Indian War FIlms
Operation Valentine (2024) – Tolerable
All Clickable links in red Genre – War Movie Language – Hindi Time: 2 Hours, 10 minutes Platform: Theatrical release Considering the recent disaster Fighter (review here) , I approached this movie with absolute trepidation. The first few minutes somewhat confirmed this would be a waste of time as all the familiar tropes…
Read MoreSam Bahadur (2023) – Engaging yet…
Director: Meghana Gulzar Script: Meghana Gulzar. Bhavani Iyer. Shantanu Srivastava. Cast: Vicky Kaushal. Sanya Malhotra. Fatima Sana Sheikh Genre: Biography and War Drama Platform: Theatrical release Duration: 2 Hours 30 minutes A biography is always a difficult task for a filmmaker. What to show and what not to show. There is the trap…
Read MorePippa (2003) – Disappointing
(All links in red are clickable links) Dir: Raja Menon Cast: Ishan Khatter. Mrunal Thakur. Priyanshu Painyuli. Abhinav Bhattacharjee. Genre: War Drama Platform: Amazon Prime There is a long disclaimer before the main movie about the film being “inspired by real events on which creative liberty has been taken”. Perhaps such disclaimers are…
Read MoreBhuj : The Pride of India
Bhuj – The Pride of India : Maajhi Ekdum Satakli In 1974, Kishore Kumar acted, produced, directed, sang, wrote, and scored Badhti ka Naam Daadhi. Before the film starts, Kishore himself comes on the screen, addresses the audience, and says as below (a loose translation): “Dear Friends and cinema fans This insignificant writer,…
Read MoreShershah – A mixed experience
Let’s talk about the obvious. An “Independence Day release is a neat idea, the hope being that more people will flock to see the movie. Shershah is a bio-pic of Captain Vikram Batra who was awarded the Param Vir Chakra posthumously for his various actions during the 1999 Kargil War. The ferocity of the engagements…
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