![]() The chemistry between Zinta and Hrithik is as solid as it has been, which is probably why they have starred in so many films together. Romila is the reason for most of the flashbacks, as her present day self is now a famed reporter and is engaged to somebody else. Most of this is told in flashback, as present day Karan (in a quest to prove himself to all of him friends and loved ones) has already joined the army and is about embark on a very dangerous journey to secure the Indian perimeter and get rid of Pakistani terrorists. ![]() He (Karan) tries to seek comfort with Romila but in the long run, she stands up to him as well and tells him that if he doesn't give up his slacker ways, she cannot continue to hangout with him. Everything is fine until one day, his father begins to pressure and pester him about what he intends to do with his life, then he compares him to his brother who lives and works abroad which brings down Karan's spirit. The ever charming Hrithik Roshan plays Karan Shergill, a preppy happy-go-lucky slacker who is just comfortable going to school, hanging out with his best buddy Romila Dutta (Preity Zinta sporting really bad hair in the first half of the film) and just taking it easy in his parents house. RATING - 7/10* By - #samthebestestįarhan Akhtar (Dil Chahta Hai) outdoes himself on his sophomore directorial effort the lesser successful Lakshya, which deals with a young man coming of age and trying to find himself in the world. Overall, it is a very good film, rather almost fantastic and needs a limited vision from viewers to work upto the level. That patriotic theme should have been elaborated and Lakshya would have ended up at high as the mountain. Like I said, somebody's personal desires can never give that kind of impact which entire army unit's desires can give you. Lakshya could have been much better film and may be an unforgettable film if the vision had been wide and unrestricted. ![]() ![]() Hrithik adds the Sharpness and patriotic theme adds emotional touch to cover those mistakes. Farhan Akhtar hits the aim but Lakshya is more Hrithik's film than him. Cinematography and Production design fails to cover some nuances and for that even director can be bashed for his careless attitude. Music is decent, it is up when it's about normal life of the hero but i think his Army life deserved a special number. Preity Zinta, Boman Irani, Amitabh Bachchan and rest of the cast is good. Coming to the best part of the film which is none other than Hrithik Roshan. But what about the whole theme of Army? What about the perspective of other characters involved in the film? What about the country? Country and Army doesn't run on someone's personal aims, right? All those things should have been justified which didn't happen. Despite some negative things here, there is one positive sign in that which is, Lakshya definitely works from Hero's sight and it was his story hence making the equation right. It suddenly interrupts the grip and linear equation by taking the story to the personal World. It stick to its war theme from the first frame till the last one. ![]() I liked the prolificeness and accuracy of Films like "Patton", "Das Boot", "Platoon" which are legendary War films for me, and where the story never goes off track even for a moment. Once the Army life and events are involved, the film should have stopped talking about his personal desires and it would have made entire scenario look prolific. It can definitely be blamed because the narrative should have involved the country, patriosm and entire army crew to create that atmosphere and emotional connect in viewers hearts. The long runtime of 178 minutes is dragged at many places especially when the screenplay tries to explain and justify hero's personal life and personal desires. He mistakenly joins the Army Academy and then finds the first and only Aim of his life. It's a story of an irresponsible and spoiled young guy who doesn't have any aim, any ambition in his life. Lakshya could have been a legendary War film or a passionate film if wanted to, I can't deny that it wasn't a fully war film and the aim was different but ultimately the involvement of Army makes it look so. Brief Review - Farhan Akhtar hits the aim somehow but sharpness comes from Hrithik Roshan. ![]()
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