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I'm writing this mid-way while watching the series - this show has me hook, line and sinker.

I loved that the story focused on characters from diverse families, age, intelligence and gender. For example, Sulle's character hails from a what would be considered a conventionally healthy family, her friend Kareema on the other hand hails from a broken single-parent family where the dad's alcoholic and violent. The indoctrination is fool-proof or standardized that it works across all characters, and who are so devoted to the cause that logic flies out of the window even if comes from well-meaning parents. The fact that they were able to bring all three plot lines together at the end was a master stroke. I was disturbed to find that these are based on real events. A must-watch - excellent series- everything is top notch.

I LOVED this movie. No spoilers here - Vicky Kaushal had brilliantly portrayed Field Marshall Sam Bahadur Manekshaw to perfection - the Field Marshall position was created to honor this wonderful man. Vicky kauhal's acting specifically the flamboyance, steely gaze, diction and mannerisms is pure magic - that's what acting looks like - the heavy footed walking as he grows older ...beautiful. The supporting cast was superlative- Sanya Malhotra can act but we already knew that. Most of all, cinematography, costumes and every aspect of this cinema transports you to a different time - yes- this is time travel done right. Well done, Team Sam Bahadur. P. S: the lead actor Vicky Kaushal deserves a recognition for his brilliant performance- the director for this movie. And can we please honor the real hero 🙏 thank you for bringing our real heroes to life on screen - into our homes.

Three stars for:

• the famous (yet grossly illogical) action choreography - it was beautiful, raw and Ranbir Kapoor (RK) in his dhoti-kurta was an animal unleashed - the soundtrack made it poetic.

• Ranbir's acting was sublime - 👌 especially his last few scenes with Anil Kapoor (in the ott version).

• the unconventional use of background music like the Roja music soundtrack (which I relate to innocence) is used to introduce the violent and delinquent male lead - a subliminal way of provoking contrasting emotions in the audience.

. Only 3 stars because even flawed characters and their actions require a story & motive - why do they what they do - what makes them who they are. I would've loved to see the dysfunctional family dynamics that made RKs character progress from juvenile delinquent to a full-blown hitman/violent person. Anil Kapoor's character doesn't seem that bad - I actually felt bad for him They could've made a fabulous movie focusing on the father-son relationship.

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• the dialogues were bad - as I watched the movie-- my overarching thought was ...who talks like this? Apparently RK's character has had decent education and world exposure, yet talks about slitting people's throats at his company's gathering/townhall and why are they all cheering? I'm referring to the factory scene with RK addressing the factory employees.

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• Finally, art and cinematic license allows all of us to explore the dark side of human behavior but it doesn't need to be glorified. No, I'm in no way suggesting a moral-science class on good behavior but violence and despicable behavior in real life is not glamorous and come with consequences. So maybe an inkling of reality check would've been nice. If not, move the story to a lawless land, country, or planet so the story, lack of remorse, law and cops makes sense. Else, call it the "Vanga Universe" where despicable behavior and action is celebrated and rarely have any consequences.