After the jingoistic but ultimately shallow Gadar, you couldn't be blamed for being under the impression that director Anil Sharma probably doesn't have the pulse for true character beats, and it was proved correct with his subsequent duds. And then there's Sunny. Increasingly getting typecast as the tough Jat in mindless action films, his presence was getting stale even in the Northern hinterland where he reigned supreme.
Apne, then, is a great return to form for both of them, with Sharma finally delivering the emotional chops that his films lacked, and Sunny giving up the c....