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Performance of Sidharth Malhotra is the best we have seen so far. Actually, this is his only 2nd or 3rd acting oriented role while other times he was busy playing a cool, funky guy and here he gets that potential role to showcase different side of his talent. Kiara Advani is more of a powdered doll and if you exclude songs then Shershaah is like a cameo role for her. The Army gang is decent, nothing great which includes Nikitin Dheer, Shiv Pandit and Himmanshoo Malhotra in major roles. Music is fine despite having a misjudged timing in the screenplay. Editing and VFX are okay, though, more accuracy would have been better. Shershaah never bores you because it's a pacy film, the credit should go to the well written screenplay.

War Genre is an open genre, it does not limit you with anything so it can be used for anything you want. Hollywood used it for patriotic films, for musicals, for biographicals, for controversial films, for hard-hitting dramas and for sensational theories. Even recently Hollywood made Masterpiece films like 'The Hacksaw Ridge' and '1917'. Well, Bollywood is far behind. When Hollywood made a film like 'Patton', Bollywood was not even making mainstream war films and what a freaking amazing classic Patton was and is even today. That high-quality filmmaking is missing now days and for bollywood it's like, almost 50 years ahead from Today. We can be happy with films like Uri and Shershaah as our masses and TV audience would never complain about it so Yes, Shershaah is definitely watchable. Director Vishnuvardhan has certainly made a watchable film. But never forget that the potential for Biographical-War drama is always unlimited, and like I said not every film can be 'Patton'. So, overall Shershaah has everything one can expect from a commercial patriotic drama and i strongly believe that it deserved to be viewed on big screen.

Debutant director Aditya Dhar needs to be patted on his back for his well-researched work before transferring his vision on the big screen. In reality, while India and Pakistan's version of this 'surgical strike' have always differed, the film-maker mixes fiction with the facts available in public domain to present a gripping narrative about this covert operation. Without resorting to forced patriotism, the emotions flow naturally in the film.

On the flip-side, the film-maker spends a little too much time in building up the drama to establish a personal connect with the characters in the first half of the film. This tends to slow down the pace of the narrative leaving you a bit dry as you eagerly wait for the action to begin.

Vicky Kaushal is in a terrific form as the man in uniform and proves yet again why he is one of the best from the current crop of Gen-X actors.

Mohit Raina (Mahadev-shiv) makes an impressive transition to the big screen and has a commendable screen presence.

Yami Gautam's character begins on an interesting note. However, Aditya Dhar fails to explore more sides to it....yami's role is dull..!!

Cinematography is neat and leaves you at the edge of your seats especially in the last 20 minutes of the film.

Stefan Richter's action sequences are top-notch and well-choreographed.

Every time, Vicky Kaushal's Vihaan screams, 'How's the Josh?' to his battalion of soldiers, you feel the adrenaline rush as you hear, 'Very high, Sir.'

Now, the screenplay - oh, honey, it's not just draped in nationalism; it's practically bathing in it, with zero chill on the patriotic front. It's like they're trying to sell you a brand of patriotism so exclusive, it only exists in their heads. And the timing? Chef's kiss Perfect for stirring the pot just when election season's heating up. Coincidence? I think not.

Let's talk narration - it's like that one friend who's super into conspiracy theories and somehow makes them sound legit. You know it's all wild speculation, but dang, it's entertaining.

Yami Gautam, bless her, still manages to shine like a diamond in a rhinestone world. Girl's picking scripts like she's the only one in town with taste. Priyamani and the gang? They're doing what they can, serving up performances that almost make you forget you're watching a glorified political pamphlet.

The direction and cinematography? On point, I guess, if you're into that sort of aesthetic - making propaganda look pretty. And the music? It's there, doing its best to set the mood, bless its heart.

In short, if you're in the mood to indulge in a fantasy so detached from reality it needs its own zip code, and you love a good fictional tale masquerading as something profound - this flick's your ticket. Just, for the love of all things sensible, don't walk out of there thinking you've just been enlightened with the sacred truth.