Bajrangi Bhaijaan review: Full on entertainment, Salman Khan style

• Rohit Vats, Hindustan Times, New Delhi|
• Updated: Sep 22, 2015 11:57 IST

Salman Khan in and as Bajrangi Bhaijaan.

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Film: Bajrangi Bhaijaan

Cast: Salman Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Harshaali Malhotra

Director: Kabir Khan

Rating: 2.5/5



Never mind which side of the divide you decide to stand, here's one fact of life you ignore at your own peril: Never judge a Salman Khan fan when he's rooting for the Bhai pulling off the most logic-defying stunts, and even scenes. Because, Kabir Khan's Bajrangi Bhaijaan is one film that will bring them to the theatres in droves and you'd do yourself a favour by keeping quiet even if you think this film is over the top. But then, chances are that you may also love it.



First things first. There is no doubting Salman's secular credentials. He is one actor who never tires of talking about the multi-religious ethnicity of his family and he has reasons to do so. But now he has decided to extend this ideology to the themes of his films as well. 



In a way, it started with Jai Ho where Salman's crusader 'aam aadmi' image was built. Kick consolidated this image, and now Bajrangi Bhaijaan completes the picture. This film presents the bhai as the quintessential 'aam aadmi' who is forever ready to embrace religious pluralism if that is the last resort. And guess what, Salman does it in a style no one else can.

Bajrangi is an ardent devotee of Lord Hanuman. 

Pawan Kumar Chautrvedi (Salman) enjoys the burden of carrying the legacy of his RSS member father in Pratapgarh, UP. This is not exactly a load as Pawan grows up to be an extremely religious guy who likes to bow down to every monkey he meets. Turns out, he is least interested in studies and wrestling, two streams his father wants him to excel in. Pawan's life is turned upside down when his father sends him away to Delhi for, what else, a job. Like it happens in every Hindi film, once in the city, he meets Rasika (Kareena) and her tough-nut father Digambar (Sharat Saxena), a devout Brahmin.

Pawan, alias Bajrangi, stays true to his religion in the big city, never missing a chance to attend anything that has Lord Hanuman's name next to it. His pursuits lead him to Kurukshetra where he finds an abandoned child after dancing his shoes off to Selfie le le re. 

Rasika and Pawan's love story blooms in the bylanes of Old Delhi.
Soon, we are told that this child cannot talk, is from Pakistan, and that she is stranded here in India.

Not surprisingly, Pawan takes it upon himself to reunite the child with her parents. Just that he has a set of problems that threaten to throw his mission off balance right from the word go: he has no passport, he never lies, and he is a vegetarian.

On the face of it, this is probably Salman's most mellowed down performance in recent times: he refrains from flaunting his street fighting skills (unless he's left with no option, that is), and he has managed to look innocent in the scenes where his character's inner dilemma over non-vegetarian food comes out or when he finds that the lost child is actually a Muslim (Who he likes to call Mohamden similar to a large number of North Indians). 

Like Rasika, Bajrangi is also a strict vegetarian. 

Through some cheesy and over-the-top sequences, he befriends Munni (a super cute Harshaali) and begins a journey that takes him to a small-time TV reporter in Pakistan, Chand Nawab (Nawazuddin). Remember that viral video featuring Chand Nawab reporting from Karachi on Eid? The same one.

One thing that works for Bajrangi Bhaijaan is that it is not a preachy film, a great feat in itself considering that the film's crew relentlessly talked about the 'paradoxes involved in the religious outset of India' in every pre-release interview. And Purani Dilli, the director's choice for unfolding the basic premise, serves him well. The crowded bylanes of the walled city demonstrate the extent to which the religious lives of the Hindus and the Muslims are entangled in this part of the world. Apart from a moment when Kareena Kapoor mouths sermons of peaceful co-existence and how a small child should be kept out of the religious debates, things appear under-control. 

V Vijayendra Prasad’s story doesn’t boast of too many twists and turns, and that puts the spotlight back on its primary characters. The way the director introduces Nawazuddin Siddiqui, his understanding of mainstream commercial cinema will amaze you. Nawazuddin's pauses, hamming and high pitched dialogues... everything adds value to the character he plays. He saves a linear story from going wayward in the second half. In fact, he very charmingly informs the audience about the absurdities of our daily lives. Take a look at this conversation:

Chand Nawab: Wahan tumhari madad kaun karega?
Pawan: Bajranbali karenge humari madad.
Chand Nawab: Pakistan me bhi? (Laughs)

Though it's obvious that the film's dialogue writers walked on razor's edge so that they don't hurt any religious sentiments, the one-liners bring out the deep-rooted contradictions of our society. Consider this one: While struggling to find Munni's religion, Pawan declares: "Ye Brahmin hogi, dekhti nahi kitni gori hai." In another scene, when he finds Munni eating chicken, he mutters, "Kshatriya hogi, wo maas khate hain aur gore bhi hote hain."

And, of course, you can't keep the eternal Shahid Afridi versus Sachin Tendulkar debate out of any such film. 

Will Bajrangi be able to reunite Munni with her family in Pakistan?
One powerful tool Salman uses with ease in most of his films is his self deprecating humour. No prizes for guessing that with Kabir Khan, there is more than a fair sprinkling of it in this film too. And yes, just like Ek Tha Tiger, you don't get a clear-cut answer if you wanted to figure out how old he is.

The film opens with aerial shots of snow-clad mountains and moves inside Pakistan capturing the scenic beauty of the region in the process. But, the one shot that remains in the spectator’s subconscious is the top angle one of people flocking the Kurukshetra station. And the sequence right before it where Kabir Khan shows the situation at Wagah-Attari with Aaj rang dini playing in the background is also worth noticing. 



Watch: Selfie le le re from Bajrangi Bhaijaan 


Now, the most crucial part of Bajrangi Bhaijaan, its climax. Don't worry, we won't spill the beans, but just that it is the film's big surprise. Suddenly you feel like transported to the '80s where everybody is serious about just one thing: To defy logic and scientific grounding. Apart from this part of Bajrangi Bhaijaan, which is likely to garner a louder applause than the rest of the film, it remains a perfectly paced story.

Azhar is a 2016 Indian sports drama film directed by Tony D'Souza. The story is written by Rajat 

Arora and is inspired from the life of Indian cricketer and former national team captain Mohammad 

Azharuddin. The film is produced by Shobha Kapoor and Ekta Kapoor for Sony Pictures Networks and

 features Emraan Hashmi in the titular role. Nargis Fakhri, Prachi Desai and Lara Dutta play crucial 

supporting roles. The sports action was done by Rob Miller of ReelSports.^[2] The film released worldwide on 13 May 2016.^[3]

The movie begins with Indian cricketer Mohammad Azharuddin (Emraan Hashmi) scoring a century in

 his 99th test match, but he soon faces allegations of match-fixing as his name has been linked with 

a London based bookie M.K. Sharma aka Shaun (Rajesh Sharma). The India cricket board slaps a life-

ban on him. Azhar decides to challenge the ban in court with the help of his lawyer friend Reddy (Kunaal Roy Kapoor).

It begins with promise. Young Mahi is more interested in football, badminton and tennis, and tries to blow off his first coach (Rajesh Sharma) who spots his potential. The entire ‘bachpan’-adolescence section, featuring the father (Anupam Kher) who thinks a job will take his son much further than sports, the mother who believes in her son, the sister (Bhumika Chawla) who is a solid support to him, his bunch of loyal friends who just know he can do it, has been crafted with heart and feels authentic. We see Mahi (Sushant Singh Rajput) trying and failing and trying again, despite all the roadblocks, to keep his eye on his goal: to be part of the Indian team and play for his country, and we root for him.

Till then, bully for Neeraj Pandey and the film, even if it is already feeling stretched and repetitive. What works for the film in the first half is the lifelike re-creation of life in a small town (Ranchi), a family getting by on slender means and yet being able to find it in themselves to get behind a bright-eyed lad who dreams big, and is willing to work for it.

In the way it shows Mahi’s often herculean attempts to become visible to the powers that be (he can smash the ball all across the ground effortlessly, and wicket-keep beautifully too), the film becomes almost copybook in telling us that strokes may come easy but getting invited into privileged sporting enclaves is exceedingly tough. But, and this is the message that comes through loud and clear, that it can be done. You can be a small town boy, and if you have talent and a little bit of luck, you can be unstoppable.

Up till here, Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s story, the mostly untold part for most of us, holds us. It tells us that it is right for us to aspire, and that anyone can do it.

Then the curse of the second half strikes, and it goes into an irreversible slide. Two romances arrive in swift succession (Disha Patani, Kiara Advani, both sparkly, both reduced to sidebars). There are songs. There is a stab at the intrigue that governs selection processes at various cricketing bodies, including the mighty BCCI, but it is laughably feeble.

The entire focus is on Dhoni who is shown as the sole match-winner from the Indian side. His teammates, which include Indian cricketing greats (Saurav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar and others), are seen in flashes, either from the back or in profile. There is no dressing room banter with his team-mates. No scenes, in fact, with other players, except for a couple of stray ones with Yuvraj Singh (Harry Tangri).

Force is a 2011 Indian action thriller film directed by Nishikanth Kamath, starring John Abraham opposite Genelia D'Souza in lead roles. It is a remake of Gautham Menon's successful 2003 Tamil film, Kaakha Kaakha Starring Suriya and Jyothika in lead and is about a dutiful cop who chases the capture of a dreaded gangster. The film released on 30 September 2011, and received mostly positive reviews upon release,. John Abraham's performance was also praised by public and critics.

Chennai Express  is a 2013 Indian romantic action comedy film directed by Rohit Shetty, and 

produced by Gauri Khan for Red Chillies Entertainment. The film features Shahrukh Khan and Deepika

 Padukone in lead roles; it is the second collaboration between Khan and Padukone after Om Shanti 

Om (2007). The film is about a man's journey from Mumbai to Rameswaram, and what happens along

 the way after he falls in love with the daughter of a local don. Principal photography began on 27 

September 2012, filming began in October 2012 and was completed by May 2013.

Chennai Express was released in the overseas markets on 8 August 2013, and a day later in India. 

STORY: Jai Verma (Sidharth Malhotra), a mathematical genius, finds himself randomly travelling through time - (into the past and future) until he learns to value his present. He gets to relive a significant day of his life in order to avert future setbacks. Can this disorder alter his life for better? 

REVIEW: Bearing the brunt of his 'going to sleep and waking up in a new time period' routine, is his 'abs'olutely stunning wife Dia Kapoor (Katrina Kaif), who's the 'driver' in their relationship. She's too clingy, he's too disinterested and busy with his calculations to notice her unconditional love for him. The film unravels what lies ahead for these childhood sweethearts    

What would you fix if you could travel back in time? The thought is interesting and the message, beautiful - life isn't a series of calculated events so seize the moment. True happiness lies in the smallest of things. However, the film's reasoning is flawed. Unlike movies like 'About Time', which have explored the fantasy time travelling theme with much heart, this one uses it as a punishment to 'conform' the man, who is devoted to his ambitions. You don't see anything wrong with his choices to begin with so his change of heart doesn't tug at your heartstrings either. 

In true Dharma style, the film is visually and musically enchanting and is about loving your family. Good looking actors hum soulful songs at gorgeous locales. Both Sidharth and Katrina are easy on the eye and Sidharth pulls off his complex role with ease. Katrina, however, hasn't gone beyond what's expected of her as an actor. 

There are timeless love stories and then stories involving time travel. BBD belongs to the latter. Pleasant and fairly engaging but a tad tedious (like mathematics) to evoke a Baar Baar viewing. The foot-tapping kala chashma song in the end infuses that much required energy and zest into the film.

Film: Baahubali

Cast: Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Tamannaah, Anushka Shetty, Nasser, Sathyaraj

Director: SS Rajamouli

Rating: 2/5



SS Rajamouli's Baahubali is an epic in two parts, narrated through spectacular visuals and amazing special effects, including a 30-minute battle scene helmed with admirable precision. 



However, beyond this, the film with a star-studded cast of Prabhas, Rana Daggubati and Anushka Shetty offers little else. The film suffers in terms of continuity, because the film's production took more than two years.



The plot is about two royal cousins raised by the mother of one -- who decides that the strongest and the noblest of them would rule the kingdom of Mahishmati. The film often seems like a 1950s work with men and women in glittering costumes moving through the corridors of magnificent edifices.



When one of the cousins, Amarendra Baahubali (Prabhas), is crowned king, a court conspiracy sees him murdered. But this is of course for the sequel of Baahubali,scheduled after a year or so.

jodha akhbar movie review

Jodhaa Akbar (جودھا اکبر)

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Ashutosh Gowariker
Produced by Ronnie Screwvala
Ashutosh Gowariker
Written by K. P. Saxena (Dialogue)
Screenplay by Haidar Ali
Ashutosh Gowariker
Story by Haidar Ali
Starring Hrithik Roshan
Aishwarya Rai
Sonu Sood
Kulbhushan Kharbanda
Ila Arun
Narrated by Amitabh Bachchan
Music by A. R. Rahman
Cinematography Kiran Deohans
Edited by Ballu Saluja
Production
company
A G P P L
Distributed by UTV Motion Pictures
Release dates
15 February 2008
Running time
213 minutes
Country India
Language Hindi
Budget ₹40 crore (US$5.9 million)[1]
Box office ₹115 crore (US$17 million)[2]
Jodhaa Akbar is an Indian historical romantic drama film co written, produced and directed by Ashutosh Gowariker. It stars Hrithik Roshan, Aishwarya Rai and Sonu Sood in the lead roles. The shooting for the film started at Karjat and released on 15 February 2008.[3][4]

The film centres on the romance between the Mughal Emperor Akbar, played by Hrithik Roshan, and the Princess Mariam-uz-Zamani who becomes his wife, played by Aishwarya Rai. Acclaimed composer A. R. Rahman composed the musical score. The soundtrack of the movie was released on 19 January 2008.[5]

The film won the Audience Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the São Paulo International Film Festival,[6] two awards at the Golden Minbar International Film Festival,[7] seven Star Screen Awards and five Filmfare Awards, in addition to two nominations at the 3rd Asian Film Awards.[8]

3 idiots movie review

3 Idiots

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Rajkumar Hirani
Produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Written by Abhijat Joshi
Rajkumar Hirani
Screenplay by Abhijat Joshi
Rajkumar Hirani
Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Based on Five Point Someone – What not to do at IIT!
by Chetan Bhagat
Starring Aamir Khan
Madhavan
Sharman Joshi
Kareena Kapoor Khan
Boman Irani
Omi Vaidya
Narrated by R. Madhavan
Music by Shantanu Moitra
Cinematography C. K. Muraleedharan
Edited by Rajkumar Hirani
Production
company
Vinod Chopra Films
Distributed by Reliance BIG Pictures
Release dates
25 December 2009
Running time
171 minutes[1]
Country India
Language Hindi[1]
Budget ₹55 crore (US$8.2 million)[2]
Box office est. ₹392 crore (US$58 million)[3]
3 Idiots is a 2009 Indian coming of age comedy-drama film co-written, edited, and directed by Rajkumar Hirani and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. Abhijat Joshi wrote the screenplay. It was loosely adapted from the novel Five Point Someone by Chetan Bhagat. The film stars Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor, R. Madhavan, Sharman Joshi, Omi Vaidya, Parikshit Sahni and Boman Irani.

Upon release, the film was the highest-grossing film in its opening weekend in India and had the highest opening day collections for an Indian film up until that point. It also held the record for the highest net collections in the first week for a Bollywood film. It also became one of the few Indian films to become successful in East Asian markets such as China,[4] eventually bringing its overseas total to more than US$65 million at the time—the highest-grossing Bollywood film of all time in overseas markets, before being overtaken by Chennai Express in 2013.

The film is distinctive for featuring real inventions by little-known people in India's backyards. The brains behind the innovations were Remya Jose, a student from Kerala, who created the exercise-bicycle/washing-machine; Mohammad Idris, a barber from Meerut district in Uttar Pradesh, who invented a bicycle-powered horse clipper; and Jahangir Painter, a painter from Maharashtra, who made the scooter-powered flour mill.[5] This film was remade in Tamil as Nanban (2012) which also received critical praise and commercial success.[6][7] It has also been announced that there will be a Chinese remake of the film produced by Stephen Chow and that there are plans for a Hollywood remake produced in the United States.[8] A Telugu remake was planned despite Nanban having a Telugu dubbed version titled Snehitudu.

airlift movie review

Airlift

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Raja Krishna Menon
Produced by
Nikhil Advani
Monisha Adwani
Aruna Bhatia
Madhu G. Bhojwani
Bhushan Kumar
Krishan Kumar
Vikram Malhotra
Written by
Raja Krishna Menon
Suresh Nair
Rahul Nangia
Ritesh Shah
Starring
Akshay Kumar
Nimrat Kaur
Music by
Songs:
Amaal Mallik
Ankit Tiwari
Background score:
Arijit Dutta
Cinematography Priya Seth
Edited by Hemanti Sarkar
Production
company
Abundantia Entertainment
Cape of Good Films
Emmay Entertainment
Hari Om Entertainment
T-Series
Distributed by Prateek Entertainment
Release dates
21 January 2016 (Dubai)
22 January 2016 (India)
Running time
125 minutes[1]
Country India
Language Hindi
Budget ₹30 crore (US$4.5 million)[2]
Box office est. ₹231.6 crore (US$34 million)[3]
Airlift is a 2016 Indian war thriller film directed by Raja Krishna Menon, starring Akshay Kumar and Nimrat Kaur.[4] The script, written by Raja Krishna Menon developed the idea after studying the whole incident of the war, and which he subsequently expanded. The film follows Ranjit Katyal (Akshay Kumar), a Kuwait-based businessman, as he carries out the evacuation of Indians based in Kuwait during the Invasion of Kuwait by Saddam Hussein's Iraq.[5][6]

With a budget of ₹300 million (US$4.5 million), the film premiered worldwide on 22 January 2016. The marketing of the film played an important role in the film's promotion and collaborated with the flight company Air India, who had a major contribution in the evacuation of record-breaking number of Indians during the war.

DDLJ movie review

Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge

Directed by Aditya Chopra
Produced by Yash Chopra
Written by Javed Siddiqui
(Dialogue)
Aditya Chopra
(Additional Dialogue)
Screenplay by Aditya Chopra
Story by Aditya Chopra
Starring Shah Rukh Khan
Kajol
Music by Jatin Lalit
Cinematography Manmohan Singh
Edited by Keshav Naidu
Production
company
Yash Raj Films
Release dates
20 October 1995
Running time
189 minutes[1]
Country India
Language Hindi
Budget ₹40 million[2]
Box office est.₹1.22 billion[3][4]
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (English: The Big-Hearted Will Take Away the Bride), also known by the initialism DDLJ, is an Indian romance film written and directed by Aditya Chopra and produced by Yash Chopra. Released on 20 October 1995, the film stars Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol. The plot revolves around Raj and Simran, two young non-resident Indians, who fall in love during a vacation through Europe with their friends. Raj tries to win over Simran's family so the couple can marry, but Simran's father has long since promised her hand to his friend's son. The film was shot in India, London and Switzerland, from September 1994 to August 1995.

Earning ₹1.06 billion (valued at about US$32,766,000 in 1995)[a] in India and ₹160 million (valued at about US$4,946,000 in 1995)[a] overseas, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge became the highest grossing Bollywood film of the year, and one of the most successful Indian films of all time. It won 10 Filmfare Awards, the most for a single film at that time, and won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. Its soundtrack album became one of the most popular of the 1990s.

Holliday movie review

Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty

Theatrical release poster
Directed by A. R. Murugadoss
Produced by Aruna Bhatia
Twinkle Khanna
Vipul Amrutlal Shah
Written by A. R. Murugadoss
Starring Akshay Kumar
Sonakshi Sinha
Sumeet Raghavan
Freddy Daruwala
Music by Songs:
Pritam
Background Score:
Prasad Sashte
Cinematography Natarajan Subramaniam
Edited by Amitabh Shukla
Production
company
Hari Om Entertainment
Sunshine Pictures
Distributed by Reliance Entertainment
Release dates
6 June 2014
Running time
170 minutes
Country India
Language Hindi
Budget ₹50.00 crore (US$7.4 million)[1]
Box office ₹176 crore (US$26 million)[2]
Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty is a 2014 Indian action thriller film written and directed by A. R. Murugadoss, and produced by Vipul Shah. It features Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha in the lead roles, along with Farhad as the antagonist in his Bollywood debut and Govinda in a special appearance. It is a remake of Murugadoss' own acclaimed Tamil film Thuppakki (2012).[3] The film released on 6 June 2014,[4] becoming the biggest net grosser of the first half of 2014.[5][6] Akshay Kumar was nominated Filmfare Award for Best Actor at 60th Filmfare Awards.

Bajrangi Bhaijaan review;

Directed by Kabir Khan
Produced by Salman Khan
Rockline Venkatesh
Screenplay by K. V. Vijayendra Prasad
Kabir Khan
Parveez Shaikh
Story by K. V. Vijayendra Prasad
Starring
Salman Khan
Harshaali Malhotra
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Kareena Kapoor
Music by Songs:
Pritam
Background score:
Julius Packiam
Cinematography Aseem Mishra
Edited by Rameshwar S. Bhagat
Production
company
Salman Khan Films
Kabir Khan Films
Distributed by Eros International
Release dates
17 July 2015
Running time
159 minutes[1]
Country India
Language Hindi
BAjrangi bhaijaan review: bajrangi Bhaijaan is a supercharged cross-border drama that goes all out – and then some – in delivering its message of subcontinental peace. Director Kabir Khan pulls out an old chestnut – the theme of humanity trumping a history of bitterness. Into this perennially bubbling cauldron, he throws a devout, upright Hindu do-gooder and an achingly beatific but speechless six-year-old Pakistani girl stranded on the Indian side of the border. Bridging many divides – religion, national identity, food habits – the two develop an unlikely bond that wipes out all prejudices. The man puts everything at stake, driven by his faith in Bajrangbali, to ensure that the lost girl makes it back home in one piece. Ajrangi bhaijaan review: bajrangi Bhaijaan is a supercharged cross-border drama that goes all out – and then some – in delivering its message of subcontinental peace. Director Kabir Khan pulls out an old chestnut – the theme of humanity trumping a history of bitterness. Into this perennially bubbling cauldron, he throws a devout, upright Hindu do-gooder and an achingly beatific but speechless six-year-old Pakistani girl stranded on the Indian side of the border. Bridging many divides – religion, national identity, food habits – the two develop an unlikely bond that wipes out all prejudices. The man puts everything at stake, driven by his faith in Bajrangbali, to ensure that the lost girl makes it back home in one piece. udget ₹90 crore (US$13 million)[2]
Box office est.₹ 635 crore[3]
Bajrangi Bhaijaan (English translation: Brother Bajrangi) is a 2015 Indian drama film directed by Kabir Khan. Written by K. V. Vijayendra Prasad, the film was produced by Salman Khan and Rockline Venkatesh. It stars Salman Khan and Harshaali Malhotra, with Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Kareena Kapoor Khan in supporting roles. Khan stars as Bajrangi, an ardent devotee of Hindu deity Hanuman, who embarks on taking a mute six-year-old Pakistani girl (Malhotra), separated in India from her parents, back to her hometown in Pakistan.

Baaghi movie review

Baaghi movie 

The film was released worldwide on 29 April 2016. Made on a budget of ₹350 million  Baaghi has earned over₹1.20 billion worldwide. The film has grossed 100 crores from India.

CAST:Tiger Shroff, Shraddha Kapoor, Sudheer Babu, Sunil Grover, Sanjay Mishra, Master Shifuji Shaurya Bhardwaj

Tiger Shroff and Shraddha Kapoor have paired up for the first time ever for Sabbir Khan’s Baaghi. This is Tiger's second release after Heropanti that starred Kriti Sanon. The film will release on April 29, 2016. The film is being produced by Sajid Nadiadwala and directed by Sabbir Khan.

STORY: Ronnie (Tiger Shroff) and Siya (Shraddha Kapoor) are born rebels who fall in love amidst the refreshing green forests and serene lakes. Their love story is picture-perfect until Raghav (Sudheer Babu) is smitten by Siya. He feels his fieriness has found a fitting match. The men unleash the brutal side and battle it out to win their lady love

When the trailer of Baaghi hit the web, what outshone all else in it was the kind of action Tiger Shroff and Shraddha Kapoor were seen gifting viewers with. Sabbir Khan's Baaghi, true to its trailer, is mostly about action than anything else. In fact, it is so much of action that after a point of time you lose track of the story altogether. 

‘Mohenjo Daro’ Review: Hrithik Roshan’s Star Power Can’t Save This Bollywood Misfire

“Mohenjo Daro”

Directed by	Ashutosh Gowariker
Produced by	Siddharth Roy Kapur Sunita Gowariker
Written by	Preeti Mamgain (Dialogue)
Screenplay by	Ashutosh Gowariker
Story by	Ashutosh Gowariker
Starring	Hrithik Roshan Pooja Hegde
Music by	A. R. Rahman
Cinematography	C. K. Muraleedharan
Edited by	Sandeep Francis
Production company	UTV Motion Pictures Ashutosh Gowariker Productions Private Limited
Distributed by	Disney India
Release dates	12 August 2016
Running time	150 minutes[1]
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹100 crore[2][3][4][5]
Box office	est.₹105.85 crore[6]

In 2001, Ashutosh Gowarikar’s “Lagaan” became the third Indian film in history to receive an Oscar nomination. The story, featuring villagers in British India who challenge their rulers’ tax impositions with a game of cricket, established Gowarikar as one of India’s leading filmmakers. It also triggered his preference for period dramas of epic proportions; he followed it up with 2008’s “Jodhaa Akbar,” a less dynamic but lavish fictional rendition of the love story between the famous Mughal emperor and his Hindu wife. A few forgettable films later, Gowarikar has returned to his favorite genre with “Mohenjo Daro.”

Based on the city at the heart of the Indus Valley Civilization, the film is an ambitious attempt to paint a portrait of a relatively obscure slice of the past. But the same writer-director who set the bar for historical fiction 15 years ago doesn’t meet it even halfway now—bloated and tiresome, “Mohenjo Daro” is a struggle on many fronts.