Torbaaz

I feel like is was a good movie with a very important message for us. Heartbreaking to see what some children go thorugh. Hopefully this movie will change somebody's mind to the better.

Torbaaz is a movie about an ex army doctor Nasser Khan (Sanjay Dutt) who aims to change future of afghani refugee children through cricket and bring some joy to their life. Well this is not an easy role to portray but Sanjay Dutt just fitted into it.

Torbaaz is certainly best than the movies releasing now a days as it provides you atleast an original story and good performances. The story here is certainly a good one which needs to be told especially in the times like this. But unfortunately Torbaaz fails in the screenplay and direction.

Girish Malik just could not hold the movie together. He had all the elements to make this movie a good one but unfortunately he failed.

Acting wise, Sanjay Dutt is on the top of his game in this one and Rahul Dev is brilliant. Nargis Fakhri is wasted in this one.

Overall, if you are a Sanjay Dutt fan you can watch it atleast once.

As an Afghan, I can say that every single detail about Afghanistan in this movie is incorrect. They should have checked their facts. At one point it says Tora Bora is close to Kabul, in reality it's very far from Kabul located in border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Also, how it has portrayed Afghan people and their culture is absolutely unrealistic. And what was the random explosion and foreign soldiers running around doesn't make sense.

The makers have missed an opportunity to deliver an impactful film. It has a body, but no soul. The film lacks effective dialogues and tight editing. Also, the dragged screenplay makes it an unimpressive watch.

Sanjay Dutt delivers average performance. Nargis Fakhri has no significant role in the film and she hardly leaves an impact in her short role. Rahul Dev effortlessly played the antagonist Qazar.

Child actors Aishan Jawaid Malik, Hamid Shafi, Mohammed Khairkhah, Rudra Soni are good in their parts and gave watchable performances.

Direction 2/5 Acting 2.5/5 Editing 1.5/5 Story 2.5/5 Screenplay 1.5/5

The movie provides a great message with amazing performances by the child cast. Cricket scenes help keep the balance with an intense background of terrorism on the side