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Ghayal (1990) - MOVIE REACTION 3/3! | Sunny Deol | Hindi Action Classic | Amrish Puri

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The video features a reaction and review of the 1990 Hindi action classic *Ghayal*, starring Sunny Deol, Amrish Puri, and Om Puri. The hosts begin by reacting to the film's opening scenes, noting the immediate presence of brutal villainy and intense action that feels reminiscent of John Rambo. They appreciate the "straight up" testosterone-fueled style of the movie, particularly the use of weapons like bazookas and bulletproof glass. While they acknowledge the film starts with some slow-building comedic moments involving daily wage workers and quirky character introductions, they agree that the pacing picks up significantly in the second half, where the serious tone and campy 1980s-style action sequences truly shine. The reviewers highlight Sunny Deol's performance as a major draw, specifically enjoying his transition into the "yelling phase" of his career where he unleashes his full intensity. They praise the supporting cast, particularly Amrish Puri for his brooding villain moments and intense eyes, and Om Puri for his consistent excellence in every role. A significant portion of their discussion is dedicated to a recurring confusion regarding the actor KK Menon (Kulbhushan Kharbanda), whom they frequently mistake for Dharmendra or other actors due to his long career spanning from the 1980s to recent years. Despite this mix-up, they agree that his presence adds great value to the film, noting that he has appeared in numerous iconic movies like *Haider*, *Lagaan*, and *Hera Pheri*. In their final verdict, the hosts conclude that while *Ghayal* is an enjoyable and fun movie with excellent set pieces and hand-to-hand combat, it ranks slightly lower than their top favorites, *Border* and *Gadar*. They feel the first hour of the film drags a bit before reaching the crux of the story, though they admit they would still watch specific action sequences again. The conversation also touches on the industry dynamics of the time, discussing how actors like Shah Rukh Khan and Sunny Deol sometimes clashed over screen time and star power, which contrasts with the modern focus on the overall quality of the film rather than individual ego. Ultimately, they recommend watching *Border* first to understand the full scope of Sunny Deol's acting range before tackling *Ghayal*, but affirm that this film remains a solid entry in his filmography worth experiencing for its unique blend of humor and high-octane action.
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[music] >> Another great name for a puppy is Hamlet. Roshni, you know who you're talking to. Now, there was a a friend of the family's in Kolkata on the neighborhood street. They [snorts] their puppy's name is Hamlet. I highly approve of that. >> Oh. >> HELL YEAH, BROS. >> [screaming] >> THE BRUTALITY. THROW HIM OUT OF THE WINDOW. SPIT IN his mouth. Out the window. Thank you. Where was the door? Oh, the villainy. Not one of the bros. Woah. >> [screaming] >> Squint. Squint. [ __ ] the daily wage workers. >> Seriously. >> That pani puri. >> Guy making some pani puri. Good grief. >> Sign it. >> Yeah, it's the prostitution. That's some real villain stuff. He always comes first. >> [music] >> Ah. There's John Rambo. God. Straight up Rambo. Holy yes. Straight up Rambo. Holy testosterone, Batman. Where'd you get the [ __ ] bazooka? Seriously. >> [music] >> Oh. Oh. Damn, I thought that'd work. >> [screaming] >> In the acid. >> [music] >> You girl. Man's got to do what a man's got to do. He killed He killed all of his bros. >> [music] >> Bulletproof glass. Oh, well, okay. It's like there's some daily wage workers >> Daily wage workers we've missed that [laughter] haven't been destroyed. >> wage worker over there. More daily wage workers. >> [laughter] >> Oh, no. He's just shooting randomly now at anybody. >> This is definitely America now. >> OH. OH. OH. >> Didn't walk him like a dog in the last one. >> Yeah. >> [screaming] >> Strength of 100 men. >> [music] >> He ain't ever letting go. >> [music] >> Oh, nice. >> Oh, yeah. >> Yeah, you're not getting away. Exactly what you should do to every CEO. >> [laughter] >> Good job, buddy. Now you'll get another life sentence. >> You. >> He's my hero. >> Snowball. >> ALL RIGHT. >> [gasps] >> NICE. >> NICE AND NICE. >> NICE. >> It was good. It was I liked it better in the second half. I think it >> Yeah, the second half is better than the first. >> Well, it picked up much more of a serious note instead of >> Did you melt down my metals? >> Yeah, who knows where they are. >> I don't know. >> They're gone forever. >> They're somewhere in here. I don't take them, but >> anyway. It's The second half is better than the first half. >> Correct. >> I still think I would prefer like the other two that we watched. Although, those did have I think What was the last one we watched? Not Good Godard. Amazing. And so is Border. Ga Ga No, Gattaca. It's another one with the G. Gattaca. >> [sighs] >> It does have I think cuz it has that like Oscar opening. >> Right. >> But then it goes into really, really cringey. >> Yeah. >> This had some like weird jokes. Never first half. >> It never got like ridiculously cringey like that other one. But it did have a longer period of time before it got to the action. So, like it was like almost over an hour >> Yeah. >> before we really got to the crux of the story. They were building up the relationship. Um Once you got to the action, I thought it was I thought it was fun. I thought it was like it was something it the set pieces were fun, the the 80s style action was fun. Um, and and the and all that stuff. I thought it was overall good. Just not maybe not as good as maybe all the other ones we've watched at least currently. >> Yeah. >> Um, so we've seen what? Border which is probably still I don't know, my favorite. Right? And Sunny? >> I mean I liked I liked Gadar as well. Yeah. >> Good Both good I think those are maybe my two favorites. Gadar and >> Border. Um Cuz they're just so good. Border might still be my favorite. Um Sorry, I'm looking up his >> And yeah. We've only seen what? Five of his films now, probably. >> I think we've seen about five. >> But like his most popular ones so far. And um yeah, I it It also felt long. It felt longer than it is. >> Oh, yeah. >> Um, but >> an hour to really get to the to the meat of the story. >> It was It was the first half was enjoyable. Second half was more excellent in terms of just campy felt like 80s. I mean it's a 1990 film, but it felt like 80s >> Yeah. >> Hindi action. >> Yeah. >> That's That's a lot of fun to watch. So it's just all all in all it's a it's an enjoyable. It was a bronze for me as far as it's just I Ultimately I I enjoyed it as a whole. Uh I wouldn't watch it again. But um I I enjoyed myself. >> I'd watch some of the action pieces again. >> I'd watch the action sequences again. That I would do. Yeah, I like [clears throat] the action sequences. >> honestly I think like if I got to watch this and that goes with for a lot of Indian movies. If I got to watch this in a theater with a bunch of people that love the movie, >> Yeah, that'd be great. >> like a little more of a um of a difference. And I I'd watch it like for example, if Indrani or any of my all our friends from India were like >> Was she a big fan at all? I know she's a big Salman obviously >> Yeah, Salman and and yeah, Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan are her two go-tos, but she knows of and has seen some of Sunny's stuff, but she doesn't >> He's definitely a the India's as you said, Sylvester Stallone. >> Yeah. >> It's like Obviously, they they look a little different, but they're both action guys. >> But they do have similarities in their look. >> That can have like good intensity and and stuff like that. I feel like. >> And and their characters are all their characters are often quiet until they're pushed too far. >> Yeah. >> Um >> This one had a big like anti um the system message. >> Yeah. >> Um >> Which is extraordinary considering how many day workers they destroyed. >> [laughter] >> Their life is ruined, but uh so he was around since 19 82. >> Wow. >> Uh beginning of the '80s. >> Wow. >> Um was when Sunny started >> Dakota So how old was he in this? Um >> [clears throat] >> I liked him. I like when um Sunny gets to his yelling phase of the movies. >> That's what That's the price of admission. >> Uh >> Just getting the lion's roar. >> Uh when when he gets to that point in his movies, you're like, "All right, now we're now we're in it. I love it." I [snorts] think it's a lot of fun. And then obviously, you have good actors like uh Amrish Puri and and Om Puri and Dharmendra. >> Yeah. >> That is Dharmendra, right? >> I'm not crazy. [snorts] Like we would both be. >> What was the guy's name? >> Uh, don't remember. >> Oh my goodness, no dude. You know who it was? Holy crap. Uh, uh, uh. >> That's who that was. >> We see him all the time. >> All the time. >> And we never remember cuz it's it's a hard name. What's his nickname? >> Yeah. >> Say his name. >> Kulbhushan Kharbanda. >> Is it KK? Do we call him KK? >> We do not. >> KK from Mirzapur. Not Menon. He was in Haider? >> Yeah, well everybody was in Haider. Which Is that a We always mispronounce. >> Haider. >> Yeah. >> Haider. Monsoon Wedding, Hera Pheri. >> Lagaan. >> Yeah, he's been in so much. We really need to I can't I would never remember his name, ever. That name. >> We always mistake him for some We either don't fully recognize him until after the film or we mistake him for somebody else. >> Stupid. How are stupid? >> It was prophetic. >> [laughter] >> We're like, "Oh, it's Dharmendra." >> Yeah. >> Oh. That's Hrithik. >> [snorts] >> That's Hrithik. >> [laughter] >> He's in Hera Pheri 3, though. Hera Pheri. Which I believe it's actually how it's pronounced, Hera Pheri. I don't know if that's going to be any good. Like does that style of comedy work anymore? >> I don't know. Based on the track record of Akshay's comedies recently, I'm going to say that thing's going to be terrible. >> [laughter] >> God, I can't believe we can't Yeah, get tell me that guy's nickname. >> Yeah. >> It's got to be like KK or something like that. I can remember KK from Mizpah. >> Wheelchair guy. >> Yeah. >> But I can't remember Kublbu Shian. Karabundara. I can't remember that. I think that's one of the reasons I never like >> Yeah. >> recognize his face is cuz I don't know his name. >> doesn't come immediately. >> And also we've we have a big discrepancy. We've either that we've either seen him in the last 5 years or we've seen him from something 30 years ago. >> He does resemble in his younger days a Dharmendra. >> He does a little bit. Yeah, he really does. >> Dharmendra is what I mean meaning to say Dharmendra. >> Um the lot of set pieces were really fun. I thought the action was really fun. Like the whole villain layer fight scene was awesome. >> Um the breaking windows. >> Breaking windows and >> throwing knives. >> It's exactly what you want in a Sunny film. Um the terrible stunt work of the hand-to-hand combat, the terrible sound effects when they punch and kick. >> Um >> That's excellent. >> Rank Sunny Deol movies. >> So we've seen what? Five? >> Probably. That's my we're not off by saying that by much. >> So highest rated >> Border. >> Yes. >> I would tend to agree. >> Me, too. >> That movie is so good. But it's also not strictly just a Sunny movie either though. >> No, it is an ensemble thing, but it he's the heart of the film. And it's just so so much more grounded than we were expecting. >> This one says Damini? Damini? I have not seen that one. >> not seen. >> Ghayal. This one is on there. This was very popular. Dar. >> What's the one What's the one Was it Dar? Was that the one where he beats up um Amrish Puri again? >> No. >> in the crowd at the end? >> Uh, where he makes him walk like a dog? >> Yeah, makes him walk like a dog. >> That's either Gadar or Gayal Gaya not Gayal uh >> That's my second favorite after Border. I think. >> Yeah, that one's so good. That was the iconic villain, right? >> Yeah. Makes him bark like a dog, has him on a leash. >> Yeah, I think it's >> Yeah. >> Ghatak. >> Ghatak, yeah. That's my second favorite after Border. But what makes it so good is we you've seen him before. I think you'd still enjoy it if you didn't know who he was, but I think it's good to see Border first and like him and know he's going to yell. >> Yeah, if you're going to if you're going to kind of introduce somebody new to >> Yeah, do Border then Ghatak. >> He's good >> could do this one, too. I mean, this one's there's nothing wrong with this one. This one's enjoyable. It's just it's a little slow and >> Yeah, and it's >> Yeah, [snorts] it's got some comedy stuff in the beginning that's like holy crap. >> Yeah, I mean >> just going to make people appear out of thin air. >> [laughter] >> Um Let's see. This person says, "What's the Sunny's top best movies?" Gayal is this person's favorite. This one's very popular. Damini apparently is a really popular one. So, you guys let us know. That's the first I'm hearing about that one. Uh, Ghatak, Border, Gadar. We've seen those. >> Yeah. >> Um So, yeah, you'll have to let us know um Were any of like how I know Border How was Border 2? I haven't heard >> heard good things about Border 2. >> But I haven't also heard like it was like as bad as Gadar 2. >> No, I would really be interested because there's many times I've heard terrible things about films and then I went and saw it and was like this is actually quite good. >> Yeah. >> So, I'd be interested to know from folks what is it about it that's not good and is it worth a watch? >> it's just a cash grab and it's like no substance and >> Right. >> Um, which obviously you hope it's not. But yeah, what should be our next uh Sunny film? >> Please let us know. Um he has a lot We got to watch a lot of movies. >> filmography. >> Yeah. >> And also >> Most Most actors that have been around since the '80s have three to 400 films in their filmography. >> Yeah, I thought um I'm uh Amrish I thought he was a he was a good villain in that He had a lot of good villain brooding moments. >> Oh, yeah. >> Playing the piano. >> And eyes, man, his eyes are always so intense. >> I love the the villain playing the >> I do, and they're all just standing His bad guys, his henchmen, are standing around. And then of course he stops and he has the fiendish laugh. >> [laughter] >> Om Puri's [snorts] always great. KK's always great. >> Yeah. >> Um It's got to be KK. It's got to be >> We're going to just call him KK. >> I'm going to call him KK. Well, it's going to be confusing. So, if I say you have to say Menin KK Menin It's obviously KK Menin. >> Right. >> But, if I'm saying KK from Misa Bar I'm talking about >> Wheelchair KK. >> Um >> [snorts] >> But, um I thought it was a lot of fun. It was a it was it was a good movie. Um I don't think Have we seen one Did we stop one of his movies at all or no? >> I don't think so. >> We've not stopped a Sunny movie. >> I don't think so. >> Uh >> If we did, maybe it was the first one, but I wasn't Border our first Sunny Deol movie? >> Well, it was our first Sunny Deol movie. He's in Dar, which I saw. >> Got it. >> Uh but he's supporting in that. >> Okay. And that's not his film. >> typical >> Right. >> Sunny either. So, like remembering it now, I'm like, that is not You won't get your stereotypical Sunny in that movie. >> No shouting. >> Uh there might be, but I don't cuz he's not the main. >> Yeah. >> He's more of like the supporting. >> Shah Rukh Khan is the main in that one. >> Um, I heard Did Was there some beef in that, too? Because I think he thought he was going to be more of the the main >> Like have more screen time? >> Yeah, and then it turned out to be Shah Rukh Khan's. >> Mhm. >> Cuz Shah Rukh Khan's the kind of like uh crazy in that movie. Um, did I hear something Did somebody tell me something about that? I don't remember. Um especially back in the day, people actors used to get so bent out of shape about >> They still do. >> screen time, lines, and >> I'll never understand >> that. I'm like, "Bro, don't you just care if the movie's good?" >> Nope. It's not about the movie. It's about their star power and Yeah, unfortunately, there's there's too many that think that way. >> thing that most people don't ever have to worry about, but Anyways, you guys can let us know. Thank you so much for watching with us. If you saw us on YouTube, you saw a very good version because Ghafir I read is like people uncovered in this other Hindi films, including Sunny films. Uh, we got quite a few recently. You can head over to Patreon or turn on post notifications in the description below. So, you could check that out. Let us know what the next Sunny Deol movie or Hindi movie that we should watch is. >> Mhm. >> Or Om Puri. >> Yeah, Om Puri or Amrish >> Amrish Puri or KK >> Anything else we need to know? Down below. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS. >> [screaming] [music]