Vansh (1992)

Vansh: Directed by Pappu Verma, Ajit Sinha. With Sudesh Berry, Anupam Kher, Ekta Sohini, Amrish Puri. Two warring step-brothers team up to get the villains out to kill their bigamous father.

“This movie is a straight remake of southie techno whiz Mani Ratnamu0026#39;s potboiler u0026#39;Agni Nakshatramu0026#39;.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe plot is unbelievably contrived – A CBI official has 2 wives. The 2 sons from the respective wives, a police officer and a petty vandal give each other the dirty eye whenever theyu0026#39;re not involved in cavorting with their respective beaus, again produced with a convenience that mocks traditional Indian melodramas. Finally the two-timing daddy is attacked by a criminal type and the step-bruddas must align forces to bash up all the baddies and save their daddy.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe plot or lack thereof mainly provides an excuse for staging lots of elaborate songs and fights, done in a reasonably stylish way. For those that can understand Tamil, the original release is any day better.”