Good but not entirely believable

Rating: 7/10 (23 January 2007)

This movie was a rather good movie that portrayed the traditionalist/modernist divide among Indians and among the Indian Diaspora well. I liked the message of the movie and how it tried to portray that the deeds and heroism of Bhaghat Singh, Rajguru, Sukhdev and others is not something best committed to the history books but rather a living spirit of rebellion that still has meaning today. It seems people take for granted the heroic deeds of the characters of the independence movement and see little relevance of these people to today's India. This movie shows the continuing relevance of these heroic characters in modern times. I think the assumption of the roles in reality of the 5 college students is a bit unbelievable. I mean just how quickly it happened and how quickly they decided to do what they did seemed to be a bit hasty and go beyond the willing suspension of disbelief a bit, but it was an entertaining movie just the same. Not a 10, or something of unbelievable insight and depth, but a valuable commentary and interesting movie.