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
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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]
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