One year after the popular reception of “Don”, The Great Gambler attempts to emulate that success by bringing back many of the same actors and by again giving Amitabh Bachchan a dual role in this action film. Though it never quite reaches the deliriously enjoyable highs of the “Don” experience, it certainly manages to pack an enormous amount of fun into its running time. From nearly the opening scene it grabs you by the ear and leads you on a chase from India to Egypt and through the streets of Rome, Lisbon, Amsterdam and Venice. And unlike many Bollywood films, in which only the musical fantasy pieces occur in these settings, this actually has the story unfolding in these locations and at times it feels like a travel tour – the pyramids on your right, the coliseum on your left.
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