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Fighter was the most anticipated movie in 2024 for me as it was advertised as the first aerial action movie in India. Not only it's the first in India but also quite rare in Hollywood with Top Gun & Dunkirk coming to mind. It's a fascinating subject that hardly ever gets touched upon.

It starred Hrithik Roshan in the lead and directed by Siddharth Anand who also made Bang Bang!, War & Pathaan. Which exhanced my excitement as I loved all 3 films.

After watching Fighter it's official that Siddharth Anand is Bollywood's best action director. It was almost 3 hours & didn't have a single boring moment with really good pacing. The story is a fictional retelling of the Pulwana incident in 14th February 2019.

The best way to describe this movie is Top Gun meets Gadar. It had similar vibes to Top Gun but the story felt more like Gadar.

Other than the top notch action everyone acted really well and the character development was so good that you cared for each & every single one of them. Even the villain was amazing & I even liked his red eye look as it personified his anger and rage. Every single character had a back story, a personilty as well as a goal that made them interesting and makes you invest in the story.

In the first half before the interval what I really liked that it focuses on their teamwork, training, & mission briefing rather than constant jokes that gets tiring after a while (A mistake most Bollywood movies make). It had a funny moment when Patty was asking for biryani from 2 overweight women and that's all the comedy we needed. Every song was good that fitted well with the story and Sher Khul Gaye was the best one.

The second half had most of action and wasn't just in the sky but also takes place on the ground such as hand to hand combat, which was perfect as it felt more personal and upfront.

I hope Fighter becomes a blockbuster and I'm already looking forward to the sequel because some journeys are so beautiful that you don't want them to end.