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Lakshya
(meaning the aim), deals with the conflicts, a man faces when growing
up.
This
is the story of Karan Shergill who is very confused about the directions
he needs to take in life.
Coming
from a well off family, he never gave it a thought on what he wants
to be, when he grows up. So he just ends up in the Indian Army with
no choice
of his.
The
only person he can rely on is Romila Dutta (Priety Zinta), a bright
ambitious young woman who is capable of standing on her own two
feet.
She
loves Karan since childhood and believes that one day he will find
himself.
As
days go by, Karan finds it difficult to cope with the gruelling
army life. Unable to take it any longer, Karan resigns from the
academy.
But
his home coming is strongly dissapproved by his father and Romila.
This also creates bad feelings between Karan and his girlfriend.
So they go their separate ways.
Some
time later, Karan and Romila meet again, under different circumstances.
India and Pakistan are at war. Romila is now a war correspondant
for a television channel.
Based
in Kashmir, she comes across Karan who by now has graduated as an
army officer. An officer with one aim and that is to fight
for his country tooth and nail. . . .
Young
Farhan Akhtar, proves yet again that he is one of the finiest directors
Bollywood has to date.
He
has paid full attention to the script and the technical aspects,
giving rise to a polished product similar to his debut film, Dil
Chahta Hai.
Farhan
did good in hiring German Christopher Popp who has captured the
cinematography of Ladakh beautifully.
The
action scenes are worth mentioning. Unlike other mediocre Bollywood
films, the war scenes appear realistic.
The
sequence when Lt. Shergill and his fellow soldiers climb the cliff
to surprise the intruders at the top of the mountainous Kargil region,
is well executed by the director.
Background
score by the music directors, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy add further inpact
to the film especially towards the climax.
Hrithik
Roshan has already proved in Koi Mil Gaya that he is a versatile
actor. He has shown that he can play different characters.
In
Lakshya he sports a different hairstyle which adds dept to
the happy go lucky character of Karan Shergill.
It's
so refreshing to see how he transforms from a carefree youth to
a matured soldier full of determination and courage.
Priety
Zinta looks good throughout and holds her own thorughout the film.
Other
casts including Amitabh Bachchan, Om Puri, Amrish Puri Sharad Kapoor,
Boman Irani and Sushant Singh, make full contribution to the storyline.
On
the whole, Lakshya is a well crafted film different from
other Bollywood masalas currently being released.
Well
worth watching! No doubt it will do tremendous business in the UK
with a high entry in the UK top ten charts.
Reviewed
by Manish Gajjar,
BBC
Shropshire's Mr Bollywood.
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