The director had the script to a real life incident and countable characters to play the role of the genesis of the riots in Kuwait, he could either fill the movie loads of patriotism and drama, or keep it realistic. He chooses to mock us by opting the realistic part, that too in Bollywood where the neighbor screen is playing the omphy movie Kya Kool Hain Hum 3, and guess what, he nails it perfectly. The plot is based on the true events, back in Aug 1990, Kuwait was invaded by Saddam Hussein, and the count of Indians that were stuck in Kuwait was 1.7 Lakh. Now when i write stuck, it has to be reckoned that what does it really feel like to be stuck in a situation.
Menon here strips the true definition of stuck in a state of terror, he walks you through those tough situations where the only word your brain can think of is SAVE ME. Stuck in such a state where you are in a foreign land with your passports submitted to the regional government, whose employees have vanished into thin air, the only ray of hope is Ranjit, the business tycoon who detests to be addressed as an Indian.The peril environment has been very meticulously designed, a special care has been taken that some nuisance creeps in periodically such that the thin line of realization between the fellow hostages be highlighted. When the US force and the regional force decided to do nothing, the only shoulder that seemed reliable was the INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Ranjit holding the last inch of hope makes a call to the Indian government officials, and next part of the movie is how, the Indian Govt. made you feel proud by carrying out one of the most successful & brilliant execution ever by saving the lives of the stranded Indians in Kuwait.
Now with all the brighter part been said, remains the darker side that certainly could have been easily striked out. The songs & Arabic dance paraphernalia could be ruled out, but maybe the pace of the movie was the point of worry for Menon, which forced him to add in the unwanted. With little turbulence the movie streamlines itself for its core part, the last scene, where the Indian Government finally arranges AIR INDIA flights to AIRLIFT the stranded Indians and pull out the most heroic stunt ever in the history. This very part of the movie had to be filled with patriotism and drama, and Menon leaves no blanks unfilled. Also with Akshay Kumar as the character, Menon had to be very confident that, Akshay does not play the role of the Hero, but a tycoon who nails the master plan, without screwing the realistic details of the script. That's where Akshay Kumar delivers a flawless performance and Airlifts the movie.
Final Word
An engaging movie with ground line being based on true events and presented with true manners. Surely worth an experience watch, and with 26th January heading up, it will certainly cloud your mind with faith in the Indian Government, in-case you have lost the faith.
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