Cast: Farhan Akhtar,Master Jabtej Singh, Sonam Kapoor, Divya Dutta, Prakash Raj, Pavan Malhotra, Yograj Singh, Rebecca Breeds
Director: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
Genre: Biopic
Expect a biography and you wont be disappointed. Its worth a watch! You surely do feel like clapping by the end!
Pluses:
- Farhan Akhtar unabashedly reaps the whole biography. This man knows meticulously how to portray each and every expression. When he behaves like a fool, when a man, a lover, a passionate sportsman, a son, a brother, a national representative...he gives you all in one package! Never to forget the preparation he has done to justify the role, its not just a mere enactment. His labor shows up in his physique, his running spirit, etc. He is the man of the movie
- Master Jabtej Singh as the young Milkha fitted into the character perfectly. He has major contribution in the building up of the adult character. Good job done!
- Pavan Malhotra and Yograj Singh as the coaches of Milkha Singh, were the backbones of the lead and nothing overdone.
- Prakash Raj had a short role but a very cute one
- Divya Dutta,was humble motherly support worth mentioning
- Rebecca Breeds had a rather substantial role to play. Every woman in this movie for that matter has a significant angle in shaping up Milkha's success. That includes short stints by Sonam Kapoor and Meesha Shafi(swimmer) as well
Lukewarm:
- The storytelling was not very appreciative. Director can be blamed for it. I found the way the story was told a lot deviating from the track it started with. It was never in proper series unfolding one after another, this is the only reason why it may feel dragging
- Sonam Kapoor was wasted...she had nothing much to perform
Minuses:
- Songs were absolutely not required. All could be accomodated as background elements
- Length of the movie could surely be a turn off for a lot of people. But if you go with a right mindset, the pace of the movie keeps you goin!!
My rating: 4/5 (Its not what you see alone but what you take back - "Inspiration")
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