The film begins by establishing the characters and describes the plight of the prisoners in Pakistani jails. The things get pepped up slowly and get into the top gear a few minutes before the intermission because of the explosion.
1971 comes into true form after you get your pop corns in the interval. The wild chase that ensues and the outcome to the story leave you stunned and speechless.
Amrit Sagar and his team have worked well towards making the movie a real entertainer and not a documentary. The death of four of five protagonists is brilliantly depicted. Piyush Mishra’s brilliant writing coupled with the director’s execution is visible in every frame. The film gets an international tinge due to Akash Sagar’s exceptional background score.
The hilly terrains and the snow-capped mountains have a sweeping effect. Sham Kaushal’s action scenes as well as the chase are topnotch. The chase sequences are amongst the best witnessed on the Hindi screen. The movie is complete treat for all moviegoers.
The film has no big stars. Individually speaking, Manoj Bajpai delivers a fine performance after a long time. Ravi Kishan has done a commendable job and performs his role smoothly. Kumud Mishra has given a rockstar performance. The actor is just lights up the screeneverytime he appears.
Overall, 1971 is a well-made film but the factor that there are multiple releases this weekend will go against it. Apart from this, it is not publicized in an effective way. This one is a complete eye-opener for all those who are clueless about one of the after-effects of wars.
Rating: 7/10
Hanumant Bhansali
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Well Done Bollywood! Bollywood deserves full marks of continuing the trend started in 2006 of making quality films. Box Office success is certainly not a true indicator of quality. In just about 3 months of 2007, we have seen so many quality films belonging to diferent generes such as Guru, Black Friday, Eklavya, Honeymoon Travels, Traffic Signal,Nishabd and now 1971. We should not be disappointed about the B.O fate of most of these films rather we should be proud that finally our film industry is progressing.