Rating:
3.5/5
Star
Cast:
Akshay
Kumar,
Kunal
Kapoor,
Mouni
Roy,
Amit
Sadh,
Vineet
Kumar
Singh
Director:
Reema
Kagti
Gold
PUBLIC
REVIEW:
Akshay
Kumar
|
Mouni
Roy
|
Amit
Sadh
|
FilmiBeat
'If
you
can
dream
it,
you
can
do
it',
this
popular
quote
by
Walt
Disney
pretty
much
sums
up
what
Akshay
Kumar's
character
in
Gold
stands
for.
To
be
honest,
this
Reema
Kagti
directorial
isn't
just
a
sports
drama
or
a
film
about
patriotic
sentiments.
It
paints
a
larger
picture
about
how
it
takes
sweat,
courage,
determination
and
hard
work
to
make
one's
dream
come
true.
Gold
opens
in
1936
Olympics
in
Berlin.
Nope,
Akshay
Kumar's
Tapan
Das
isn't
the
star
player
on
the
hockey
field.
Instead,
he's
the
'hey
you' of
the
British
India's
national
hockey
team.
When
the
boys
win
the
match
and
stand
on
the
podium
to
receive
the
medal,
Tapan
who
is
the
team's
manager
vows
with
a
hand
on
the
Tricolour,
to
win
the
gold
medal
for
a
free
India.
Echoing
a
similar
sentiment
is
the
match's
star
captain
Samrat
(Kunal
Kapoor)
and
Imtiaz
(Vineet
Singh).
But
when
the
Olympics
take
a
backseat
with
the
World
War
II
raging
and
India
on
the
other
hand,
on
the
brink
of
achieving
freedom,
Tapan
finds
solace
in
alcohol
and
indulging
in
fraud
activities.
Until
the
1948
Olympics
is
announced
and
he
finds
it
a
perfect
opportunity
to
seek
revenge
from
the
British
Raj
and
win
the
gold
and
see
the
Indian
flag
furling
high
on
British
soil.
Of
course,
the
journey
isn't
going
to
be
easy.
But
Tapan
is
crystal
clear-
'Hum
Ek
Pagal
Bengali
Hain,
Hum
Hockey
Se
Pyaar
Karta
Hai,
Apna
Desh
Se
Pyaar
Karta
Hai.'
Director
Reema
Kagti
weaves
an
interesting
plot
around
a
newly
Independent
nation
winning
a
hockey
Olympic
gold
for
the
first
time
under
its
own
flag.
She
succeeds
in
infusing
the
right
blend
of
emotions
and
patriotism
to
make
you
feel
proud
as
an
Indian.
The
first
half
of
the
film
has
you
hooked
to
the
word
T.
Post
interval,
Gold
loses
its
sheen
at
few
places.
A
couple
of
sub-plots
will
even
give
you
a
deja
vu
of
Shahrukh
Khan's
Chak
De
India!
Having
said
that,
it's
Akshay
Kumar's
emotional
scene
towards
the
finale
which
makes
you
say,
'All's
well
that
ends
well.'
It's
refreshing
to
watch
Akshay
Kumar
step
aside
from
the
centrestage
and
let
his
co-stars
sparkle
in
many
scenes.
As
the
dhoti-clad
team
manager,
he
succeeds
in
giving
many
layers
to
his
character
and
makes
you
emotionally
resonate
with
him.
Mouni
Roy
as
his
hot-headed
wife
shares
a
firebrand
crackling
chemistry
with
him
and
lits
up
the
screen
with
her
terrific
presence.
Amit
Sadh
as
Raghubir
Pratap
Singh
leaves
you
highly
impressed
with
his
top-notch
performance.
Sunny
Kaushal
is
a
talent
to
watch
out
in
future.
Vineet
Singh
leaves
a
lasting
impression.
Kunal
Kapoor
too
gives
you
reasons
to
cheer.
On
the
flip
side,
the
poor
VFX
of
the
stadium
crowd
is
a
sore
sight
and
the
film
could
have
been
made
tauter
by
few
minutes
to
make
you
even
more
gripping.
Speaking
about
the
music,
barring
Monobina,
Naino
Ne
Baandhi
and
the
title
track,
the
others
don't
linger
for
long.
Akshay
Kumar's
Gold
shines
bright
with
the
stellar
performances
and
Reema
Kagti's
engaging
narrative.
At
a
point
in
Gold,
one
of
the
characters
tell
the
other,
"Jis
Tarha
Khel
Mein
Ball
Ko
Pass
Kiya
Jata
Hai,
Kabhi
Kabhi
Zindagi
Mein
Apne
Supno
Ko
Pass
Karna
Padta
Hai".
Reema's
creative
vision
translates
on
the
celluloid
quite
seamlessly
with
Akshay
&
Co's
honest
acts.
I
am
going
with
3.5
stars.