Movie Review on Raja Krishna Menon's "AIRLIFT"

"Airlift" is a reality-based nail-biting war thriller that is going to give you goosebumps. It's a film which will make you proud to be an Indian all over again.

"Airlift" is simply a great movie with superb performance and a well-knit script. It's a fast paced story which doesn't allow audience attention to wander away from the screen. It's a film which will occasionally bring goosebumps in you. But it feels real bad when you know that a film could have been made much more better but stopped at being just a good patriotic film that is predictable.Undoubtedly, as you all might have heard it's a brilliant film but I personally felt that it could have been made much more better.


It is Akshay Kumar's show all the way. He delivered a committed performance, enacting the heroic protagonist with honesty. A thumbs up to him for doing something different. After giving back-to-back hits in 2015 with Baby, Gabbar Is Back and Singh Is Bliing, Akshay Kumar is definitely on a roll. With Holiday, Baby and now Airlift, Akshay Kumar has managed to create a image of "Mera Bharat Mahaan" actor and fans will love him in new avatar. The fresh pairing of Akshay Kumar and Nimrat Kaur works well. She has also done a decent job as Ranjit’s wife despite very limited role in the movie.

A still of Akshay Kumar as 'Ranjit Katiyal' from the movie.

Raja Krishna Menon's Direction is decent. Cinematography is gritty & nicely mounted. Editing is mostly crisp, although the first-hour is slow-paced! Art & Costume Design are average. Action-Sequences are raw & rustic. Background Score is top-class. Terrific dialogues add another dimension to this touching tale of sacrifice and suffering for a greater cause. The background score of the movie touches your heart. ‘Tu Bhoola Jise’ is an exceptional song which is composed by Amaal Malik and sung by KK. ‘Vande Mataram’ also touches our emotional chords because of its intelligent setting
with certain situation.


The movie doesn't offer you much to feel the actual tension that might have existed, the fear of death which people lived everyday, stuck in a war zone. The movie goes on like a monotonous narration of a series of incidents which led to a historic achievement in the form of world's most successful evacuation. The thrill, and the gripping plot behind each of those events is missing.

A still from the movie.

For the first time, I have stated or tried to state as many things that I felt were missing in the movie instead of writing all those common praises that everyone is already giving it. I'll give this movie 7.5/10. As a whole this movie is capable of winning hearts and minds all over the world. It's a must watch film to know all about the world's largest human evacuation ever that is done by India. Salute to all the real heroes! Jai Hind! 

Movie Review on Bejoy Nambiar's "WAZIR"

Well-Written, Amazing Cast, Wonderful Movie with an Amazing End. Great start for year 2016.

So, 2016 has been started and the first movie that I watched this year is "Wazir". It's a chess based thriller. This movie narrates the story with the game 'Chess'. So, the title is perfectly suitable. The film is well narrated by Director Bejoy Nambiar. The most surprising thing about the movie is it's duration i.e.- 90 minutes, which makes this movie short and crisp.

A still from the movie. 

In the movie, Amitabh Bachan is just brilliant as always. He portrayed his role like no other person would have portrayed. He is always a delight to watch. He is truly a pawn of the chessboard of the film industry who with every step re-take his position as king again and again. Farhan Akhtar gets into his character perfectly and again he proves his versatility, he is simply a terrific actor. Aditi Rao Hydari is decent and carries of her role effortlessly. Neil Nitin Mukesh had a brief role but he portrayed his role impressively and did a great job. Rest of the cast including John Abraham as guest appearance did really well.

"Khel-khel main, khel-khel se, khel-khel ye aa jayega"

There are small details in the movie which are shown brilliantly to keep the audience guessing till the end. Some actions sequences are just breathtaking and are sharply executed. The dialogues are also good, the chess metaphors used are brilliant. Cinematography by Sanu Varghese is stunning and lifts this movie higher. Slow motion scenes are superb. The songs are the soul of the film. They are just heart-warming and melodious. The background music is also good.

"Tu mere paas toh hai na"

Looking at the movie timeline and  the thrilling  theme that it portrays, it feels that it's crisply made. But often this short movie feels long. The plot is very interesting but not gripping. Its very little that this film justifies itself but the awesome ending says it all. All the thrill, story, cinematography steals the show because of the brilliant finish.


Overall, an interesting plot that's not gripping but the ending steals the show. The movie could have been better if it's shortened by cutting some boring scenes. Though this movie is a brilliant one but not sure whether our indian audience is ready for this kind of thrillers or not. So, I would give it 8.5/10.

An action sequence still from the movie. 

My Advice? GO FOR IT!!! This movie will not disappoint you. It's full of emotions and thrills, so go and enjoy the first good movie of this year.