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I don't generally watch a movie so early after release. But there was an indomitable curiosity about this one. So went for the 11 pm show like a nocturnal Animal. & what I realised is, this film is the sixth hindi version of The Godfather, but in a completely Indian style. And all from Michael Corleone's point of view this time. A character that even Aamir Khan failed to play, none except Govinda made such an impact. But the greatest actor of the Kapoor family did no injustice. He was trying hard to break his traditional romantic image since 2015, this time he succeeds. But what about the movie? Recently the most successful films in India i.e. Jawan, RRR, KGF, Vikram, Pushpa are almost all stories of male dominated violence. The reason for their success is the larger-than-life display of primitive human instincts. In fact, humans are also a type of animals. And Animals can not live without two things. Sex and violence. We socially avoid these things as civilized beings, but love to watch them. The director has triggered exactly both of these. Camouflaged with his familiar male chauvinism. However, unlike Arjun Reddy or Kabir Singh, the heroine in this film is not mute and deaf, but her feminist protest is hard to understand through her unintelligible accent. I could not support the paternalistic support of infidelity. And why the hell did police not come even after killing people like insects? It is as if Akash Ambani can start killing without hesitation if Mukesh Ambani is attacked. There is no such thing as law in the country. The twist in the climax revealed that the sequel is going to be Ranbir vs Ranbir like Brahmastra.

So is the movie that bad? Not really. Because there are some good things too. One of those is Bobby Deol, whose violent behavior resumes the film's downward momentum after half-time. And the biggest USP of this film is the interval action sequence. This scene is one of the best action scenes in Indian cinema. Adrenaline will go up to the head if you see it in theatre. But there is something better than that too. That is Loyalty for parents. Many boys will become paternal devotees after seeing this picture. Yes, but I don't know if the boy working in Bangalore or Gurgaon who is living with his wife and children will change by heart, but the boys like me who can't live without their parents, will definitely get tears in their eyes when they will hear the song saari duniya jalaa denge.

I was waiting for today. The fun of watching a 3D movie on PVR for 75 rs. Is different. Not even 75, with BMS voucher it cost 62 rs. At the end. Sympathy for the group of lunatics who have already seen this picture.

Now let's come to this epic movie. The movie started with Shah Rukh Khan, but that didn't work. Because SRK lost to Mouni Roy. Then started Ranveer-Alia's love affair which looked like they were on their honeymoon. Finally it took speed with the arrival of Nagarjuna. Indeed Shiva of RGV gave 10 goals to Shiva of Brahmastra. After a comeback of 20 yrs, he did not let the audience turn their eyes back. By intermission, the pace was heating up.

But then again the same, Alia just slows down the movie. Big B took over and tried to make a very complicated plot as simple as possible. Ranveer's parents are everything in this story. And they are probably Deepika-Ranveer Singh. Part 2 is completely their story. In this story, Mouni Roy finally wakes up the real villain and dies. It's like Thanos collecting infinity stones.

This is the story. Saw many reviews, but no one noticed that YRF -Yash Raj Films had appeared on TV screens an era ago with a similar story. That serial was called Seven. Nusrat Barucha's first work. Basic concept remains same. Now only to see how Ranveer accepts his ex as his mother. However, this film will build a franchise like Marvel and will end in 4-5 parts. Comics will also come out. And very interestingly, it is Mohan Bhargava from Swadesh who is the superhero Hanuman of this film. With how he got this power, Swadesh Part 2 is coming up, which will be a prequel to this film. So like Marvel, individual superhero movie is also going to be in Brahmastra cinematic universe. There is no use thinking about good or bad now because the shell has just been removed. But India has never seen such a spectacular film in 3D before.

Same Bees Saal Baad, Suryavanshi format. Hero is reborn, heroine becomes a ghost. That means men have this extra Y chromosome responsible for rebirth. But well told, succeeds in scaring the audience. Not as cheap & ridiculous as bees saal baad.

Name Forensic. But it should have been forensic sasan. Because Forensic has been marinated perfectly with Ratasasan to cook a new delicacy. You have to watch the movie to know why and how. Director Vishal Furia had earlier remade his marathi film Lapachhapi completely unchanged in Hindi. So this time the changes were unexpected. But I have no hesitation in saying that this Hindi film is better than these two great southern thrillers. The twists of the story, the layers of mystery, the sense of humour are all more in this film. Dr. Salunkhe of C. I. D. Has been called the father of Indian forensics, which would be fun to watch. In fact, the raw materials from those two thrillers has been manufactured in a Bollywood factory. However, south's feet licking fans will defame it. Enjoy this picture without listening to their words.

Today I felt unfortunate.... Unfortunate of not having been born in the era when Indian Cricket rose to its excellence. When a few good men had the courage of facing the mighty Double world cup champions West Indies n beating them twice in the same world cup. When these men beat the home team England in the semis. Also felt jealous of ppl who could actually witness the cup lifting of Kapil Dev with bare eyes. But Kabir Khan n team 83 must hv realised this pain of the current generation n tried to repeat the whole telecast for us on the silver screen. Yes, this is truly a repeat telecast of the 83 world cup with all authentic facts n statistics. No movie in the entire world has documented cricket so accurately as 83 has. Everyone is concerned abt the transformation of Ranveer, but each n every actor in the team has been transformed so appropriately that it no more looks like a movie. Jeeva who played Shrikanth brought him alive on the screen. Its jst a boon for ppl who missed those moments. Its also the only recorded telecast of Kapil Dev's Gigantic 175 runs that was never captured live. But thats not the only usp. I never knew that late Shri Yashpal Sharma played a very crucial role in the middle order in that tournament. Never thought Roger Binny teased Viv Richards n went on to become the highest wicket taker. It is full of such key info n moments that will make u proud. Proud of belonging to a country that is known for its courage.

But am I only proud? No. I m ashamed too of being let down by the ppl of this country today. These ppl r criticising this great film n that is affecting the box office verdict n negative publicity. I cant help turning into a hater of ppl by this heinous crime they r committing. I can only advice u to go for this movie without caring for any review that u hv seen so far. Not even mine. If u miss this movie, u ll miss a cherishable 2.40 hrs.of ur life that u ll regret forever.

There is no sport greater than cricket, There is no Sportsmovie greater than 83.

2000-2009 shall always remain the best decade for bollywood for producing many classics which changed movie making forever. It also gave us directors like rakesh mehra, dibakar banerjee, sriram raghavan, rajkumar hirani etc. But it has also produced quite a no.of underrated gems.

Heroes, released on the mid of durga puja n diwali of 2008, tells d story of 2 recklessly young guys who landed on an adventure of lifetime in which they had to deliver 3 unsent letters of 3 kargil war martyrs n shoot their experience for submitting their graduation documentary. During this journey, they go through the pride n pain of army families n realise how the families of martyrs r only driven by the force of Pride. They also discover the patriot within themselves in the meantime. The synopsis itself says how great this movie is. One of the rarest indian movies whose script is preserved by d Oscar library. Enough to watch it if u still have not. N yes, one of the rarest movies of salman which had a storyline.

The last quote still motivates me, "U dont have to be a soldier to love ur country".