Another mini-masterpiece by Rajkumar Rao I love this actor. For his unconventionalness, absolute atypicalness for Bollywood, for the lack of stamps in his game: he does not fight or dance, does not play with muscles and does not brave with cubes, he has a simple and slightly guilty-confused face. But his undoubted talent and peculiar charm allowed him to occupy a completely separate niche in the film industry, which is now focused on “Hero-no-fear-and-reproach”. Even in the most banal story with an absolutely predictable plot, he manages to create an image that chains me to the screen. What is this movie about? History as old as the world. A guy who beats a fool, especially one who does not aspire to anything and is generally satisfied with the way life has developed, meets a more purposeful girl with an active life position. He is a coach at school, so to speak, “in captivity”: not that he was forced to do so, but that circumstances were created that he did not resist. She's a computer science teacher in the same school, but by vocation, she likes it, she sees it as her destiny. Then everything develops according to the laws of the genre, even there is an opponent who is better-stronger-fighter than our hero. There is a goal, a desire to change yourself, not banal methods of approaching the physical education of schoolchildren (I do not agree with all of them, of course), competition and training, support for parents and confrontation, establishing contact with students, wise statements and stupid actions. But it was interesting to watch: the actors played wonderfully, the action does not sag, but moves in front of a good confident pace (it is just right for me personally), dances / fights / inappropriate comedians do not distract, everything is to the place, there are no unnecessary scenes and characters.
Growing up and changing his views are clearly visible in the final speech, I also learned a few life lessons and spent these two hours in pleasant company. I really liked the film, and although it is criticized for its predictability and banality, for me it was in many ways inspiring and optimistic, and to look at Rajkumar here is a pleasure (in terms of acting), something reminds me of the character of Raj Kapoor from the film “The Land Where the Ganges Flows” – in something naive and ridiculous, timid and insecure, not able to behave with girls, but kind. Thanks to the heroine, who wanted to wake him up, encouraged him to personal and internal growth, helped to understand what he really needs and what is imposed from the outside. I recommend it and will definitely review it again. Great movie!