1960th BLOG POST
There
are ample of Hindi movies based on Indian Army, Air Force and some even on
Navy. Everyone does it in their own way on how they want to portray life of
some great people who see nation and its pride above their life. It is very necessary
to know about them even if movie is little bit here and there in terms of
execution. I had seen the trailer of the movie “Bhuj: The Pride of India” which
released on Hotstar just yesterday – again on Independence Day like Shershaah. Seeing
it itself I didn’t get the good vibes about it. Shershaah has been a beautiful
experience and it released a day before Bhuj came so the comparison is obvious.
But leave comparison, even as an individual movie, it doesn’t stand any tall. This
movie has bigger star cast such as Ajay Devgan, Sanjay Dutt, Sharad Kelkar,
Sonakshi Sinha, Nora Fatehi, Pranitha Subhash etc.; hence the expectations are
supposed to be high.
The
movie is based on 1971 War and how India fought with Pakistan to save their
Western province which made us sacrifice lives of many soldiers. Right from the
first scene itself, movie shows how their Air Force attacks our Airbase so that
we lose all our runways and can’t compete with their fighter planes. You start
liking the whole atmosphere, but the way Ajay Devgan is introduced where he is
almost lying as if he is dead and then wakes up suddenly and starts walking
like a typical movie hero, you start complaining. Another thing that kept
disturbing me was the regular pause in between to introduce us with some
characters. It just kept breaking your flow and patience because it happens too
often.
The
first half is too slow to enjoy it at all. The only above average scene is an
action sequence involving Nora Fatehi but even that’s not very superb. The
whole excitement begins in the 2nd half when the preparation for the
War begins. It is then that you start getting involved with the story but it’s
too late by then. Anyway, that whole sequence is nicely directed and portrayed.
The same Bollywood problem lies as you see one soldier continuously fighting
against multiple opponents without getting affected at all which looks
completely unbelievable.
Also,
there’s another complain I have. It’s 2021 now. The audiences have got very
matured with great content on OTT platforms – the same place where your movies
are releasing. It’s high time we see Army officers dancing and singing with
their partner in multiple songs. We can expect some sensibility now. I
understand that music is so imbibed in our culture and movies that it’s hard to
separate it, but few movies and subjects don’t need them at all. In case you
are putting them forcibly, at least try to have such songs that are melodious
that even when you are irritated with its inclusion, you end up enjoying the
same – the way it’s done in Shershaah.
The
dialogues are just okay and doesn’t have any greatness about them. The movie is
fine to watch to know the sacrifice our soldiers and brave people went through
in the 1971 War but it’s not a great piece of cinema. The climax is good which
ends the movie on a great note as you feel proud to see your nation winning.
Also, to see how one officer can make big difference is nicely portrayed. Other
than that, I remember nothing from the movie which will excite you as a viewer.
I give the movie 3 stars. 1 star etc. just for the subject it’s based upon. Even
if you miss watching this, you don’t miss something very great.
Thanks.
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