![]() ![]() Unlike most films on this list, 'Shaurya' has a very interesting storyline that keeps you hooked to the screen from the first to the last frame. Inspiration or not, here are some movies from Bollywood which were…okay let's play it safe… 'inspired' by Hollywood. While some might call it inspiration some prefer to call it plagiarism. Be it music, storyline, characters or theme, Bollywood has often been accused of lifting ideas from the West. Inspiration is where the application of creativity becomes a debatable topic. However, sometimes people take the saying a little too seriously. That's an adage we've heard all too often. The film offers not much scope for music and the much hyped Shahrukh Khan poetry appears as the credit rolls.“Creativity knows no bounds”. Amrita Rao is effective in a tiny role as the widow of the officer who has been shot. He carries himself with utmost poise and excels. He too impresses in the court room sequence and elegantly carries himself.ĭeepak Dobriyal is one actor who truly impresses with his silence. After all those Salam Namaste and Dhamaal comic roles the actor proves that he too has genes to get serious according to the script. Javeed Jafary surprises you with his performance. There isn't much scope for her in the film and it's so hard to see Minisha in a role that transforms our cute Yahaan girl into a street smart journalist. Minisha Lamba on the other hand lacks believability as the journalist yet she does ok. The Rahul -Minisha Lamba tea encounter was a waste. He walks and talks in style but certain scenes in the film could have been avoided to make the character crisp. Rahul Bose does well but certainly this isn't his finest piece of work. Kay Kay is surely headed for greater roles post Shaurya. Though he is hardly there in the film, he simply steals the show. Kay Kay does well as Hitler's younger brother. The dialogues are intense and just observe the way Kay Kay explodes in that scene. The court room sequence which has Rahul Bose questioning Kay Kay is just splendid. The film really catches on towards the last 15mins or so. The look of the film is sleek with the militia essence being expressed in every aspect of the film be it the tidy uniforms, the court room, the body language of each and every character etc. No doubt Samar has carefully crafted the characters and most of all, their setting. The first half of the film really doesn't have much to offer and the script tends to get loose. Shaurya has its moments but the buildup of the plot tends to get a little dragging. ![]() A lot of comparisons have been drawn to Rob Reiner's `A few good men' starring Tom Cruise and Jack Nicholson with Rahul Bose essaying Tom Cruise and Kay Kay, Jack Nicholson's character.ĭirector Samar Khan no doubt outsmarts his previous piece of work. The film is centered upon a court martial and the silence of the accused. It isn't an LOC or Border kind of film with bloodshed and all the works. ![]() To start off with, Shaurya isn't a jingoistic film. Why is the Brigadier against Javed? Will Javed's silence speak up? Meanwhile, journalist Kaavya Shastri (Minisha Lamba) is out there to unveil the truth. The Brigadier is questioned about his operations and techniques of functioning. Things start getting a little sour between the friends when Major Siddhanth Chaudhary who is appointed to defend Javed, stuns his friend Major Aakash Kapoor who is the prosecuting lawyer by drawing Brigadier Pratap to court. Siddhanth Chaudhary (Rahul Bose) and Major Aakash Kapoor (Jaaved Jaffery) are best friends with conflicting views on the case. And even though the case appears to be an `open and shut' one with the army just following proceedings of the Court Martial with a Defense and a Prosecution lawyer appointed, Javed refuses to speak. He is also charged with mutiny and treason. The film talks about Captain Javed Khan (Deepak Dobriyal) who is charged with killing his superior. This time Samar explores the very essence of bravery in a film that deals primarily with the army and its court martial procedure. Former journalist turned director Samar Khan returns to direction after the collapse of Kuch Meetha Ho Jaye. ![]()
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