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Hrithik, Deepika, Anil Kapoor ins Fighter
Opening with a spellbinding air stunt by Squadron Leader Shamsher Pathania (Hrithik Roshan) that instantly impresses Squadron Leader Minal Rathore (Deepika Padukone), Fighter is a compelling watch right up-to the first half. With a mesmerizing air-combat sequence that is preceded with some awesome air maneuvers by the Airforce Pilots, Siddharth Anand's directorial venture comes up to the mark in the beginning. Anil Kapoor as the Group Captain Rocky is entrusted with the task of keeping the best of India's airforce pilots to their fighting best. Fighter promises excellent production values and captivating thrills in the sky. It definitely deserves appreciation for the effort to showcase the Indian Airforce as equally comparable to its counterparts of the west. Though the filmmaker makes it clear in it's disclaimer in the beginning that the film is a work of fiction, there are severa ....
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Bhuj The Pride of India movie review
It is a season for movies inspired by real life events, it is also time to celebrate our 75th Independence day thus you see movies with patriotic themes, just the other day it was Shershah and now Bhuj The Pride of India. It is the story of valour of our unsung heroes of the 1971 war with Pakistan, the war which gave birth to a new nation namely Bangladesh. Streaming on Disney Hotstar Bhuj The Pride of India is about the tactical Pakistani attack on the western front of India to neutralize advance of Indian army into what was known as East Pakistan. This movie depicts the all out attack by the then Pak President Yahya Khan and his plot to snatch away some regions from India in our western borders abutting Pak mainly on Kutch region of Gujarat, which would then help him in negotiating with the Indian P.M. at the time i.e. Indira Gandhi. As mentioned they were tactical attacks, as it ....
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Shershaah movie review
This is a season of biopics or stories with their roots in reality for Bollywood after some Hollywood movies of the same genre. There is going to be a spate of such films which will either be released on OTT or in cinema houses as they start opening up as this wave of Covid subsides. Starting with Shershaah streaming on Amazon Prime. The movie is based on the life and times of Captain Vikram Batra of the 13th JAK RIF and his role in the Kargil war. Movies based on the lives of real heros are always an inspiration for generations, this movie being no exception, this movie is solely dedicated to Captain Batra and his growing years, his love life and his dream of being a soldier. During and after the Kargil war one did hear a lot about Captain Batra and his motto 'Yeh dil maange more' but as those still were early days of mass communication and smart phones had not proliferated thus w ....
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Heroes, movie review
Heroes is about two students who decide to make a movie on why ‘you should not join Indian armed forces’. During this process they meet a war reporter who gives them a task to deliver the last letters of three Kargil martyrs. These two friends Sameer Suri aka Saand (Sohail Khan) and Ali Shah aka Nawab Sahab (Vatsal Sheth) embark on a fun tour on motorbike and their experiences in the journey change their outlook towards life. As part of their project they are filming their experiences on the way. There are three stories interwoven in the script. The first story is about a soft spoken yet tough - Balkar Singh (Salman Khan) of Atari in Amritsar. Like every man Balkar has beautiful dreams for his family but he knows he might not be able to fulfill them and he does not regret it as he has pledged his life for his country. Kuljeet Kaur (Preity Zinta) takes pride in being an army man’ ....
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Shaurya, movie review
Shaurya is a film about "Courage", courage to believe in yourself and your ideals and courage to uphold these very ideals and live them. Captain Javed Khan (Deepak Dobriyal) is a man wronged by his country by the very men who he fought with and who were his friends. Siddhant (Rahul Bose), whose only aim in life was to escape reality and wasn't ready for what life brought him. The plucky young journalist Kaavya (Minissha Lamba), who never understood why it was difficult to speak the truth. Aakash (Jaaved Jaaferi) for whom living the rules was the only way to live life.Brigadier Rudra Pratap Singh (Kay Kay Menon), is a man who lived by his own rules even if they were against humanity. Javed Khan is charged with mutiny, treason and killing a fellow officer. Even when he is held for court martial, he refuses to speak in his defense, as the secret he holds is too powerful for the establ ....
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Chittagong is an uplifting action-drama, a thriller which has its historical significance that is woven craftily into a story and creatively put forth in the audio visual medium through this film. It is made more compelling by the fact that it is true. In a little known incident in the 1930s British occupied India, a handful of untrained teenage boys and girls, led by a school teacher, handed the British their first military defeat. Set against this backdrop, Chittagong is the story of the youngest and the most unlikely participant – a frail and diffident 14 old teenager, Jhunku Roy. It portrays an incredible journey of a teenager, who battles nagging self-doubts and reluctance on one hand, and a formidable enemy on the other, to achieve an impossible triumph. Cast of CHITTAGONG: Manoj Bajpayee Nawazuddin Siddiqui Raj Kumar Vega Tamotia Jaideep Ahlawat Barry John ....
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