Plot : ‘Shaurya’ is not so much about patriotism as it is about values like righteousness, integrity, justice and self-belief.The battleground in Shourya is a courtroom and the fight is for truth. Needless to say truth wins in the end, but how that truth unfolds or is made to unfold by the protagonist is what keeps you glued to the screen throughout the second half of ‘Shaurya’. That is only if you haven’t watched the 1992 Hollywood film ‘A Few Good Men’, starring Tom Cruise and Kevin Bacon as two army lawyers and the supertalented Jack Nicholsan as an arrogant but highly decorated army chief at Guantanamo Bay.In ‘Shaurya’, the setting is Srinagar and the head on the line is that of Captain Javed Khan (Deepak Dobriyal), who is accused of killing a fellow officer. The task of defending Javed Khan in the court goes to Major Siddhant or Sid ( Rahul Bose ), an intelligent but reluctant army lawyer. The prosecution lawyer is none other than Sid’s best friend Major Aakash ( Javed Jaffrey ), who believes in going by the book when it comes to matters of law. The trouble is that the accused, Javed Khan, is tongue-tied. He refuses to reveal the truth about what actually happened. Also add to the picture a journalist named Kaavya ( Minissha Lamba ) for whom the army bases and the court-martial proceedings do not seem to be miraculously off-limits.As Sid digs deeper into the case and unravels the truth, he begins to find his vision, his voice, his self belief and his courage, enough to put a highly decorated and honorable man like Brigadier Rudra Pratap Singh ( Kay Kay Menon ) on the stand.The final face-off between Sid and Brigadier in the courtroom is the high-point of the film.
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Five Stars
Perfect! A+A+A+A+A+A+
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Good movie
Movie was good, actors are nice, movie is pretty much a remake of the movie "Big" with Tom Hanks... but more romantic than comedy. It also kinda felt like other bollywood movie: Aladin (which is far more superior). I dont have anything bad to say about the film really, but nothing really stands out of it. its just a decent movie.
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SHAURYA. (2008)
For American viewers edification, the word means "courage".This is an Indian movie, set in modern times, and regards certain high-ranking military officers. The movie is a fictional account of a (possibly real) incident in which an officer faces court marshal for disobeying orders. The particular incident involved a military action against terrorists operating near India's border, and hence conflicting cultural and religious value are an issue. The viewer will notice the obvious strong relation in customs and mannerisms to the army of the former British government. However it is not being implied that British rule is at the root of the problem (as the reader may think). Instead the problem is part of India's (and Asia's) centuries old multi cultural conflicts and, at the movie's end, there is an extended tirade to this effect.This is a `think-piece' and the above is phrased so as not to give away any details. Make no mistake. This movie is way beyond well directed, acted and photographed. We aren't talking "third world" here.Seeing that the name of Martin Luther King is mentioned in the movie, in ambiguous context, Americans would do well to reflect on how cultural differences have been used to divide their country.
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