Get your coat, Major, let's go home! Just a handbook for those who are languishing in unjust imprisonment - how for 30 years not to go crazy, try, try, and eventually escape! And the main villain to kill at the end!
This is your 17th attempt! - No, it's 18th! ...
Mindful of the fact that after all, I had a female year - that is, I watched (well, I tried), films involving my favorite Bollywood actresses, decided to "watch" Amrita Rao. The film “The Wall” I had long stood in line, hands just did not reach. Amrita, by the way, got here in vain, the film did not add anything to her career, the role was blurred and about nothing.
The project cost 30 crores of rupees directed by Milan Lutria (movies Kachche Dhaage and Chori-Chori). The film is a favorite theme of Bollywood directors - the relationship between India and Pakistan. Unlike the beginning of filming other films, there were no mahurats and broken “for good luck” coconuts. Instead, Big B, Sanjou and Akshai Khanna starred in Bandra in a one-minute commercial on February 27, 2003. Contrary to popular belief, Deewaar will attempt to break down the wall of hatred between India and Pakistan. In the center is the story of Hindus who were captured by Pakistanis and tried to escape from it. This film is a retelling of real life episodes of prisoners of war in 1971. Screenwriter Sridhar Ragawan (he contributed to the script for Khakee) and historian Vijaynatha Garehan explored a stack of material about the lives of prisoners of India and Pakistan, including the memories of an Indian spy who spent twenty years in a Pakistani prison.
Ranveer Cole (Amitabh Bachchan) is the leader of 54 prisoners of war, their ideological inspiration. At home, Ranveer has a wife (Tanuja), patiently waiting for her husband, who is languishing in prison. Gaurav (Akshai Khanna) is the son of Ranveer, who traveled from India to Pakistan to save his father. There is also Khan (Sanjay Dutt), who helped Gaurav in his search for his father and was also captured. The main villain of the film is the jailer Sohail (singer and actor Kay Kay Menon). All right, I've assigned roles. Now in essence.
The main character, a prisoner of war major, during the years of imprisonment did not bow his head, repeatedly tried to escape, but unsuccessfully. Finally, he manages to convey to his home that he is still alive and this is the impetus for his already quite grown son to go to hostile territory to save his parent.
Almost all the episodes in the POW camp are filmed stylishly and strongly, with tears. Even the (inevitable) songs are performed by the unfortunate with a stretch, but fit into what is happening. But everything that concerns events beyond it seems somewhat implausible and far-fetched, and sometimes completely naive.
Therefore, the impression of the film is extraordinary, although, in general, it left a strong emotional mark.
Amitabh as major is bravo. Despite the fact that his hero is exhausted and tormented over many years of captivity, he feels a stunning inner strength. He is not broken, he is ready to fight, he looks fearlessly into the eyes of his overseers. He is a leader among prisoners, who by his character and actions inspires them with hope for salvation.
I remember two episodes:
One, when after another unsuccessful attempt to escape, beaten almost unconsciously, dying of thirst, he with great difficulty, falling and getting up, carries water in his hands for another unfortunate who can no longer get up. Played heartbreakingly. And one more - at the very end, when he took out all the anger, despair and hatred (not even his own, but his comrades!) on his overseer - it was immediately clear that the latter had no chance of burying him.
Speaking of the overseer. Kay is relatively young here, but already strong as an actor. He had few episodes, even fewer words, but plays very well and meaningfully. Even when he didn’t say it, he saw that he didn’t need to say anything.
Sanjay Dutt – here he just lived in his role as a traitor Khan, who, it turns out, has a conscience, and even some kind of patriotism somewhere deep in the soul, and he becomes ashamed that such good people suffer, and I am an unprincipled dog, sitting quietly in prison and do not worry, I need to help them ... I rejoice when I see Sanjay that way when he is interested in the film, when he likes the character, when he turns inside out.
Akshai Khanna was not wrong with the role, although his European sweaters with trousers looked more than odd in Pakistan. Of course, every dog paid attention to him (where did the costumers look, man?). Akshay knows when he wants to give the role 100% and his hero will be empathized. In general, the men were good, but Amrita was taken on the role of beautiful furniture again. I did not understand this love, which did not end. God bless her. Not Amrita, of course, but love. I sympathize with Amrita, and I hope that she will have good serious work.
Music: Composer by Adesh Srivastava, written by Nusrat Badr. Of the eight songs, I can easily weed out two – Marhaba Marhaba (original and mix) and Piya Bawri (song and melody). The first is typically Arabic, for its production hired dancers from Brazil, Belarus and Ukraine (I wonder what criteria they were selected???). Due to the rhythm, a win-win option is obtained. Piya Bawri is a typically romantic voice of Alki Yagnik. The rest of the songs remained unclaimed in my ears, and these four songs can be listened to.
In conclusion, I want to say that the film is worthwhile, of course, although it failed at the box office. You can watch fans of AB or other actors involved in the film. One spoiled the impression - a terrible translation of tambourine, wanted to find something better in the Internet, did not find, maybe who else will be lucky.
9 out of 10