However, Gary’s alcoholism proved too great an impediment to her efforts, ultimately leading to Maria’s accidental death after a misplaced slap from Gary one terrible night.įollowing Gary’s release from prison many years later, he is able to make amends with Monty, but David wants nothing to do with him, and he holds a further grudge towards Monty, believing him to be the catalyst of Maria’s demise. Despite this, David’s mother Maria welcomed Monty as her own son and tried to keep the family together. High school physics teacher David Fernandes has made every effort he can to distance himself from his father Gary and illegitimate half-brother Monty, who was born from one of Gary’s extra-marital affairs. The Hammer suplexes David Tenzin prepares to unleash everything hes got Once upon a time… Rounding out the cast are the opponents David and Monty face in the tournament – pro-wrestlers Shad Gaspard and Conan Stevens as heavy-hitters Ronnie Cross and Luca, “ Bloodsport II” and “ John Wick” star Daniel Bernhardt as Max Potter, stunt performer Chan Griffin in the role of Chinese Shaolin fighter Tenzin Yana, and legendary Dutch superkicker Ron Smoorenburg in the role of Italian contender “The Hammer”. Jackie Shroff steps into the role of the sibling’s widowed father, Gary, with his deceased wife Maria portrayed in flashbacks by Shefali Shah, while Jacqueline Fernandez appears in the role of David’s wife Jenny. Trailerīollywood star Akshay Kumar portrays David Fernandes, a high school physics teacher who enters a winner-take-all MMA tournament for the sake of his ailing daughter, only to find himself competing against the brother that he holds a bitter grudge against, Monty, played by Sidharth Malhotra.
“Brothers”, Bollywood’s remake of 2011’s “ Warrior”, avoids falling into that trap, ultimately resulting in a remake that both stands on its own and which proves surprisingly effective in equaling its American ancestor. However, just shifting the setting to another culture on the other side of the world helps. Remakes are a tricky thing to pull off, and as anyone who has seen the 1998 remake of Alfred Hitchcock’s “Psycho” will tell you, doing a carbon copy of the original is always a recipe for disaster.
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