Many years ago came a Deewar that cemented Amitabh Bachchan's image of an angry young man and the superstar of Hindi film industry. Now has come another Deewar that crumbles under the weight of its own shortcomings.
The movie, produced by Gaurang Doshi, tells the tale of escape of 33 Indian prisoners of war, led by Amitabh Bachchan , from a high security prison in Pakistan. They were captured in the 1971 Indo-Pak war.
Akshaye Khanna plays Amitabh’s son who undertakes a journey to Pakistan to help his father escape.
Deewar could have been hard hitting had the story been presented more authentically and without resorting to jingoism. Although the film is stylishly shot, and has a grand look, but this grandeur fizzles out and Deewar crumbles because the director fails to present the story emphatically.
The planning of the escape strategy of prisoners, their eventual escape, the ensuing chase, the resulting massacre in the final hour of the movie are quite gripping, but the second half could have easily done without the romantic track between Akshaye and Amrita Rao and also the two songs that only breaks the pace of story.
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Many years ago came a Deewar that cemented Amitabh Bachchan's image of an angry young man and the superstar of Hindi film industry. Now has come another 