Youth trying to change the state of NATION(politicians)

Rating: 10/10 (31 January 2006)

I went to the movie with little expectation especially after Amir's below-par movie 'MANGAL PANDEY',which was really hyped-up movie and didn't do well at BO..Even though it was a good movie, it fell flat because of its expectations..but this movie s rocking..
I ve seen lots n lots of movies but now this movie is n the top of my all time favorite list..The movie is really great and it left me speechless..such id it impact..It grips u from the start till the end..A really great patriotic movie
The Story line is pretty well executed, defying the archetypical mode bollywood movies are shot; constantly shifting between two similar story lines and lacing it with the single line witty comedy in the first half. Some lines that hold you rapt with attention are Aamir Khan's "Sue kar mere man ko" and Sharman Joshi's belch, when Sue asks them to feel the character before reciting acting them. We immediately strike parallels with the characters and settle in snugly within 20 minutes of the movie.
About the acting of cast... Madhavan doesn't have too much scope and is anyways credited with a "Special Appearance".He has done good with whatever little that he has to do.
Siddharth is nothing short of brilliance, giving a cool demeanor to his character which cracks under stress and has displayed these emotions very well.He looks intense and is the best among the young actors..
Sharman Joshi, bring him on fellas .. he is not only your "Style" bhai but can do much much more when given the platform to perform, here is one actor that has risen from this movie apart from Siddharth.
Kunal Kapoor was anyways a good actor, even in Meenaxi and he continues his good form.
Soha Ali Khan gets the 70's Sharmila Tagore back to life, acting et all. From someone who was expected to give probably a mediocre performance, she rocks the movie filling it with simplicity and a certain honesty to her character and she looks very pretty in the movie.. Aamir the king of acting, shows us why he is the best actor amongst us now. The "breakdown" scene with Alice Patton is simply mind boggling, I am sure he would have actually cried to get it right.
Alice Patton moves seamlessly with her brown counterparts often making us forget that it's a foreigner among Indians in this movie, her sincerity with Hindi demanding a special attention.She plays a vital role in the movie and holds the movie together..
Atul Kulkarni was his usual self, you almost expected him to mouth his "Abhivadayee" dialogue from Hey Ram and he continues his brilliant acting stint from page3 and his other movies.
The other actors were almost wasted and just drifted along in the proceedings with the exception of Kirron Kher.
There has been a plethora of issues treated very well in this movie, among many more the attitude of Indian youngsters towards patriotism, the anger against corruption and Hindu-Muslim animosity and the ultimate patch up with never seems forced.
Bollywood is slowly (and thankfully !) coming of age and this is one of its best examples. This movie is sure to sweep the masses at large of its feet for its sheer sincerity and brilliant performances and direction.
An exceptional movie and must watch for all u patriotic INDIANS!!