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Shivaay is the movie which has taken Bollywood actions and special effects to the next level. In this movie Ajay Devgn is simply fabulous. If you do not see this movie in the the theaters you are really missing the fun. The opening scene itself is PAISA WASOOL(worth your every penny) . The story is about a simple mountaineer saving his daughter from the Russian mafia. Apart from super awesome action there is also a lot of emotional scenes and a bit of drama. Some of the scenes are a bit physics defying, but Ajay Devgn just nailed it as a whole. Really good action flick and Ajay Devgn has the swag. So I would urge all the action movie lovers you can give this movie a try.

i wont reveal the plot... its a simple story with twist. acting is terrific...!! action & direction is a never before seen experience... an emotional action journey with breath taking stunts which are kept very real... it makes you leave the cinema hall with some tears & a little smile on your face... don't believe the critics. a must watch family entertainer...!!! hats off to the direction skills & acting skills... just a bit lengthy... otherwise a masterpiece filled with thrills... emotions & high octane stunts... the visuals are mind blowing... background score is also very good... you really should not miss this one...!!

After a snoozefest of a soapy beginning, the action eventually kicks into high gear for an adrenaline-pumping ordeal. Getting his daughter up to age eight drags badly. But once she's TAKEN, Ajay goes Full Neeson on a sh**load of vicious sex traffickers and corrupt cops. Then once the dust settles, it's back to crappy scripting for a stupid, protracted ending. Fast-forward through all the between-fight dialog and you'll be far more satisfied watching Ajay doing his hero thing.

With amazing action scenes and eye catching action sequences, this movie is undoubtedly the best movie of Bollywood till the date.

All the lovers of action movies must go for it. they will enjoy it without closing their eyes for a second. Ajay's acting and action are unpredictable so good.it can't be said, you have to go to the theater and feel yourself. Erika is good as a newcomer as well as Sayyesha.but the most surprise package is that lovely and adorable girl with her so impressive acting skills without telling a word.

Story is not very strange, but the locality and the way it's been described in the movie is new for Bollywood. As a director, Ajay Devgn, is he improving. He needs more time to be perfect in this new field. in this movie you can watch beautiful scenes, breathtaking action sequences, fresh story, loud and lovable music and off-course descent acting of Ajay and company. you can compare it with a Hollywood action movie with limited budget and sources and will find it larger than expectation. it would have been better if this movie could have been 30 minutes shorter. screen play has not been written perfectly. it could have been 30 minutes shorter. Bollywood writers have a lot to learn from Hollywood writers. Ajay has already spoken boldly so much about the movie and its clashes.. so, some haters will surely rate it bad to worse and will also affect box office buzz. but overall it will be a masterpiece in Bollywood action movies.

I am giving it 1 points simply because there is no way to give zero. Being a Devgn fan, I went to the movie with my family, but I was disappointed to the core. This movie just didn't make any sense. Besides, I couldn't connect with any protagonist in any way.

Everyone seems either over the top (Sorry, Ajay)... or simply under played (Girish Karnad, what was your role again please??). I am trying to recover from the trauma called Shivaay. If the other reviews that I saw were not by folks who promote the film just for promoting sake, I am willing to admit that I have a very weird or may be no sense of movies.

If flying mountaineers is what you are after, go watch it. And please do let me know if you really really like it.

Bollywood Superstar/National-Award Winning Actor Ajay Devgn returns to the Director's Chair after nearly a decade with 'Shivaay'. And Devgn delivers, as the film is a visual delight. The Excellent Action-Sequences & Fabulous Cinematography only add to a very-good looking film. But, Story-Wise, Devgn opts for a predicable story, that puts you off at times. More on that later...

'Shivaay' Synopsis: A Himalayan mountaineer transforms into a mean destroyer, after his mute daughter is kidnapped by human traffickers.

'Shivaay' is a one-man-army story about a father in search of his kidnapped mute daughter, who'd stop at nothing. 'Shivaay' is a superhero who has the Power of Lord Shiva & Devgn plays the part believably. While the first-hour is more on the sub-plot involving Shivaay & his lady-love, who exits his life right after she delivers a daughter, its the second-hour that forms the core of the story. This is essentially a father-daughter story, that offers some heartwarming moments. There is an earnestness to the sequences involving Shivaay & his Daughter, that certainly engage you.

Unfortunately, the rest of 'Shivaay' is a mixed bag. The first-hour, to begin with, which is more of a love-story in the Himalayan Mountains, is strictly okay. The second-hour is much better, as the action kicks in rapidly & leaves a solid impression. But the villains appear as caricatures & their depiction, isn't powerful enough either. Devgn keeps the pace fast, but the narrative is uneven overall. At times the film soars with fist-pumping action & at times, falters in its otherwise dramatic moments. The Writing needed to be crisper & more solid.

Devgn's Direction is well-done. He's handled the film well, but Sandeep Srivastava & Robin Bhatt's Screenplay puts him down at times. I wish the Writing remained sharp, as its uneven. Aseem Bajaj's Cinematography is superb. The lens-man has filmed 'Shivaay', expertly. Editing needed to be crisper. Art & Costume Design are decent. Action-Sequences are Exhilarating. Each & Every Stunt has been executed & performed, fabulously. The Action in 'Shivaay' is certainly among the best to come out of India in recent times. Mithoon's Score is good. Background Score is fair.

Performance-Wise: Devgn delivers, as always. He looks the part & excels as the Superhero. Abigail Eames as Shivaay's daughter, is adorable. Erika Kaar is fine, but her diction is faulty. Sayesha Saigal looks gorgeous & delivers a confident debut performance. Vir Das hams. Saurabh Shukla is wasted. Ditto for Girish Karnad.

On the whole, 'Shivaay' has awesome action as its Ace, but a predictable story-line wears you off after a point.

You will find your investment on movie ticket got good return in just 15 mins. All remaining movie is the bonus. Perfection in action sequences and visuals that make you wonder that India is most beautiful.

Best: Action sequences, visual effects, audio and merging of song in the content - sometime you will forget that there is some song going on background.

Excellent Acting by Ajay Devgn, father of diplomat,hacker guy.

Good: Intention in making, Newness in story, innovative concept, inclusion of international actors, cute kid. Very heavy movie - it will surely leave some impression on you. You will feel that you got some return.

Bad: Lack of maturity in acting of Diplomat girl. Very less link with Real Lord Shiva - just given a very light flavour, chase was intentional it could have been noble and divine.

Ugly: Length of the movie - it could have been 20 mins less. You surely need to take popcorn with you and then you will love it. This is the only thing that will turn you off.

Pack of action, lack of direction. A father's saga to protect his abducted daughter. Analytically, action is too loosely coupled with the drama part of the movie. Avoiding much spoiler, there was possibly no need to showcase a mountaineer's action for this commonplace story considering, 'Taken' in Hollywood and 'Mardani' in Bollywood. It's not copy-pasted though in that sense. Well, good job Actor-AjayDevgan, once again you successfully protected your family after 'Drishyam' :). But Director-Devgan, better luck next time. Please try to correlate the action with emotion and drama especially when all are high in a story. 6-star for breath-taking action-sequences on beautiful mountains.

This film has an average premise,great budget,excellent actor and a star and to top it all it is a joy watching the cinematography of this movie but wish if the screenplay was good wish if there was less of melodrama and a tad bit less of bullet time but only if you could wish.

The story is about a Himalayan mountaineer who is in deep love with his surroundings. A damsel from Bulgaria who is in deep love with her surroundings enters into the story and meets our tattooed mountaineer. He gets the damsel pregnant out of wedlock. When a baby is about to arrive either it creates happiness or there are some serious discussion happenings,in this case it is the latter.

This is a film which promises some great viewing but fails the expectations and leaves you cringing. The editing could have been sleek like almost 30 to 40 mins could have been chopped off. There are a lot of characters which either could have been avoided or they could have made the same point in much less screen time then what they are given.

If this film could have been directed by a seasoned director it could seriously have made a huge change.Yes I am saying that the direction is sloppy, going up and down, loose and tight, fast and slow ,its a two paced cricket wicket to give an analogy.

The music is patchy as well. The background is good and yes it is not the usual, songs sprinkled all over, there are a separate background scores which truly are great and it is worth mentioning.

Now lets come to an important factor the VFX the CGI and the action which is the best thing about the film. No these are not in par with the world cinema but are better then world cinema in some of the scenes.This film can be called as the new barometer for the action scenes in India.Some of the best chase sequence one might see in Bollywood are in this film.

The film seems to be seriously inspired from some Hollywood flicks primarily "Taken" and a very specific Bollywood film.(You know which it is).

In acting department Ajay is great as always.Playing a 4 grade fail, a lower middle class person in "Drishyam" and a mountaineer in this film shows the persons variance. The supporting cast is great as well in patches and sometimes not needed as well.

Overall this is a film which has a screenplay that can have a time of 90-120 mins. The film tries to play the favorite tried and tested emotional card of Bollywood which it fails. The film tries seriously hard to invoke emotions but it fails almost most of the times.

The film is like a sports player which shows immense talent but is not able to convert that onto the field and that is what hurts the viewer the most.

Hollywood style action. What's Good: Just like the trailer, the locations and cinematography of Shivaay are completely breathtaking.

What's Bad: The plot being inspired from Taken, a lengthy run-time and an epic fail at making any emotional connect.

Loo Break: Needed most in the stretched climax & Ajay-Erika's awkward love-making scene!

Watch or Not?: Shivaay is an action drama that immense action but zero emotion. Strictly for Ajay Devgn fans because sitting through it for 2 hrs 40 min may be difficult for others. Shivaay is an Ajay Devgn show all the way. He is literally there in every frame of the film. Although, he rarely gets a chance to show off his acting chops in the midst of all the action. While he seems better in the second half, his act in the love story seems a little childish.

Erika Kaar could have rather spoken in English than the awkward Hindi that we are subjected to.

Sayyesha's role is too small and I'm not sure if Shivaay is the best choice for her debut. She does not get noticed in this role.

Abigail Eames does a good job at emoting stuff since her character is speech impaired.

Girish Karnad and Vir Das are extremely unnecessary characters in the film.

#SHIVAAY A Movie with Heart wrenching visuals and simple story which beautifully traces the Father Daughter relationship. It has Emotional Connect With Audience which gets an edge with it's Action Sequences. IT MAINLY LACKS IN Editing, WHICH could have been Better. Music follows the story in a genuine way. Title track gets stuck in your head which is good sign. It's High Octane Action Sequences and rooted emotions makes it a great watch. Acting Department is superbly handled by AJAY DEVGN and Other Cast. Erika the polish beauty looks so gorgeous and sexy on screen and the child artist has worked so well that few of loop holes are over shadowed by them. Sayyesha has also done a impressible job. Vir Das is used for comic humor. u can ignore few of bad reviews. some people are used to hate everything. 3.3/5

This movie is a typical Bollywood cliché albeit in a different setting ~ The Himalayas. But, if you are thinking that you are in for a Himalayan Adventure story then you couldn't be more wrong. This film isn't about the Himalayas or the mountains - this film is only about one thing or rather about one person -> Ajay Devgan a.k.a Shivaay a.k.a "Shiva with a y" because "y not" - his words, not mine. Shivaay is basically an invincible mountain guide whose circumstances develop in such a way that he is forced to travel places, fight off hordes and hordes of criminals and mafia and yes, do a lot of drama along the way. The problem with the movie is that the sequences are too unrealistic, luck is too convenient and drama is forced. The whole movie feels like someone needed to scratch his / her narcissistic urge. No wonder that the producer, the director and the lead actor of the movie are the same.

Movie is excellent. Ajay Devgan really worked hard and it has shown out pretty well on the screen. Lead actress done well, did best as per the given part in the story. The emotional connect with both father and child, captivated the audience to their seats, In fact it got carried off the screen when we came out of the theater. It's like hangover. All actors performed to their given roles. Songs are good. one song after the interval with Sayesha may be not required. Cinematography excellent. Action sequences excellent. Screenplay would have been better If it has given to it's expert. More effort would be put on background music, when such high octane action and emotions and chases were going on them, music at the background is not apt sometimes. Introduction scene of Ajay Devgan might be taken care of even better. Little more effort on Villain role would have been better. Anyhow overall the film impacts a positive impression on the audience and family audience would love this emotional drama. The climax scene with father and daughter is epic.

Plus: 1. Action scenes 2. Cinematography 3. Production values 4. Slick direction Minus: 1. Copied story from taken 2. Slow first half 3. Dragging climax Verdict: Watch shivaay for its technical brilliance

I have never been a great fan of Ajay Devgn, but I couldn't resist myself watching this movie first day after watching the amazing trailers which has astounded audience worldwide. And, I wasn't disappointed.

The movie actually didn't wasted time in establishing characters or their equation. Though, we got an idea about the story-line through trailers, still there are few twists that feel keep you on the edge. Despite the duration of close to 3 hours, I didn't feel bored or checked by phone even once. The action sequences are the best ever coming from Indian Cinema which goes hand in hand with amazing composition, picturesque cinematography . It is so good at times you won't be able to guess which scenes actually used Green screen.

The music is extremely powerful and has been timed nicely, 'Darkhast' and 'Raatein' comes in 40min and picks pace right after that.

The only problem I had was with the dialogues which at times felt over the top, certain conversations were uncalled for. A few scenes could have been toned down, they were unnecessarily exaggerating Shivaay's presence. The story wasn't something you haven't seen before however, the execution was thrilling and spot on.

Watch this movie for never-seen-before Cinematography, FX & action (interesting ending and great music are bonus)

PS: This may seem like Taken in some aspects, but it has a deeper emotional connect, distinct execution and amazing visual appeal .

Movie is Quite awesome....yes its true trailer was just above the word but movie does't embarrass you ,Its a story of innocent father who becomes destructive after losing her beloved daughter to flesh marketeers ,first time in Bollywood here comes a movie containing high octane action with lots of emotions ,the movie is quite differ from other Bollywood regular boring romantic movies,if you are an action lover then this movie is for you,if you have the understandings beyond love birds emotions-romance drama then this movie is for you...and if you are a die-hard Ajay Devgn's fan then this movie will be sure shot 'treat' for you...just go and grab it!!!!

I only write reviews when entertainment of movies are forcing me to do and so shivay did.

Nice scenes, story, love drama between father and daughter.

Much better than Ae Dil He Mushkil.

Do not pay attention to few negative people.

Nice to see Ajay Devgan brought own movie to big screen and hope he will keep making such great movies.

So I don't have to see junk Bollywood movies.

Thanks for making great movie and bringing more entertainment in Diwali Festival.