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It suffers from an 'it's too fast yet too slow' kind of a screenplay disaster.
What's good: Bhuj's noble motto is "If you know that you're wasting time, waste less". They kept it to 110 minutes.
The Bad: There are still 110 minutes left to go
Loo Break: You have 110 minutes
Do you watch or not? Do not waste 110 minutes!
The story covers the 'Bhuj’ disaster that occurred during the Indo-Pakistani War in 1971. It begins by explaining the existence and history of West Pakistan and East Pakistan. Later, it covers the short period which led to Bangladesh becoming Bangladesh. Vijay Karnik, the IAF squadron leader and his team lead the sudden attack on Bhuj’s airbase. The film's first half shows the cover story from why Bhuj was attacked.
The second part focuses on Karnik and his men's solutions to minimize the impact of the second attack on the base. Sunderben (Sonakshi Sinha), a villager, helps Karnik to build the runway damaged in attack so that the Indian army can land to support them. The final attack is the culmination of everything that happened in the most dramatic way.
Bhuj Movie Review: Script Analysis
Bhuj was not a problem with the story, and it was masala period drama. The real problem lies in how writers Abhishek, Raman Kumar, Ritesh Shaikh, Pooja Bhavoria execute the idea. The haywire narration takes just 110 minutes and is not fast enough to enjoy the drama. It is a screenplay disaster because it is too fast and too slow.
The makers finally decide to "spoiler" land a plane with a defective front-wheel, thanks to Ajay Devgn's truck. Ironically, the plane, which is the superabundance of the story, is landed with the help the truck (i.e. Our tiny brains. It's evident that the story is on the move with the dialogues "Hindustan Ko humne 400 Saal Apne Joote Ki Nok Pe Rakha Hai " in the first ten minutes.
Although Shershaah did have the army-movie clichés, this film is not an army-movie cliché. One scene shows a fighter pilot talking about his mother's knee surgery. He is killed in the next scene. It's easy to see why the filmmakers tried to use the Tanhaji formula by adding masala into an already existing period-drama genre. But it fails miserably this time.
Aseem Bajaj's camerawork is decent, but it fails to withstand the damage caused by numerous VFX blunders. Dharmendra Sharma's editing is poor across the board. It lacks continuity and dampens any intrigue. You get the impression that this is a long film. However, it was edited down to 110 minutes quickly.
Review of Bhuj: The Pride of India Movie Review: Star Performance
Ajay Devgn was perfect for this role, but it is now a wasted opportunity. Although he's an expert at mail-ing such characters, the uncalled for melodrama negates any impact he has made. Same goes for Sharadkelkar, whose character could have been seenti-maar if he had a well-written script. He's confined to being a bland character, adding nothing to an already mediocre script.
Sanjay Dutt attempts too hard to be part of at least one film after his comeback. But he will have to wait until KGF 2. Sonakshi Sinha's character is a waste of time, supporting only one sub-plot. Nora Fatehi, despite her accent and physical attributes, is an outcast. This makes her character less interesting. Ammy Virk is a very unidimensional person, but his performances make a difference.
Review of Bhuj: The Pride of India Movie Review: Music, Direction
After directing more than 1000 episodes of television, Abhishek Dudhaiya has made the transition to film. The impact is evident. Manoj Muntashir, lyricist and poet, has been given additional dialogue writing credit for the film. I assume he has only just written a revised version of Sandese Aate Hai as a poem. There are many dialogues that are similar to poems, which makes me question my assumption of clarifying many things.
One song in a few of them doesn't work. The background music is also not noticeable.
Review of Bhuj: The Pride of India Movie Review: The Final Word
I don't like the 'film' of Bhuj. But I do hate the filmy'. This is a mere example of both the content and style we are being offered, but it comes a day after Shershaah. Thankfully, most people know what they should be eating.
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