Area theaters regularly program imports from India’s Bollywood movie industry. The following are capsule reviews of currently playing films.
Sarkar Raj (zero stars): The considerable acting talents of Bollywood’s royal family, the Bachchans (Abhishek, wife Aishwarya Rai and father Amitabh), are wasted in this sequel to the 2005 gangster flick, "Sarkar." Absent a compelling script, director Ram Gopal Varma has to alert the audience when anything of even minor significance happens,
using absurdly dramatic music and close-ups of the actors’ most mundane reactions. Varma’s homage to "The Godfather" is as subtle as a horse head in your bed. Not rated; 120 minutes.
