Mission Majnu

​"Mission Majnu"

Watched Hindi movie "Mission Majnu". 

This film is directed by Shantanu Bagchi. Written by Parveez Sheikh and others . Produced by Ronnie Screwvala and others . Cinematography Bijitesh De. The film stars Siddharth Malhotra, Rashmika Mandanna, Bhumika Chawla, Parameet Sethi, Kumud Mishra, Sharib Hashmi, Mir Sarwar. Music by Tanishq Bagchi, Rochak Kohli, Arko Pravo Mukhrrjee, Ketan Sodha. The film runs for about 2 hour 9 minutes and was released on 20 Jan 2023. I watched it on Netflix on 21st Jan 2023 with Aditi and Mihika.

Tariq ( real name Amandeep Singh) is an undercover RAW agent in Pakistan. It’s 1970s, India has tested Atom Bomb. Pakistan is trying to do it secretly. Tariq has to find where. Things are complicated because he is married to a blind Pakistani girl and now she’s pregnant. 

Siddharth Malhotra delivers a good solid performance. He looks like a Hindi film hero but still delivers a performance you remember. Rashmika needs to work on her acting. Kumud Mishra and Sharib do well in supporting roles. 

The movie manages to generate anger and disgust towards Morarji Desai and Janata party’s naivety that Pakistan is a good country and its rulers are decent people. His accusation that Mr. Kao and RAW are Indira Gandhi’s stooges makes one wonder. 

It’s a masala movie. So one should not ask questions like why Sharib dresses as if he has returned from Dubai when he runs a Dhaba in Pakistan? How come a maulavi suddenly shaves off his beard and no one notices? 

Nevertheless the movie manages to strum the right chords of patriotism, excitement, love and triumph. 

End of the movie makes the emotional audience sad. 

Positives: Subject.   

Negatives: Masala. 

Recommend watching.