If you have seen the movie “A few good men” and then seen Shaurya, you would have said “what an inspiration (read copy)”
If you have not seen the movie “A few good men” before watching Shaurya, you’d have said “Oh man ! How inspiring!”
I am not sure which one to see first, but most certainly Shaurya is a very well made desi version of “A few good men” and this despite including the typical Bollywood elements- the melodrama and the absolutely unnecessary songs.
Ok, what is Shaurya all about ?
Shaurya is beyond a court room drama that tries to highlight a very important issue amongst us i.e. the cultivated hatred towards the minorities and their communities because of one stray incident. Obviously, you can’t blame a whole community for the fault of one individual and that is the key message here.
Akshay Shah, a fellow blogger says
When I first heard Bollywood was attempting a remake of what I consider to be one of Hollywood’s finest films; A FEW GOOD MEN; I groaned in disappointment as I simply couldn’t see Samar Khan (who earlier directed KUCCH MEETHA HO JAAYE) doing any kind of justice to it. However I was wrong..dead wrong as SHAURYA is without a shred of doubt one of the finest films Hindi cinema has churned out this year
From a performance standpoint, Kay Kay Menon stands out, yet he is no comparison to Jack Nicholson. Rahul Bose handles the movie brilliantly with changing emotions from a carefree military officer to a responsible yet subtle army lawyer, Major Sidhanth.
I was expecting Jaaved Jaffrey to be playing his comical self. After seeing him in the moving, this is indeed a much welcome relief with the kind of role he has been bestowed with. It takes the skills of an actor like him to come up with a very deep and versatile performance like this. Kudos to the director for having taken such a bold decision. Jaaved is surely one of the best but grossly underutilized talents available in Bollywood.
The casting and the dialogues have been par excellence. There are a couple of songs which were uncalled for. The editing, the background, the sceneries, settings etc are below average. Despite all these fallacies, the film scores on a strong story line and a very strong message.
Go, watch it for a few good men in the movie – Kay Kay Menon, Rahul Bose, Jaaved Jaffrey et al and the story, of course.
For now, take a sneak peak here
Credit: Shaurya
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