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JAWAAN (2023) : review

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And finally the much hyped, much awaited Jawaan saw light of the day ! Big stars, big budget( humongous budget actually), big music composer, everything super large. But does it meet the expectations of the average viewer? No it goes not. Read on.  A decorated jawan locks horns with a criminal called Kaali, this is in 1986 ( the year movies like Aakhri Raasta released, just for reference). Kaali gets him eliminated and send the pregnant wife to jail. The baby born in jail grows up to become the hero (look alike of the father) and decides to avenge the misdeeds done to his innocent patriotic parents. Well, isn’t it a masaaledaar full on Bollywood- Tollywood drama subject ?  And then the director Atlee also borrows ideas and references from various retro movies, some idea from Sholay (1975) as the hero assembled a gang of jailed Qaidis in order to form a team to nab the villain, then there’s an entire episode borrowed from Dhartiputra (1993), and the basic theme is copy pasted from Kaml
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The King without a Kingdom !

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Raees [2017] The undisputed King of Bollywood Shah Rukh Khan has his first major release of this year Raees which is more like a lot of hype which fizzles out into the thin air. Dir: Rahul Dholakia Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Mahira Khan, Mohammed Zeshaan Ayub, Narendra Jha, Atul Kulkarni, Uday Tikekar, Suparna Jha, Luvleen Misra, Sheeba Chaddha. Based in a town Fatehpura in Gujarat the movie Raees chronicles the life and times of the doomed Gangster / Mafia Raees (Shah Rukh Khan) who gets acquainted with the crime world at an early age in his childhood itself. After he grows up his friends turn into foes and a righteous professional Cop ( Siddiqui) is hot on the trail to nab Raees. The movie is more about the tribulations, challenges and major wrath faced by the protagonist Raees. The Director who has an award winning art film like Parzania (2007) to boast of has nothing new to offer here. Raees is more like revisiting the 90s vendetta films which Sunjay Dutt &
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The unforgettable First Love !!

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ती सध्या काय करते (2017) Directed By: Satish Rajawade Cast: Ankush Chaudhary, Tejashree Pradhan, Urmila Lothar, Sanjay Mone, Tushar Dalvi, Sukanya Kulkarni, Abhinay Berde, Anuradha and Arya Ambekar. Finally the Marathi cinema is coming of age. Last year the industry experienced it's first major blockbuster Sairaat paving way for unconventional subjects backed with melodious music & new faces. "Ti Sadhya Kay Karte" is a simple and sweet love story. Anurag [ Chaudhary] is a successful Architect living a happy life with his family until he goes for his high school reunion where he meets his old friends and while reminiscing his teenage memories faces the roller coaster past journey of his first love. Thereafter he meets his ex flame and thereon begins a sensitive and emotional dilemma of confessions, tribulations & unfolding of unspoken feelings. The entire flashback involving a younger Anurag [ Berde] and his constant confusion about falling in and out of love
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