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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 ...
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Bucket list - review

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BUCKET LIST (2018)  Directed by : Tejas Deoskar  Now this over hyped movie is being talked about for just one specific reason- the big debut of yesteryears Bollywood superstar Madhuri Dixit in Marathi cinema ! Trust me there is much more to this movie than just that.  This 130 minutes roller coaster ride is about a middle aged maharashtrian housewife who takes the initiative to complete the “bucket list” of her deceased young heart donor. So far so good, the only issue with this movie is it’s weak technical department as its high on the acting and direction ground.  Deoskar’s direction is first rate, he doesn’t try to unnecessarily glorify Dixit or project her in a superstar league, in his capacity he delivers good enough. Abhijit Deshpande’s editing is a major letdown, it actually appears like he was dozing off at the editing table. Arjun Sorte’s cinematography is a delight. Technically the movie is weighed down and a reputed production house like Dharma productions...
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RAAZI (2018) the review

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RAAZI (2018)  Directed by : Meghana Gulzar  Very rarely in Bollywood do you get to watch a sensitive yet path breaking movie like Raazi which is directed by Meghana Gulzar who had earlier impressed with the unbiased presentation of Talwar (2015).  Raazi chronicles the eventful and inspiring journey of a twenty something Indian Kashmiri girl Sehmat ( Alia Bhatt) who is studying in college and is suddenly summoned by her father (Rajit Kapur) to take up the huge responsibility of turning into a spy who would transfer sensitive and confidential information from Pakistan to India (the story is set up during the 1971 war). She is married off to a Pakistani man Iqbal (Vicky Kaushal) who belongs to a highly influential family in Rawalpindi headed by his father (Shishir Sharma) who is also heading the armed forces.  The director has indeed done a splendid job of holding on viewers interest in the on screen proceedings. The story which is apparently based on a true life event ...
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