Kabzaa review: Upendra's gangster flick has a heavy KGF hangover

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The mastermind

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Third time's the charm?

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Arkeshwara's descent to violence

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Gangster mode

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All about kabzaa...

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A royal love story

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Plot holes

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Action galore

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Cop on the chase

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Set up for Kabzaa 2

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Kabzaa review: Upendra's gangster flick has a heavy KGF hangover

The mastermind

R Chandru wrote, directed and produced Kabzaa. He had claimed that only the making style was like KGF

Third time's the charm?

Kabzaa is Upendra's third collaboration with Chandru, after Brahma and I Love You

Arkeshwara's descent to violence

Upendra plays Arkeshwara, the son of a freedom fighter, who takes to a life of violence to avenge his slain brother

Gangster mode

In jail, Arkeshwara realizes that there is no going back to a normal life for him

All about kabzaa...

Arkeshwara knocks off the bigwigs in the underworld and begins to grow his own empire

A royal love story

Arkeshwara's childhood crush is princess Madhumati, played by Shriya Saran

Plot holes

From a revenge driven start, it is not clear why Arkeshwara then builds an empire for himself

Action galore

Kabzaa has a lot of gun and sword/machete fights, but it all feels like yet another KGF

Cop on the chase

Sudeep plays Bhargav Bakshi, a cop tasked with capturing Arkeshwara, dead or alive

Set up for Kabzaa 2

There is no explosive action in the climax, which is left open ended

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