I hope this sets the youth thinking - One of the finest

Rating: 10/10 (5 February 2006)

I am usually not a sucker for Indian movies, but this movie really tugged me at the heart. The brilliant canvas that the director has used changes beautifully as the movie progresses. Very contemporaneous. A movie that really makes you think about India. The songs are brilliant and the fact they are not sung by characters but offered as a background at the most appropriate moment is amazing. The title song is superb with the kind of colorful depiction of Punjab.
I went in thinking that this is an Amir Khan movie. Apparently not, the director has developed each of the characters very well. Amir is as usual brilliant. If only he were in Hollywood, I am sure he would have got one Oscar by now. Siddharth was a nice surprise. Kunal Kapoor is handsome as the sensitive yet tough looking guy. Atul Kulkarni is awesome as the hurt nationalist. Sharman Joshi is very nice too. Good sense of timing. Soha is beautiful. She brings to the fore the old beautiful grace of her mother. Her acting is pretty nice too, considering the last I saw her was in a horrible movie, Shaadi No.1.
Mr. Mehra - Take a bow and thank goodness for not introducing Amitabh in a cameo role or whatever and spoil the movie ( as is custom nowadays in Hindi movies)