The Action & Great Style – Nothing else to look for in "WAR"

Duration: 154 mins

Banner: Yash Raj Films

Director: Siddharth Anand

Producer: Aditya Chopra

Writer: Abbas Tyrewala, Shridhar Raghavan (Screenplay) & Siddharth Anand (Screenplay)

Music: Vishal–Shekhar

Star Cast: Hrithik Roshan (few earlier films are “Super 30” [2019], “Kaabil” [2017], “Mohenjo Daro” [2016], “Bang Bang!” [2014]), Tiger Shroff (few earlier films are “Student of the Year 2” [2019], “Baaghi 2” [2018], “Munna Michael” [2017], “A Flying Jatt” [2016]) Vaani Kapoor & others.

Plus Points:

Director Siddharth Anand has handled the subject well. He has had mixed luck at the box office. Got hit films to his credit like “Salaam Namaste” [2005] & “Bachna Ae Haseeno” [2008] but also delivered flop films like “Ta Ra Rum Pum” [2007], “Anjaana Anjaani” [2010] & “Bang Bang!” [2014].
Film is stylish. Would appeal to action lovers.
Hrithik Roshan & Tiger Shroff have done a fantastic job & are excellent in the action scenes. Fans would love to see them for the first time together on screen.
Action is the biggest plus point which is well captured on foreign locations.
Photography (Benjamin Jasper) is of an international standards.
Rich in all departments of production (sets, locations, background, costume)
Death defying action & other stunts are of “Mission Impossible” & “Fast & Furious” level. Keeps the audience on the edge of their seats.
Songs are lavishly picturized.
Screenplay (Shridhar Raghavan & Siddharth Anand) is a bit interesting & holds your attention.
Film has got great youth appeal.

Minus Points:

Thin story line (Aditya Chopra & Siddharth Anand) which has been stretched like a rubber. Dialogues (Abbas Tyrewala) are ordinary.
Editing (Aarif Sheikh) could have been sharper. Film needs 15/20 min trimming. Climax is a bit lengthy. Fighting & chasing scenes length should have been reduced to half.
Heroine Vaani Kapoor looks sexy but has a very small role. Ashutosh Rana is hardly impressive & carries a constant expression throughout. No other character could’ve made their presence felt into this drama.
Film lacks the typical Bollywood Masala like emotions, entertainment, romance & comedy.
Music (Vishal–Shekhar): Two songs are remixed and are forcefully inserted. No hit number to pull the audience into the theatre.
Siddharth Anand has wasted his entire energy in Hritik & Tiger’s action sequences that he forgot that the film needs a good story as well. When all of a sudden he realizes that he has signed a heroine too! Poor Vaani Kapoor makes an entry post interval only.

Box Office :

Promos created a buzz & opening is likely to be over 40 Cr. As 2nd Oct being a National Holiday, this would give an extra boost to the collections. Shockingly, advance booking for Thursday is ordinary. Watch it strictly for the action & great style because there is nothing else to look for.

Business Ratings: 3.5/5