War (वाॅर)

Watched Hindi movie War (वाॅर). This film is directed by Siddharth Anand. Story Aditya Chopra & Siddharth Anand. Produced by Yash Raj Films. Music by Vishal - Shekhar. The film stars Hritik Roshan, Tiger Shroff, Vaani Kapoor, Anupriya Goenka, Ashutosh Rana & Soni Razdan. The film runs for about 2 and half hours and was released in 2019. I watched it on Amazon Prime with Siddhant and Aditi on 25th December 2019.

Tiger Shroff, agent of RAW, is tasked to assassinate his mentor and trainer, Hritik Roshan, who has gone rogue. Tiger can't understand how a patriotic person like Hritik, who puts his country above everything else, can turn? But he vows to catch him. The game of cat and mouse begins.

Why did Hritik go rogue? Can Tiger anticipate his moves? Can the Protege win? How will this war end?

Hritik is fantastic. His acting, his intensity, dance and fighting is flawless. He is made to look rugged. Probably, he looks better than he has looked so far. Tiger has impressive physic. He matches Hritik in dancing step-to-step. He also acts decently. But needs to improve his dialogue delivery. All other actors play their part well, though, they have marginal roles. 

The story is ok. It mostly runs on the expected lines, except for one surprise at the end,  audience knows what would happen next. It's not what but how that keeps the audience bonded. There was a film of Neeraj Pandey called 'Aiyaary' that had a similar story line. 

Direction is good. Director keeps the story pacy. He does not let the story slack except soon after interval but picks up quickly. Director keeps tight leash on the movie and ensures that the audience remains interested. 

The strong points of this movie, apart from acting, are the action sequences and special effects. They are as good as Hollywood. Can't find fault in them. They look very real. The acting, dancing and fighting duel between Hritik and Tiger is a treat to watch. 

Two songs are good. 'Mood hai bhayankar' and 'Ghongroo tut gaye' have become very famous. Watching Hritik and Tiger dance together is a feast for eyes. Don't miss it. 

Locations are very carefully chosen. They are scenic. Cinematographer has done a very good job. Audience love the lovely locations and cinematography. 

War has all the ingredients for a hit movie. Even Moon has blots, so why not the movie? They are:

-Predictable storyline.

-Naive over-dependence on plastic surgery

-How does Villain know truth about Vaani?

It's a good entertainment. 

Recommend watching.