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Cast:
Hrithik Roshan, Amitabh Bachchan, Priety Zinta, Boman Irani, Om Puri
Plot
: "The word is Lakshya”. To take on a war film like “Lakshya” for just
your second directorial endeavor is no easy task. Farhan Akhtar serves a product
that is exceptionally strong on form and high on production value. This is
undoubtedly a very talented director whose youthful, yet mature dynamism
enthralled one and all with “Dil Chahta Hai”, the breath of fresh air, which
could easily go down as one of the finest romances in Hindi cinema. “DCH” hit
the bull’s eye because its content, its script, written by Farhan himself, used
its simplicity, and clarity as its strength. “Lakshya” on the other hand, tries
to do too much at one time, and its excesses unfortunately cause the film to
lose its focus In a slow-paced first half embellished with beautiful songs and
subtle humor, Farhan takes his time to set his characters up. As Lieutenant
Karan Shergill (Hrithik Roshan) reminisces about his journey towards becoming a
soldier, the director convincingly explores the confused state of mind his
protagonist was in. Karan impulsively joins the Indian Army, but its rigidity
proves too strong for this rich, spoilt lad. An egotistical conflict with his
father (Boman Irani) and a shamed rejection by his girlfriend (Priety Zinta)
catapults him back into the military academy, and his lakshya is born - to prove
himself by becoming an officer. A peppy song later, Karan reaches his goal, and
war breaks out in Kargil. After such a detailed and brilliant setup, Farhan
Akhtar gets confused as to what his own lakshya is, and the film veers off into
several directions, ultimately taking it downhill. The second half suffers from
a dilemma as to what Karan Shergill’s goal is. It seesaws from having to prove a
point to his father to reconstructing the broken relationship with Romila (Zinta),
and then to capture a strategic military point. In trying to deal with all these
facets of his protagonist’s characterization, Farhan sensitively develops his
characters’ interpersonal relationships. Had he stuck to the exploration of
these relationships, his pre-interval setup would have worked its magic.
Unfortunately, the focus now shifts to the Kargil war. Instead of the war
serving as backdrop for the story, it comes to the forefront of directorial
attention. And this precisely is “Lakshya’s” undoing. There is no denying that
the battle scenes, and the special rock-climbing operation are brilliantly
picturized. The research gone into giving the film its authenticity is
commendable. However the war surprisingly and suddenly adds one more goal to
Karan’s character, and as a result, one seems to wonder what the hour and a half
long pre-interval exposition was for in the first place. It is indeed
inexplicable why Farhan soaks us into these fascinating characters as well as he
does, and then decides to sideline them to glorify soldiers sacrificing their
lives in the war a la “LOC”. While this topic calls for a separate movie by
itself, the director’s treatment of this chunk of his film is also trivial.
After keeping away from clichés for most of the film, Farhan’s stereotypical,
caricature representations of Pakistani soldiers are a dire step backward. Both
the director and writer Mr. Javed Akhtar have denied their film’s “jingoistic”
factor repeatedly, but end up succumbing to precisely the same when dealing with
the war. The dialogues spat out by the long-mustached Pakistani General (Parmeet
Sethi) and his associate are amateurish. While the Indian Army bathes in
discipline, the Pakistani soldiers are out there fighting without uniforms,
dressed in pathanis. Can the “enemy” possibly be simplified to such an extent? I
believe not. Such simplification and “jingoism” is routine with J.P. Dutta but
is shocking when it comes from Farhan and Javed Akhtar. To his credit however,
Farhan Akhtar directs his actors to stupendous performances. Hrithik Roshan’s
transformation from the confused, spoilt, rich kid to the responsible
officer/action hero is a delightful ride. Priety Zinta in her minimal role as
Romila Dutta successfully tries a more restrained approach. Boman Irani as
Karan’s egotistical father who grows to gradually externalize his love for his
son is stunning. The phone conversation between Karan and his father opening up
to each other strikes sparks of Farhan’s directorial talent. However, the
biggest surprise comes in the lack of depth in Sunil Damle’s character, played
by Mr. Amitabh Bachchan. If one is going to have this great actor play a role,
it better be special. However, the Colonel’s character poses absolutely no
challenge to Mr. Bachchan’s acting abilities. Further disappointing is a waste
of a talent like Om Puri in a role that spans barely a couple of minutes.
Christopher Popp’s camerawork and Vic Armstrong’s action aided by Farhan
Akhtar’s epic scaled vision secure the technical prowess of “Lakshya”. Shankar,
Ehsaan, and Loy polish the film with their majestic musical score. Yet at the
end of it all, the film disappoints because of the gargantuan potential that it
had. You imagine the wonders the Akhtars could have done by simply doctoring and
fine-tuning the script further to give it more focus, and you sigh. Farhan, with
his flair for driving his narrative through his characters, had at his disposal,
exactly what he needed to make what could have been far beyond a formulaic
Indo-Pak war flick. Disappointingly, he fails to recognize that, and is
distracted by a fascination for techno razzle-dazzle. As you walk out of the
theater after three hours, you are left with an undeniable feeling that
something was missing here. And that something was simply the film’s lakshya. |
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