himanshu pandey

''How's the josh? How's the josh?'' I asked myself while Adjusting my seat after credit started rolling on the screen...and yes..I could hear that it is still high and pumped up...Bollywood latest offering 'Uri' is indeed a decent watch even if it falls short of the intensity at many places... Patriotism and cinema have been together for ages..we could find many movies in the annals of Indian cinema with the war background.Some have potrayed chest thumping nationalism at its best and some others were nuanced and subtle in their approach.Uri in its perspective is a little different in this league or a balanced mixture of both.. What's hot:—— (1)cinematography is top notch here and one of the best in the Indian cinema ever..the use of lighting,camera movements etc are commendable. (2) action choreography -most of the fighting scenes are choreographed so well..scenes involving firing from both the sides are so well as if u feel it is happening in real..there must be some vfx work there but i rarely could figure out anything as such. (3) acting and background score- Vickey kaushal in the lead and Mohit Raina in the first half are amazing..while Vickey is one of the finest actors we have, Mohit's screen presence is as infectious as hell..Vickey kaushal has only 3 proper scenes in the movie (running sequence, war cry scene and and the climax one ) and he completely nails it..he can be the sole reason to watch this movie..supporting cast including yami gautam, paresh rawal(as Ajit dobhal), rajat kapoor (as narendra modi)among others were also good in their characters. (4) This film also showcases the emotional side of an army officer who is also a human being and can shed tears at times..moreover, some dialogues like 'हमारा झगड़ा पाकिस्तान की जनता से नहीं है, वहाँ बेठे आतंकवादियों से है' aptly sums up our stand. (5) Intermission point:: one of the best intermissions after PIKU..surely will give you goosebumps. What's not: loose script : it falters at some points..some of the scenes like strategy making and interrogation ones were not intense and convincing and did not evoke any strong emotion.. So, in all, Uri is finest in the technical department and looses some points here and there in its essence enroute to climax.. if you like action flicks and that too filled with pride and patriotism and don't mind cinematic liberty, this film is for you.u will be thrilled. But those who are expecting 'the hurt locker' and 'zero dark thirty' will miss the intensity here.. P.S: Surgical strike took place or not has been the talk of the town..there is division in the society based on their political inclinations or affiliations..I believe it happened. If u don't..even that is fine..if u are not going to watch this film as u don't believe in it,then I must tell u that it is much more than that, this movie shows the hardship and pain army men go through for the pride of the country.just appreciate that.

इंगलिश कलचर हमारी संस्कृति को खा रहा है। हम अपनी भाषा को कमतर समझकर केवल बनावटी दुनिया में रह रहे हैं। हमें दूसरी भाषाओं को जरूर अपनाना चाहिए परन्तू अपनी भाषा पर गौरवान्वित महसूस करना चाहिए। इस संबंध में हमारी शिक्षा पद्धती की एक अहम् भूमिका है। With this subject on the anvil new Irfan Khan starrer movie "हिन्दी medium" strikes the chord with more than half of Indian population, whose talent either doesn't get explored due to this language constraint or seen outdated and outcast from the society just because they are not versed in this vernacular. Director takes the 'nursary admission in delhi' schools' route to showcase the obsession and rightly shows that parents can do anything to get their wards into the paycheck of "high branded schools". He raises a very important issue regarding education where parents think that that their children can achieve something big in life only if they have had the education from these biggies. Government's negligence towards the education system is also an important reason behind this. The corruption by politicians and bureaucrats is loosening the soil nutrients which is ultimately weakening this 'plant' of education. The story revolves around a affluent couple who are doing anything to get their daughter into one of the big schools.if they can't make it through this route they fake poverty and get her in with GARIB QUOTA. This misuse of RTE has also been there in the big cities for years. Many cases have been registered in the past regarding frauds and corruption in admissions. The director though starts it well ,goes seamlessly till interval but did not have a strong script to land it smoothly. Nevertheless,he had THE IRFAN KHAN with his absolute comic timing cided with Deepak Dobriyal of 'tanu weds Manu' fame who mixes his flavour to get it well. If you are done with the charisma of larger than 'reel' life BAHUBALI, let's get out of the 'Mahishmati kingdom' and ponder over this real problem around us. A decent watch.