What makes Ali Abbas Zafar’s movies tick

Ali Abbas Zafar is understood for making crowd-pleasing movies, and over time, with many Salman Khan movies, the filmmaker has proved that he has actually cracked the code for making content material that’s beloved by the lots. With movies like Tiger Zinda Hai, Sultan, Bharat amongst others, Zafar managed to create a larger-than-life world the place you won’t agree with the whole lot, however nonetheless go alongside for the trip.
With Ali Abbas Zafar’s debut net collection Tandav premiering on Amazon Prime Video on January 15, we have a look at what makes his movies tick.
1. A star on the centre
Using the phrase ‘content is king’ grew to become the brand new norm after mainstream cinema realised that it isn’t needed for a movie to have a Khan on the centre to earn Rs 100 crores. And whereas it isn’t needed {that a} movie with Salman or Shah Rukh will depart you impressed, it absolutely is designed to attract you into theatres through the opening weekend. Ali Abbas Zafar believes within the old-school philosophy of attracting his viewers with the promise of an enormous star. Ever since he first collaborated with Salman Khan in Sultan, Zafar has forged a ‘big star’ within the lead. In Tandav, the forged is led by Saif Ali Khan.

2. Larger-than-life expertise
Keeping in sync together with his philosophy of constructing a world round an enormous star, Zafar’s movies imagine in giving the viewers a larger-than-life expertise. Be it the over-the-top health montages of Sultan, the unrealistic plot of Tiger Zinda Hai, and even the heightened and exaggerated world of Bharat, Zafar’s movies are set in a world that’s far faraway from actuality, and it often works in his favour.
3. The easy storytelling
In inspecting Zafar’s earlier works, it’s fairly evident that his tasks don’t essentially imagine in surprising the viewers with surprising plot twists, however in actual fact, he believes within the simplicity of telling a narrative. Be it the easy story construction of Bharat that jumps from decade to decade, or the ‘fallen hero’ trope in Sultan, Zafar’s movies don’t take pleasure in a non-traditional storytelling format. From the trailer of Tandav, it seems that this specific facet of Zafar’s work might be challenged right here.

4. A love story on the core
All of Ali Abbas Zafar’s movies till now have had a love story at their core. Be it the household drama Mere Brother Ki Dulhan, spy thriller Tiger Zinda Hai, sports activities movie Sultan, and even the gangster movie Gunday, the principal characters in all these movies have been pushed by love. While Gunday felt like an ode to friendship, the movie bought its battle solely as a result of the 2 male leads have been in love with the identical girl. This recurring issue of Zafar’s filmography will most likely change with Tandav as teasers counsel that it’s largely a political drama.

5. Music with an extended shelf life
Ali Abbas Zafar grew to be a big filmmaker within the final decade, and one can’t ignore that this was additionally the last decade when Hindi movie suffered by means of an epidemic of remixes and reboots. Be it the melodious “Kaisa Yeh Ishq Hai” from Mere Brother Ki Dulhan, the lovestruck “Jag Ghoomeya” from Sultan or the extraordinarily widespread “Dil Diyan Gallan” from Tiger Zinda Hai, Zafar, with the assistance of Sohail Sen and Vishal-Shekhar, has managed to take care of the allure of Hindi movie music in an age the place its future seems to be fairly unsure.