Verses Of War Review: Vivek Oberoi & Rohit Roy's Film Explores Soldier's Passion On And Off The Borderlines
The short film, Verses Of War follows two soldiers from neighbouring countries crossing paths in a conflict zone. Their encounter begins with strong opposing words but grows into recognition for each other and their pass
Available
On:
YouTube
Duration:
32
Minutes
Language:
Hindi
Plot:
The
short
film,
Verses
Of
War
follows
two
soldiers
from
neighbouring
countries
crossing
paths
in
a
conflict
zone.
Their
encounter
begins
with
strong
opposing
words
but
grows
into
recognition
for
each
other
and
their
passion
for
their
countries.
Review:
Verses
of
War
directed
by
Prasad
Kadam
and
written
by
Kapil
Mishra
is
an
ode
to
soldiers
everywhere
who
put
their
nations
before
their
individual
hopes
and
dreams.
No
matter
how
different
they
all
have
their
passion
for
their
country
that
bounds
them
together.
Major
Sunil
Bhatia
(played
by
Vivek
Anand
Oberoi)
of
the
Indian
National
Army
is
on
a
mission
to
infiltrate
the
Pakistani
Army's
hideout,
only
to
be
captured
by
them.
There
he
meets
Major
Nawaz
Jehangir
(played
by
Ronit
Roy)
as
his
interrogator.
Nawaz
enquires
about
the
mission
ut
Sunil
refused
to
give
out
any
information.
While
investigating
Sunil's
belongings,
Nawaz
comes
across
his
diary
filled
with
poems.
Instantly
impressed,
Nawaz
questions
Sunil
why
he
chose
to
fight
for
the
country
when
he
has
such
talent
in
writing.
Sunil's
answer
is
something
that
probably
stays
true
for
all
nation's
warriors.
He
answers
that
even
though
he
has
passion
and
desire
it
is
nothing
compared
to
his
love
for
the
land.
Their
unusual
relationship
continue
to
grow
in
the
time
he
stays
in
the
jail.
Meanwhile
Rohit
in
the
future
can
be
seen
taking
a
trip
to
Delhi,
India.
When
the
driver
asks
where
he
is
from,
Nawaz
hesitates
to
tell
the
truth
that
he
is
from
Pakistan.
However,
he
eventually
decides
to
visit
Sunil's
window
to
return
the
diary
that
he
was
left
with.
While
the
short
begins
with
rising
war
action
apt
for
the
time
of
it
release
of
Republic
Day,
within
minutes
it
changes
to
a
more
dramatic
tone.
While
it
is
acceptable
that
people
who
spent
time
together
may
grow
to
care
for
each
other,
the
relationship
between
Sunil
and
Nawaz
is
not
believable.
The
makers
have
made
little
effort
to
convince
the
audience
of
the
same.
Vivek
and
Rohit
do
their
best,
but
the
dialogues
do
not
help
them
either.
Most
of
the
dialogues
are
verses
from
poems
which
sound
great
with
Vivek's
deep
voice
but
end
up
looking
unnatural
for
a
soldier
in
enemy
territory.
Between
dodgy
script,
sets
and
blinding
camera
work,
Verse
Of
War
doesn't
have
much
going
for
it,
except
an
unusual
angsty
love
story.
Overall,
the
short
film
Verses
Of
War
is
all
about
unspoken
passion
and
desire
much
like
Verse
Of
War's
unmet
potential.