#Bollywood war movies

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Pippa Movie Review - Plot Stays Afloat, Ishaan Soars

Read our review of 'Pippa,' the 2023 Bollywood movie set during the 1971 India-Pakistan war. The film stars Ishaan Khattar, Mrunal Thakur, and Priyanshu Painyuli.

⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 3.5 out of 5. “This is the story of the war which wasn’t waged against any nation, but against tyranny.” The protagonist, Brigadier Balram Singh Mehta of the 45th Cavalry tank squadron, serves as the narrator in the 2023 movie “Pippa.” The film recounts the story of three siblings, with two serving on the frontlines of the 1971 Indo-Pakistan war, while the third engaged in…

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The numerous references in Pathaan though??

War 🤝 Pathaan 🤝 ghungroo toot gaye

Dilwale 🤝 Pathaan 🤝 srk upside down in a car as his enemy slo-mo walks towards him

Darr 🤝 Pathaan 🤝 k-k-k-k-karen

Karan Arjun 🤝 Pathaan 🤝 "BHAAG srk BHAAG"

Main Hoon Na 🤝 Pathaan 🤝 "bomb ki chaabi mere paas hai"

Tiger and Kabir 🤝 Pathaan 🤝 falling for an ISI agent

[hrithikroshannnn]

Celebrating 5 Years

Of

WAR

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Saying I haven't watched any Bollywood movies is equivalent to saying I haven't consumed any Star Wars media

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✨I ranked all the indian stuff I watched in 2023✨

For context, this July I finally gave in to my decade-old urge and dove head first into indian culture. It's been nothing short of phenomenal. The more people I meet, the more foods I try, the more music I listen to, the more Hindi I learn, the more I fall in love with India.

Although I became more of a TV serial person, eventually, I gave in to the movies as well.

So here's everything I watched, ranked from worst to best.

(I'm sorry in advance)

10. Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani

This movie is useless, I'm so sorry. Somehow, it fooled me into thinking Naina was the main character, then the whole thing became about Bunny and I was so confused, who was I supposed to care about anyway? Can't complain though, Naina is a boring and uncharismatic cliché, I couldn't care less about her, had she disappeared midway into the story, I would've been thankful. Avi, Bunny, and Aditi, on the other hand, are loveable characters that deserved to be in a better movie — especially Aditi, I liked her so much. Too bad the movie seems to be about absolutely nothing. There was a message, I think, but it felt so shallow it didn't even matter to me, there was no actual relevance, no lesson, no impact, nothing. Maybe I'm stupid, but this movie is a drag. And the soundtrack SUCKS, Ilahi is the only good song in it.

2.8/10

9. Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2

The very first Bollywood movie I've ever watched. I wanted to like it so bad, it makes me sad that I didn't. Is it a comedy? A horror story? A dramatic murder mystery? Somehow, it's all of these and none at the same time, it can't decide on a tone to save its life, not even the humor can decide on what exactly it wants to be (most of it is just bad). The main couple has negative chemistry, their romance is so bland it's almost funny. Ruhan carries the whole movie on his back and is the only character with enough charisma to make me care, I honestly love this guy. His scene where he pretends to be possessed is incredible, and Tabu as Anjulika was great too. The plot twist was really nice, possibly the only good thing about the whole story, but then the movie ends so abruptly and on such a heavy note that it almost made me sick when the upbeat theme song started playing immediately after. This movie could not read the room, everything about it throws me off.

4/10

8. Jab We Met

Aditya is a dream, Geet is kind of a nightmare. I have nothing against characters that are lively, optimistic, and cheery, but they have to be bearable, she was just way too much for me. I loved Aditya's character development, it was fun and endearing to watch. The movie itself is not bad, just overrated. Nagada Nagada slaps though.

6/10

7. War

I wanted to love this movie just as much as it wanted to have a good twist. We both failed. Underestimating the audience's intelligence is one thing, but toying with us and making us feel like fools for the sake of a “big reveal” is something else. And no, it wasn't worth it. It wanted to be surprising, but it was just frustrating, shocking for all the wrong reasons. The action was fire though, no complaints there, and I loved the relationship dynamic between Kabir and Khalid, I would watch 11 seasons of those two going on missions with their team and fighting together, their chemistry is so good, I enjoyed every second of their scenes.

6.4/10

6. Arjun: The Warrior Prince

As a Mahabharat fan, I had hopes, but that's on me. Loved the way the story was presented to the audience, simple but brilliant. Shaheer Sheikh's Brihannala altered my brain chemistry, and I was elated to see her again. The animation was gorgeous, that goes without saying. I just hated how it ended right before the war, right where Arjun has some of his best moments, and hated even more how they practically erased Krishna from the story. At least they made him dark skinned this time.

6.7/10

5. My Name is Khan

Had this been based on a true story, I would've been the biggest fan of this movie to ever exist, I am a sucker for movies based on real life stories. Still, despite the disappointment of finding out this whole thing — as good as it was — was fictional, I see it as a touching, lovely, honest, and relevant story that kept me interested and broadened my horizons. Say whatever you want about allistic actors playing autistic characters, Shah Rukh Khan sold the heck out of this character and I bought it like the big neurodivergent fool that I am. I see a neurodivergent character onscreen, I am immediately on-board and loving them despite all their scripted flaws because “they're just like me fr”. "Marry me", indeed.

7/10

4. Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani

Is it innovative and groundbreaking? No, but it is so much fun. It's deep and honest enough, charismatic and funny enough, it's just good entertainment with a good message. I expected nothing to be honest, either way, the story just kept getting better? The dynamics kept getting deeper and more complex? Wait a minute, this was actually good! I went in for the soundtrack — I'm obssessed with Dhindhora Baje Re — but I stayed for everything else. I laughed out loud many times, I shed some tears, I rooted, man, this movie made me feel actual things! What a lovely surprise.

7.9/10

3. The Railway Men

I went into it with such high hopes. Some of them were met, but part of me was left unsatisfied. As I said before, real stories are my favorite, but the way this show was presented feels too much like fiction. Good fiction, but still. And I know it’s not fiction. I am aware that many creative liberties were taken, and I'm not against them, at all, but the thing is: I could see them, I knew they were there. When I watched HBO’s Chernobyl, I was fully convinced that everything that was presented in the show was reality, exactly how it had happened, and I doubted nothing. I was shocked when they revealed that Ulana Khomyuk was a character created to represent many scientists that were involved in the incident. I had eaten her up, and I still can't believe she wasn't a real person. The Railway Men feels like the opposite of this, most of it feels like a creative liberty, very little reads as a real event, a real interaction, or a real person. I doubted a lot of what I saw, and had to do some research to fully understand what exactly had been real. But like I said, it was still good. I found myself caring deeply for each and every character, no matter how minor, I deeply empathized with their pain, rooted for them, cried with them, cried for them. It's heartbreaking, gut wrenching, revolting, yet it still manages to be inspiring. Why I never learned about Bhopal before watching this show is beyond me, but at any rate, I will be recommending this show to everyone I know.

8.1/10

2. Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva 

I will defend this movie's honor, I don't even care. I loved it so much that I made my mom watch it with me the next day, and she loved it. The dialogue is cringy, yes, unbearably so, some lines make my skin crawl. But COME ON, the plot is great, the concept is creative, the visual effects are wonderful, the soundtrack is divine —Mohan is dreamy— hear me out, I was hooked, on board, immersed, you name it. This movie made me feel so excited, I felt like a 7-year-old watching a super hero movie and wanting to have cool powers just like those, I honestly can't remember the last time a movie made me feel this energetic. Do I understand why Shiva and Isha were so deeply in love despite having met each other a week ago? No, but I was still rooting for them. Do I understand why sometimes people yell out the Astra’s powers in order to activate them like the Power Rangers? No, neither do I vibe with it, but do you think it mattered? The next moments were so freaking cool that I completely forgot what I wanted to complain about. (Oh, and Saurav Gurjar was in it! I gasped so loud when I saw him on screen, and playing a villain no less!) I was genuinely sad when it ended, I would've watched three more hours of that, despite the terribly written lines. I will fight for this movie and forgive every bad line of dialogue if it kills me.

8.7/10

1. Mahabharat (2013)

In case you haven't noticed, I am absolutely obssessed with Mahabharat. Initially, I’d decided to face the 267 episodes of this show because watching stuff in your target language is a good way to learn (also, that Krishna guy was very easy on the eyes, looking at him a bit more surely wouldn't hurt). It took me a few episodes to really get into the story, but once I did, oh boy, I was so hooked on the plot I even forgot about the language (although I did learn some words from it). The thing about this show, other than the freaking superb plot and phenomenal cast, are the characters. They all made me feel something. And that's the thing with characters, I believe, they don't necessarily have to be good or bad, morally speaking, they have to be well-written and entertaining, they have to make you feel things, positive or negative. Shakuni, a villain, was freaking great because of how good he was at being bad. And the good guys, like the Pandavas, weren't just good, that'd be boring, they were also charismatic, unique, funny, inspiring, and sometimes morally grey, which made them even more interesting, even more human. Watching them get in conflict with their morals when things got dark was insane. Even when they messed up —I'm looking at you Dharmraj— I still wanted to see them win. They felt like family, I watched them grow, I felt so close to them that their struggles and victories felt like my own. “My boys”, I call them. Mahabharat is my Roman Empire, man, I could talk about this show for HOURS. Anyway, this became my favorite show of all time and I'm so glad I didn't let the number of episodes scare me away. (And yes, I am still very much in love with Saurabh Raaj’s Krishna, he is probably one of my favorite characters ever, my heart raced when I first saw him and it still does to this day, BYE)

9/10

Oh, this ended up being a Top 10. Nice.

I both thank you and applaud you for reaching the end of this ramble that is ultimately just a result of my obsession with making lists and ranking literally everything. And also my admiration for indian culture.

I would've included Porus and Chandragupta Maurya but I'm not yet finished watching them, but I thought I should say: I am liking them a lot.

What do you people think I should watch next year? Recommendations are welcome!

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i liked that all of these "spies" have different personalities ig. mtlb tiger is like a grumpy uncle who's like arey ab ye bhi mujhe hi karna padega, i haven't seen war so idk about kabir and pathaan's like yes ma'am aap bolo to m karta hu na.

like so similar to SRK and Salman's actual personalities.

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War 2: Release date, cast, plot and everything we know

Tiger Shroff vs. Hrithik Roshan Currently starring Hrithik Roshan and Jr. NTR, YRF's Spy Universe War Franchise sequel is slated for release in 2025. The highly anticipated sequel to the 2019 action-thriller flick War, starring Tiger Shroff and Hrithik Roshan, is already generating headlines. Here, we'll give you all the information you need to know about War 2, like the release date, cast, and more, directed by the legendary Siddharth Anand.

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Here is an idea, stop forcing Hrithik's unhinged characters to be hinged😃

Aryan deserves to be fkn over the entire world. He can cause a lot of harm but instead he just steals shit that should be impossible. I mean I'm just saying he could have killed the queen in those first ten minutes. Or you know he can just troll the police instead. For eg he just breaks into a secure af place, like the treasury of some country, buries his symbol there and leaves without touching anything (ok maybe swipe something inconsequential as souvenir). Nobody knows why or how he did it but nothing is safe anymore and everyone is losing it.

Rajveer should definitely have been a thief not a secret agent and no he is not gonna tell anyone why he stole the Kohinoor, or why he drew attention to himself.

Kabir should continue on his very beautiful all of you could be traitors and i will find the most fucked up way to find out which one of you is actually that bitch. (Not you Aditi, you are an angel and we are glad to have you here). As a known "enemy" Of the state, he has a variety of ppl he can choose to backstab and honestly this shud be a weeding out the enemies amongst us thing for him. Let him kill a few politicians I say.

Vijay died an unhinged legend but honestly keep him alive and watch him go crazy as he loses his purpose, still is the king of the mumbai underworld but also has Mandva under him now. I wanna know how with a broken moral compass, he will choose to go forward when he really doesn't believe in laws.

I hate it when they try to make characters be reasonable like nooooo y'all go crazy, burn the world, be completely off your rocker.

Also I really want to know what Altaf from Mission Kashmir did after the end of the film cuz baby I get that you made the right choice blah blah blah, reunited with your adoptive father blah blah blah but they ain't gonna use all that to just pardon you sooooo what is your plan broski? Orrr rather Inayat tf are you gonna do, your son is pretty suicidal anyway, which again your fault, but you are gonna have to choose between country and the young boy you brought into your house, your family after wronging him. Are you gonna abandon him again or will you two be fleeing the country or what.

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on love in everyday life

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meri jaan as obikin!!!!!!! i saw the vid and it KILLED me, the push and pull, the teasing, the guy completely and unabashedly desiring her, while she rejects him even though she wants it just as bad!!!!!!!!!!! literally them!!!!!!!!!

and the fact that the guy's hair is literally just like anakin's does not help at all

That scene is so sexy, my goodness. Can you believe I saw it in a sold out movie theater?

There are some very Anakin moments going on there from Afsaan the male character. And then Gangubai leading him on, then pushing him back, like she's just teasing or can't decide if she really wants it. A little bit Obi-Wan... though I don't know if his teasing is always on purpose. The way she only starts really touching him when his eyes are covered, but then she turns away like she's kind of disgusted with herself. The end of that scene is perfect too.

There's also a scene where he's tailoring clothes for her in her house and she lets him watch her bathing:

[doloresclaiborne]

I've started a new fanfic series after watching the movie War with Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff. I decided to give Khalid the happy ending he deserves. I'm obsessed with this movie. I need someone to look at me the same way Khalid looks at Kabir...

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FİRE❤️‍🔥

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Pakistan every time a Bollywood movie comes out

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Is "Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3" vs "Singham Again The "Barbenheimer" Of India?

"Bollywood's 'Barbenheimer'? Dive into how Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 and Singham Again are creating waves at the box office, mirroring the global trend!

Here's what we think: https://www.theomenmedia.com/post/is-bollywood-s-bhool-bhulaiyaa-3-vs-singham-again-the-barbenheimer-of-india

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Salman Khan's cameo in Ajay Devgn's film Singham Has THIS resemblance with Hrithik Roshan's amazing cameo in Salman-starrer Tiger 3?

There was a lot of jubilation when it came to light that superstar Salman Khan will reprise the much-loved character of Chulbul Pandey from Dabangg in Singham Again, the big Diwali release of the year. But after Baba Siddique’s shocking demise on October 12, things went for a toss due to the threat looming over the superstar. On October 21, it was reported that Salman’s cameo in Singham Again had been dropped, disheartening fans who were looking forward to his entry in the exciting Cop Universe. But yesterday, fans got a surprise when Salman secretly and suddenly shot for the special appearance in Mumbai.

Interestingly, Singham Again was previously filed to the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) a few days ago. Many people wondered if a director could add a scene when the censorship process was well underway. An industry source told Bollywood Hungama, "There's no difficulty here. The certificate is expected to be issued to the makers of Singham Again within a few days. The makers can then approach the CBFC again, alerting them of the extra video and demanding that it be passed."

According to the source, "The duration on the censor certificate will still mention the original runtime of Singham." Again, this is without Salman Khan's cameo. The CBFC will provide them an extra certificate indicating that they have successfully completed the aforementioned sequence."

Interestingly, this episode bears resemblance to last year's Diwali blockbuster, Tiger 3, starring Salman Khan. The censorship process was concluded on October 27, 2023. Yash Raj Films (YRF) shot Hrithik Roshan's cameo on November 4. As a result, YRF had to request that CBFC pass the additional scene again. The CBFC did this on November 6. Salman's spectacular appearance in Singham Again is believed to be featured in a mid or post-credit sequence, similar to how Hrithik's cameo appeared near the conclusion of Tiger 3.

The same source added: "As per the CBFC rules, the makers need to approach them not just when they add a scene but also when they reduce any scene." Recently, the creators of Devara, starring Jr NTR, Saif Ali Khan, and Janhvi Kapoor, approached the CBFC to voluntarily reduce roughly 7 minutes from the film's final version.