Shershaah Review: Patriotism & Romance. Siddharth Malhotra’s best
Shershaah is a biographical war film directed by Vishnuvardhan and written by Sandeep Shrivastava, with Hiroo Yash Johar, Karan Johar and Apoorva Mehta of Dharma Productions and Shabbir Boxwala, Ajay Shah and Himanshu Gandhi of Kaash Entertainment jointly serving as producers.
Tracing the life journey of Param Vir Chakra awardee and Indian Army captain Vikram Batra, it stars Siddharth Malhotra in a double role, as Captain Batra and his identical twin brother Vishal Batra, while Kiara Advani plays the role of Vikram’s girlfriend Dimple Cheema. Premieresd on Amazon Prime Video , here’s the review of the movie Shershaah !
Review :
‘Shershaah’ is the biopic of Captain Vikram Batra. The film revolves around the events related to the victory of India and personal life due to the valor and courage of Captain Batra in the Kargil war.
The Kargil war was by far the most difficult battle in the history of independent India. The country lost a lot in this historic war fought at an altitude of 17,000 feet. A lot was at stake. Pakistani soldiers disguised as Kashmiri terrorists had infiltrated into the Indian side along the Line of Control (LoC). The honor of the country was at stake.
The brave soldiers laid down their lives. Due to their incomparable courage and valor, they raised the tricolor on the top of Kargil. The country lost its brave sons in this war. It is their martyrdom, due to which the head of the country is held high with pride and honour.
The film begins with the childhood of Captain Vikram Batra (Siddharth Malhotra). Vikram’s twin brother Vishal Batra (Siddharth Malhotra) delivering a talk in an auditorium about his martyred twin brother, Capt. Vikram Batra. He starts narrating the story from their teenage years and the story goes to flashback.
The film’s canvas grows alongside Vikram Batra. He finds his love in Dimple Cheema (Kiara Advani). Then there is a posting in the post of lieutenant in 13JAF Rifles. The writer-director has spent a lot of time in establishing Captain Batra as a character on screen.
While there could be some speed in it. Not only this, whenever Kiara Advani comes on screen, most of the time is spent in romantic songs. This delay in reaching the original story on which the film is based, would have hurt you.
It is also true that the task of showing the story of Captain Vikram Batra was not easy. Lots of facts, lots of action, lots of family and love in it. To sum it all up and to put the historic victory of Kargil war on the cinematic screen with the same spirit. It was all hard work. Most of the incidents happen in the second half of the film, so the film picks up the pace.
The biggest responsibility was on Siddharth Malhotra. It was certainly a difficult task to present the character of Captain Vikram Batra in a larger-than-life style. But it would not be wrong to say that this is Sidharth Malhotra’s best performance till date. In the war scenes, Siddharth Malhotra comes and shines. Kiara Advani looks fine in her character. She loves a person who is braver than his heart. Her character doesn’t have much to do according to the story of the film.
Shiv Pandit is in the role of Captain Sanjeev Jamwal in the film. A character who is as tough on the outside as he is soft on the inside. Niketan Dhir is good in the character of Major Ajay Singh Jasrotia. Similar is the case with the Shataf Figar. He plays Colonel Yogesh Kumar Joshi in the film and makes an impact. However, the film also shows some conservative views and years of thinking. Especially with regard to Pakistan.
The story of the film binds you. Seeing the brave soldiers in uniform fighting the enemies, standing for their soil till their last breath, all this evokes emotions in you as a spectator. Shershaah’s biggest victory is that it has tried to recreate one of the most important events in the recent history of the country. There’s an excitement to it and a ‘high spirit’ too. Overall, Shershaah is a complete entertainer and worth watching. Watch Shershaah on Amazon Prime Video.
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