Shaurya

I am always skeptic before watching any new Hindi movie and ask for tens of feedbacks before I start the risky business of watching it but there's exception when the movie has Rahul Bose (ever since he acted in Mr and Mrs Iyer). And when in the same movie you get to see Kay Kay Menon as well, its a feast of great acting. Shaurya is very different from any previous movie I am aware of that is made on the subject relating to Indian Army. While all previous movies show the Army in the light of greatness and high values, this movie touches those darker aspects which the Indian Army suffers from just like many other armies in the world, after all an army decorated with guns is just a necessary evil. While armies around the world also carry out numerous humanitarian activities, its necessary to note that they don't need guns for those, they need guns to kill, the victim can be a worthy terrorist or if the gun is in the hands of a whimsical lout the victim can be very well an innocent.

The story is almost a carbon-copy of "Few Good Men" but it fits exactly in the scenario depicted in this movie. The great thing about the story is that the solution to the problem is depicted to be coming out from within the institution, which is so necessary in my opinion if the institution has to survive popular support and gain credibility. My only disappointment with the movie was the script concerning the character of Brigadier Rudra Pratap Singh where he is shown to suffer from the prejudices against muslims because of personal reasons. That I think is a very easy escape from reality, in reality in this country (if not in the whole world) people harbor strong prejudices up to the extent of hatred not necessarily because of any personal reasons but due to overwhelming euphoria of hatred that the politicians, mainstream media and others with narrow objectives have created. Though I doubt a movie blaming the public euphoria can really be a box-office hit among the same public. I wish in reality things like as shown in the movie happens, and the individual rapists, murderers and fanatics within the Indian Army are brought to justice for their gross tyranny they unleash time and again among people in the North Eastern States, the Kashmiris, the Bangladeshis in the border areas etc. I really appreciate the courage shown by Samar Khan in making this movie, it was high time such a movie was made.