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Writer-director Vikas Bahl’s Ganapath is far from being an entertainer or a film that keeps you engaged. In the name of being futuristic, Ganapathy presents a rather silly premise that has no head or tail, just stitches some fight scenes and dance numbers, expecting us to not only believe in it but also love it. Bahl tries to pack in a lot but fails to say anything concrete. With a weak screenplay and a wafer-thin plot, he’s all over the place, and so are you after a point
Set in a futuristic and apocalyptic world, Ganapath starts with a voiceover by Dalapati (Amitabh Bachchan), telling us how a destructive war led to the world being divided into two parts – one with the rich and the mighty building a luxurious, high-tech Silver City being ruled by their heartless kingpin Dalini. And the other with the poor and the needy being left to rot and struggle for their survival.
Upon seeing his people falling apart, Dalapati tells them to channel their anger in the right direction and just vent it out in the fighting ring, thereby uniting them. But soon, John English (Ziad Bakri), Dalini’s aide is sent to the poor people’s world to search for and pick the best fighters for his wrestling matches. Switch to the Silver City and we’re introduced to Guddu (Shroff), who wakes up with four skimpily clad women in his bed, six on the floor and one in the bathtub, showering him with kisses. Yes, that’s how a hero’s entry is supposed to be.