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Shaurya
NOT A REVIEW - just some thoughts from a look at the official website...
Shaurya, which means courage, seems like a movie with a backdrop of war or border politics. While war movies are not for me, I love it when they have a story set in context of the army/military life. If done well, it can be great cinema. I enjoyed 1971 for instance.
This line in the director's note caught my eye -
I don't know about the box office success of the film but even if 40 people see the film, I want 39 to say that the film touched them.
I think saying that out loud takes courage! Of course, makers want their movies to be seen. But there are only a handful who accept that they haven't made one for mass appeal.
We have a delicious non-"star" cast Rahul Bose, Jaaved Jaaferi, Kay Kay Menon, and Minissha Lamba. What's more some of these people have individually written at the movie blog! While the word Shaurya means standing up to your pre-defined morals to Rahul, it's all about sacrifice and selflessness for Kay Kay, Here's what G. R. Khairnar and Sabrina Lall have to say about it in short paragraphs. Amrita Rao sees courage in the little things that make life and Rani Mukherjee is smitten by the courage women possess.
All very good...unless of course, it is written by someone in PR. But, even if we give them the benefit of doubt, I hope the movie is not as preachy as the site reads. I seriously hope some energy is reserved for actual dialogues in the movie and hasn't been all spent on the voiceover at the website.
I don't like reading the synopsis of the movie, but since it was the first thing on the site, I read a couple of lines. They, in combination with the background picture, instantaneously reminded me of one of my favourites - A few good men. Could be a good thing or a bad thing...hmmm...
Shaurya - Movie Details
- Official Sites: Website
- Producer: Moser Baer
- Director: Samar Khan
- Lead Cast: Rahul Bose
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, Jaaved Jaaferi - Supporting Cast: Kay Kay Menon, Minissha Lamba
- Story: Samar Khan, Joydeep Sarkar, Aparna Malhotra
- Screenplay: Joydeep Sarkar
- Dialogues: Aparna Malhotra
- Cinematography: Carlos Catalan
- Editor: Sanjib Datta
- Music Director: Surendra Sodhi, Adnan Sami
- Lyrics: Joydeep Sarkar, Javed Akhtar
- Running time: 145 minutes
- Reviewer: meetu
- Categories: Hindi Movies
- Genres:
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External Reviews
14 reviewers have given Shaurya an average rating of 3.0/5.0. 7 yays, 4 nays, 3 so-so. See all external reviews »
Comments (21)
Well I agree. I read the reviews of 'Shaurya' @ indiafm.com known for giving the entire story and climax of the film away so you do not bother to see the movie at all. From what i read its apparent that 'Shaurya' is an indianised version of 'A Few good Men' But wait Rahul bose is no Tom cruise and KK menon is no Jack Nicholson. God knows what have they done to the original masterpiece. Will have to wait and watch.
Just go to watch this movie for KK's performance. The best bollywood performance in last few years.
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Hi
Thanks for discussing our film SHAURYA. I accept that its styled on the lines of A Few Good Men, but the similarity ends with the styling.The issue tackled here is very different. The movie has some fine performances by Rahul Bose, Deepak Dobriyal and Kay Kay Menon.The dialogues too are different and not cliched.
Also the blogs are written by all the artistes themselves. It is apparent from the blogs, its their own take on Shaurya - Courage. No publicist was involved in the creation/promotion of the blogsite.
Request you to check out the movie, you wont be dissappointed.Any genuine criticism is welcome though.
Rgds
Rupali
Hey Rupali! I did catch the movie and enjoyed it. Here's my full review.Well, a lot more than the styling is like A few good men. The major plot points are same. Anyway, it's all okay, since it's done fairly well.
Thanks for clarifying about the blogs. It would be nice to know in what capacity you were involved with the movie.
Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to comment. Much appreciated!
would hv never watched it had you not recommended and must say enjoyed the flick.
Hey Mayur & amit, glad you liked it!
I completely disagree. This movie was a joke. They had their facts wrong. Shoddy research. And for whatever Rahul Bose's good points maybe, emulating Tom Cruise isn't one of them. It was plain hilarious watching that march of his, esp. with the aviators on! A lot of technical errors too, but you don't focus on those so I'll skip that.
Oh well, Sumit, I liked it despite its flaws. There were things that were done well, and I liked that. I didn't get the sense that Rahul was trying to emulate Tom. Actually, I felt Kay Kay was emulating Jack Nicholson, but he did a pretty good job.
It will be cool to know the technical flaws too. Always ready to learn ;)
Well the movie is kind of slow and directionless in the first half but I think K K Menon gave a killer performance at the end. One of the best speeches I have ever seen and that given the fact that I dont agree to what was being professed in that speech. personally I think K K menon stole the show
the best performance of the year:
K.K. as usual the BEST
Rahul bose...no words left, best wud be a small word... he is ULTIMATE
It's the best movie of the year
simply have no words how I am feeling
it was my b'day y'day and was not sure whether movie wud be the rite option to celebrate
and at the beginning of movie I realised how fortunate I am to opt for Shaurya
This is what is called HIGH QUALITY CINEMA
must see!!
The movie was not something flawless but for the first time has someone shown the reality of the high handed Indian Army, human rights violation and fake encounters go hand in hand with the Indian Army these days. Yes the movie was indianised because indian cinegoers lack taste in good cinema and just wait for a new song rather than a good movie.... A good effort to potray reality than fake jingoism...
beautifully transformed inspiration , rather a great direction of the theme from the very well written thought of" a few good men"
samar a great job hope to see your great works in near future, rahul and kk were tremendous.....
I watched the film yesterday on one of the channels on t.v
great direction.. lovely lyrics..but above all i was so moved by the dynamic dialogues that i had to log in and search and find the name of the dialogue writer.
Being an independent film maker i understand the importance of back-end support.
Aparna - i would love to see your other works.
on a whole its a gud movie..it tells us tht even today prejudice still exists..
brilliant piece of art.splendid acting by Rahul, Javed, Deepak and above all Kay Kay Sahab! Salute to everybody! Great dialogues
Brilliant and a high profile movie.
Dheere Dheere is a beautiful piece
Respected Mr. Rahul Bose (Actor) & UTV,
I appreciate your lead role in the Hindi rather Bollywood movie “Shaurya” which I saw way back. Yesterday I had an opportunity to watch Hollywood movie “A Few Good Men” on UTV Bindass Movies having Tom Cruise and Deemi Moore. Both the movies are great. Thanks UTV for the same.
Unfortunately I never met a good defence lawyer for my father’s cases and feel yes you were one of the FEW GOOD MEN who saved that solider’s self respect.
But I repeat your approach in the Hindi movie made me more responsible towards our society rather human civilization.
I request UTV to forward my e-mail to Actor Rahul Bose if possible as I do not have his e-mail address and convey my best wishes to him.
Appreciate your reply.
Niranjan Joshi
Nashik
India
Strange.. am i the only one who feels that the topic was dealt with pretty carelessly ? agreed KK acted great n all... but such a sensitive issue should have been more researched.. and shown a bit more tactfully
I am not passing any judgments here... but things are never so black n white...
I wont say bad movie... but surely an irresponsible one
@Pariksit that's a very interesting point.
But let me tell you a little something: Gone are the days when you simply start a blog and people come flocking by the millions. People need to be able to find you and no, they aren’t going to come looking.
copy of A Few Good Man(1991)
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