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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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Sensational magazine covers and shocking confessions

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Do you remember the magazine MOVIE ? Was quite popular in the 90s and then suddenly stopped circulation. It was like a bridging gap between the virgin Filmfare and the saucy Stardust. There were sensational covers where established stars as well as starlings tried to hog the attention of gossip hungry readers. Revisiting some controversial tag lines and sizzling covers.  So if you can’t take your eyes off the bohemian lass Pooja Bhatt from the above 1994 cover then kindly read the honest not so animal friendly confession by Nawab Saif Ali Khan Pataudi. In a royal pride manner he confessed to having dropped his dog from the seventh floor! And also sliced his pet parrot !!! Those were the days when the society wasn’t exactly animal friendly. Imagine an actor making such claims today and how he’ll be mercilessly trolled and labelled an inhuman butcher.  It’s a well known fact that former superstar Rajesh Khanna aka Kaka once eclipsed by the then angry young man Amitabh Bachchan,...
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