Tezz Movie 2012

Movie Information

Directed by: Priyadarshan

Produced by: Ratan Jain

Screenplay by: Robin Bhatt

Starring: Ajay Devgn, Anil Kapoor, Zayed Khan, Oman Irani, Kangna Ranaut, Sameera Reddy, and Mohanlal.

Music by: Sajid-Wajid

Cinematography: Thiru

Editing by: T. S. Suresh

Distributed by: United 7 Entertainments, Eros Entertainment.

Release Date: 27 April 2012

Country: India

Language: Hindi, English.

Budget: 40 core (US$7.98 million)

Box office: 15.85 core (US$3.16 million) (net) (3 days worldwide)

Plot: Akashi Rena (Ajay Deign) is an engineer who staying with his UK citizen wife Nikita (Kananga Renault) in London before his illegal status gets discovered and the courts order him deported, thus crushing his dreams of an ideal life. Four years later, Rena returns with vengeance on his mind and teams up with his former employees Adel Khan (Bayed Khan) and Meghan (Same era Reddy) to wreak some havoc. What follows is a bomb threat on a train and a tensed Railway Control officer Sanjay Riana (Bomana Iran) and Anti-Terrorism officer Argon Hanna (Anil Kapok) trying every trick in the book to avert the disaster and to apprehend the culprits. Thrown in the mix are police officer Shiva Nair (Mohall) and his team of cops, who are escorting a prisoner on the same ill-fated train and the stage is set for thrills galore and an exciting cat and mouse chase.

Critical Reception: The movie received mixed reviews. Taren Adders of Bollywood Hungnam gave 3.5 out 5 and says "TEZZ is a taut, entertaining action spectacle. Those with an appetite for well-made thrillers should lap it up!" Jade Hamada of Movie Talkies gave the film 3.5 out 5 stars and said, "Tricks & Thrills Galore!" The overall racy pace of the movie and the nail-biting chase sequences. Apart from the few scenes, where the pace of the movie drops, the film overall lives up to its title 'Tezz'. Sub hash K. Jab of IANS has given 3 out of 5 Stars saying "Not quite edge-of-the-seat, the thrills in Tezz are engaging enough to keep us watching. Kuna Gotha of Yahoo Movies gave the movie 1/2 out of 5 and calls this "an epic fail of bomb diffusion by Priyadarshan". Bluesy Chattier of DNA rated Tezz with 1.5 out of possible five stars and wrote in her review - "May be Priyadarshan should stick to mindless comedies, so we can be sure we’re in safe territory. You won’t be missing much if you skipped Tezz".Janhavi Patel of FilmiTadka gave it 1.5 out of 5 stars and said - "Tezz is avoidable at all costs. Watch Speed and other Hollywood action movies instead!” Sheikh Ayes of Reify gave it 2.5 stars and said - "Tezz is fast and lives up to its title, but it are also its title that gives away its source -- Jan de Bunt’s 1994 thriller Speed. That was an excellent film and though Tezz may not be as good as that, it doesn't make too many demands on your time. And that's not such a bad thing at all". Rajeev Masan of CNN IBN gives 1.5 out of 5 and says Tezz is "awfully boring for a film that promises speed and thrills". Riana MITRE Das of Toil gave it three stars out of five. Daily Bashkir returned 2.5 out of 5 and said "Overall, Tezz deserves a one-time watch as it doesn’t disappoint". Mid-Day gave it 2 out of 5 and said it has "a predictable plot and lack of pace makes Anuran Chopra of The Hindustan times gave the film 2 out of 5, stating that, "Tezz is an unapologetic, unacknowledged copy of the 1975 Japanese film The Bullet Train. Director Priyadarshan and writer Robin Bhatt liberally lifted the plot and entire sequences from the film