Back in uniform

Rajkumar Santoshi's ambitious multistarrer Khakee marks the return of Amitabh Bachchan as the righteous and brave upholder of the law, and you won't miss that vintage brood and strut that patented the honest policeman act for Bollywood decades ago. Little wonder, as Khakee readies to open amid hoopla, the towering DCP in the promos draws a fascinating parallel with the angry young cop of Zanjeer in action and dialogue.

At 61, placed on solid ground as a saleable star post Baghban, this is perhaps the best time for the Big B to rediscover the brooding man of action who catapulted him to iconic heights (saleable counts, because despite heavyweights in the cast as Ajay Devgan, Akshay Kumar and Aishwarya Rai and a wild grind in the disc by Lara Dutta Khakee bears the stamp of the vintage Big B action film all over).

Agrees Santoshi: "When I started out with Khakee I had just one actor in my mind, and that was Amitji and this was the perfect script."

Get set then, as the Big B spells big action again.

Source: Hindustan Times.