The action periodically stops so the characters -= even the roughest grifters -- can break into song and dance.

An involving, often kinetic 2½-hour ride for auds who can accept their entertainment overboiled as well as just hardboiled.

Following Bollywood's tradition of excessive generosity, Mr. Gupta tosses in too much of just about everything, resulting in a two-and-a-half-hour film that may exhaust some viewers.

Ready for a singing and dancing "Reservoir Dogs"?