Watch Deewaar: Let's Bring Our Heroes Home For Free

Truly Dreadful Film

Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??

How sad is this?

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

Just want to say one thing about this movie: watch Hindi movie "1971" first, and then watch this one. you'll know the defects and cheapness of this movie. I agree that it's a movie, and therefore will be dramatized. But this much!!! Totally unrealistic. You might want to laugh at some very serious scenes here. Don't want to waste my time reviewing about this movie. If you want to watch a movie on war between India and Pakistan, then watch Border, Tango Charlie, 1971 or Hero. But never this one. The standard of the movie is that of 80s. Watch this one if you want to get frustrated with the director, screenplay, actors and yourself.

I love (Amitabh Bachchan); he is a big star who has a good actor, sometimes super good, in him too. Yet, after his return from the short retirement at the start of the 1990s, he used to make a bunch of movies per year where one is good, and the rest is not ! Typical I think for a man who wants to be in business all the time. In 2004 he made 11 movies, at least (Deewaar) wasn't one of their "worst" ! The movie's intro was so impressive and engaging. It promised me with real great work. And to tell you the truth, the movie was kind of entertaining, but why after its ending, it collapsed easily ?! Now this is a movie which wants to handle the issue of the Indian internees in Pakistan, and how they're victims of both sides. So the personal solution is the only way. But the treatment of the whole thing made it as another B movie, with the good and bad meanings of the term. Despite that everything and everyone looked serious, it was handled usuriously. All the characters were just stereotypes, without any possible deepness. There was some naivety behind a lot of the events. So ultimately the movie was superficial more than simple.Observe carefully; (Sanjay Dutt)'s character seemed at first as the perfect opportunist selfish who could literally run over the dead bodies of his fellow prisoners just to flee. Then SUDDENLY he became that faithful altruist patriotic who sacrificed his own life for the others, and cried to not be buried in Pakistan ??!! Then this lame sadistic warden ? What's his story ? And why he is for-no-reason a forever evil ? But originally why to answer all of that since he is here as the B movie's villain ! Moreover, (Akshaye Khanna) as the son; aside from being so pale and non-charismatic, his role was so empty to the utmost: what's his work beside being a saver ?! For a moment I imagined that he was an officer in his country's government who got angry and resigned for doing what that government's law unable of, but none of my reveries was true. (Bachchan) was just an angry "old" man, and the genius presence would solve the rest. He was a character without any particulars nor history. As a whole this movie had no real humans, rather characters in a cartoon; where Mickey is good, Pete is bad, and Goofy is goofy ! Extra annoying points : How the son sneaked into the enemy's country ? How he knew already that his father has been transported to another prison ? And the Indian prisoner, who was hiding under the Pakistani military car while the transporting, what did he intent to do anyway ? Though, still the strongest Mumbo Jumbo here was the storyline of the traitorous; what a lousy one ! It makes you ask eagerly : if he was that long time rat, then why he didn't inform about the whole matter of the tunnel from the start ??! There is a clear general irony about it; as it has some attractive moving plot, however with hasty dealing. It isn't lazy in making action, though it is in making the rest. For instance, what could be the difference between someone who was never in a Pakistani prison, knowing nothing about its life's details, and the one who wrote this movie??! Totally NOTHING ! Sure the script lacked distinctive details to separate the movie from other movies such as (The Great Escape), to have its own personality, be more original, and live longer among its likes.The love story between the Indian boy and the Pakistani girl could have been one of the highest points of the script, representing the peaceful tone of the movie, and epitomizing implied message about circumstances made this love impossible. But sorry, that line had been epitomized itself ! I extremely loved the first sequence. The prisoners' anthem. The respectable, always intense, performance of (Bachchan) despite that the role didn't give him what could make it one of his finest indeed. The smart, enjoyable, and technically dexterous directing of (Milan Luthria); it got wonderful moments but the best of them was the scene of hanging one of the Indian prisoners as the new prison's reception; that was one memorable piece of "cinema", to the extent of being a visual poetry.(Deewaar) determined to be the commercial Indian movie. So, no wonder that everything was just hot moment after another, no wonder that there was an erotic number, and no wonder that (Bachchan)'s character killed the warden brutally at the end while it would've been better if he was kept alive, taken to India as an internee and tasted an equal portion of his torture. But who said anything about sane ending; it is A BOLLYWOOD FLICK where all the good Indians must triumph, all the evil Pakistanis must go to hell, and all the audience must come out of theaters happy, entertained and satisfied. Just thank god that it didn't contain : 700 songs, forced melodrama, superfluous comedy, or over-the-top acting.It's above average as an action movie. But needed less shallowness and more authenticity to be a great one.

Where to begin? #1 Amitabh's son, played by Akshaye Khanna, is 30.Amitabh's been in prison for 33+ years... heA) Telepathically transmitted the sperm home?B) Asked a nice Pakistani guard to mail it for him?C) They allow conjugal visits in secret Pakistani JailsD) All of the aboveE) The producers were having a little too much bhang atthe time they approved the script?#2) Amrita Rao (Yummm!) wants Khanna - he's yum, yum, yummy... and apparently he wants her - who wouldn't, right?!... But, when her dad gets ratted out, and then killed (I hardly think this is a 'spoiler' as you'd have to be brain-dead and blind not to see this coming in the film) he's pretty emotionless towards this catastrophe and with the tip (metaphorically) of his hat, leaves her behind to save his dad, never mind her loss, and says (paraphrasing) "If god wills it, we'll meet again"... Basically meaning, "I'm gonna get my dad and MY job done, sorry for your loss - CYA! Buh Bye!" - callus beyond even low-life Hollywood standards...#3) There are so many holes in this horrible waste of time called a movie, that you can drive all the jeeps, trucks camels and any extra stuff through it. Pass - really, complete and total waste of time - Oh! There is a great dance sequence (yes, only one - as in dance sequence - regardless of quality) great belly dancing - but NOT worth watching just for this.Rent Veer-Zaara or Lakshya (will Hrithik Roshan ever take acting lessons?) for better Indo-Pak conflict movies... In fact, Veer-Zaara is pretty damned good - 7.5/8 I'd say!

Amitabh appearing in his old super-hit namesake as Major Ranvir Kaul who is held as a undeclared prisoner of War between India and Pakistan for over 30 odd years with many others. The start of the movie is gripping showing one of the nth attempts made to escape and the will to survive persecution.One attempts by a their mate is partly successful and in conveying the message to Indians. But it is in vain as the Government & Army cannot do anything. The son of Kaul, Akshaye Khanna, takes it upon himself to go to Pakistan and get his father back. Here's the silly part of the ease in how he enters Pakistan and goes about doing the necessary.As a reprimand for the escape attempt the prisoners are moved to a 'high security' prison where they mingle with other similar captives, led by Raj Zutshi. Also there is Sunjay Dutt a goon caught on the border. He somehow manages to escape and in short teams up with Khanna for the escape where he lands up back in the jail (!!).The title 'Let's bring our hero's home' is kind of misnomer as this is no rescue attempt (like Behind Enemy Lines, Saving Private Ryan, etc.). Couple of scenes by Kay Kay (a good playback singer – playing a Pakistani jail officer) and Akhilendra Mishra are impressive. The heroine is a waste. A couple of songs here and there. Though the escape planning, akshaye in Pakistan, and some of them are lame (compared to good Hollywood thrillers) it is a good entertainment package.