It should cross 130cr

  • A great a great VFX and great technological Bollywood film eved!!

    Very Beautiful and worthful hit movie ever in Bollywood!!????
    Love it! Plz watch it! ***** 5 stars

  • will do around 70 cr, why would anybody waste hard earned money for only ajay devgan just because he has invested 2 years

  • @javed dont bark too much paki moron….you are the result of haklu’s illegal relation with his bai….ha ha

    Shivaay will rape haklutards adhm

  • Disaster of all time.

    Already ADHM WON THE MORNING SHOW TILL NOW and way ahead of crap tezz-!! aka Shivaay.

    DEEWALI SIRF ADHM KI HI HAIN.bhaag koyla devgan bhaag,your career is over from today.

    WE TOOK THE REVENGE OF JTHJ .KJO SIR destroyed koyla.

  • Those guys who are here claiming Shivaay flop and ADHM hit, first of all why don’t you go to your nearby theatre and observe the public response of both the movie and tell which movie is going to be hit and which one is flop.
    Speaking on the reviews from critics, they also gave 1* or 2* to the movie like Drishyam and Baby but 3* or 4* to the movies like HNY, Dilwale, PRDP, Ra.One, Jai Ho, etc. The real critics are the general audience who pay for the better film with wholesome entertainment.

  • Awesome movie.150 cr yoh pakkka hai.ADHM will be fifth consecutive flop for RK.aur lo pak actors ko apni film mein.

  • I thought it was something about God Shiva. I was very excited to watch it. But from reviews it is clear that Shivaay is about human trafficking and family emotions . The biggest problem with Shivaay is that it promises one thing and provides something very different.

  • AJAY DOESNT DESRVE SUCH BIG HOLIDAYS..
    THIS IS NOW CLEAR HE IS NOT THAT BIG STAR TO PULL CROWD BY HIS NAME.. HE NEED BIG STARCAST WITH HIM..

    AND PEOPLE HERE SAY HE DESERVES SOLO RELEASE HE BOOKED FIRST AND ALL..

    INFACT HE SHOULD BE BANNED FOR BOOKING BIG HOLIDAYS..

  • shivaay will be super hit mark my words, from sunday onwards single screens in mass dominated centres will be set on fire by shivaay, it will be lambi race ka ghoda, while adhm will burst just like raone in 2011

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