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If you are a Mythology buff this movie is for you. If you are a Superhero film fan, this movie is for you. If you are looking for artsy content, this movie is not for you.

THE ACTING: Fortunately, we have gone past the era where simplest of acting skills were missing in lead actors. Almost everyone in this film did what was expected from them.

THE CONTENT(STORY):

Superhero origin stories are risky, usually missing the mark. This one was different. The story was engaging, comic relief was organic and certainly not over the top. The self-awareness of the characters and the situations around them kept the story grounded. The script was slightly fast paced and somewhat rushed in the second half(typical of Indian films). While the hero's screen time and character arc was well maintained, the antagonist's character was not completely developed. The love story sub plot was managed well.

Comedy does not seem imposed and is at no point in time offensive.

THE DIRECTION:

There were goosebump worthy moments which is a novelty in Indian Superhero films. You will clap a few times. The director certainly was not aiming for classic realism in a superhero film. It has very little artsy and way more mass entertainment. The director knows how to stir up the emotions when watching the film on big screen and he seems to be the right candidate for creating a Cinematic Universe.

CGI:

In a 20 Crore budget, you cannot expect Avenger level VFX. From the look of it, every single penny is spent judiciously. One would like to see more detailing in superhero fight scenes in the next movies of the Universe.

LASTLY:

If you are not really trying to be preachy and offensive, audience is smart enough to accept the story at its face value. It has not been the case on most occasions.

The way the makers have treated a sensitive topic is commendable..

Telugu and other South Indian story writers, actors and directors are way ahead of Bollywood.

Indian Myth is a Goldmine for marvellous stories which have been ignored, deliberately. And the adaptations have been disappointing. This movie proves that if unwarranted propaganda is not peddled through film and the content more than the messaging is prioritised, India can make engaging superhero films for the world. No offence, but a 1000 times better content than Bramhastra.

I will not discuss the message. Depending on what your view of the world is, this can be seen as good or bad messaging. But, it was not original and the pattern is a little redundant. Dharam Sankat Mein had better actors and a tighter script despite a smaller budget.

This movie became too preachy and didn't stop preaching, through out. The topic as sensitive as this, if handled better could have made a difference in the messaging that the makers wanted to propagate.

Acting was not particularly good. Scenes were mostly lost. Humour did not land. Whatever moral lesson the makers wanted to give, was lost.

Few good moments from Manoj Pahwa and Kumud Mishra, but beyond that, the movie did not hit the mark.

Flamboyant Punjabi and intellectual Bengali Rani fall in love despite their differences. That's Vicky Donor. Only this one is on steroids. And everyone has a Palace.

Story was ordinary.

Dialogues were cringe.

Messaging was outdated.

Comedy was below average.

Direction was acceptable as per the 90s standard.

Ranveer Singh was good. He is a way more gifted actor, so he was supposed to be good even though he was given an unreal role(Hindi Heartland movies are a thing Mr. Johar).

Alia Bhatt, I have been told looked drop dead sexy. Her character was a little predictable, the messaging given to her didn't land and she wasn't convincing.

Ranveer and Alia look good together, but somehow, they didn't seem to be giving their 100%. The chemistry was missing in many places.

Jaya Bachchan was brilliant. Everything about her performance was pitch perfect considering she was given an 80's character 40 years too late.

Shabana Azmi and Dharmendra didn't really have much to offer to weak characters given to them.

And these are the highlights of the acting unit.

Songs weren't chartbusters either. Not many memorable or unpredictable twist or even novel scenes.

And despite all the follies- there is a addictive element that makes this a multi-watch movie. I start 15 minutes in and end right before it becomes a rant on society.

Definitely a propaganda movie, but, doesn't do much to hurt sentiments.