Rating:
3.0/5
Star
Cast:
Hrithik
Roshan,
Pankaj
Tripathi,
Virendra
Saxena,
Mrunal
Thakur,
Nandish
Singh
Director:
Vikas
Bahl
Super
30
Movie
Review:
Hrithik
Roshan
|
Pankaj
Tripath|
Mrunal
Thakur
|
FilmiBeat
While
it's
thundering
outside,
there's
an
equal
amount
of
timidness
among
the
students.
Sensing
the
chaos
in
their
minds,
Anand
Kumar
(Hrithik
Roshan)
tries
to
motivate
them
and
says,
"Yeh
ameer
log
apne
liye
khud
sadak
banaye,
humari
raah
mein
aisa
bada
bada
ghadda
khid
diye,
lekin
yehi
sabse
badi
galati
kar
diye...humko
saala
chalang
lagana
sikha
diye.
Jab
samay
aayega
toh
sabse
bada
aur
sabse
lamba
chalang
hum
hi
maarenge."
Hrithik
Roshan's
Anand
Kumar
does
make
his
students
take
the
leap
to
victory.
Of
course,
there
are
a
couple
of
misses
as
well.
But
one
thing
is
for
sure,
this
story
of
triumph
amongst
all
odds
leaves
you
inspired!
Super
30
begins
with
an
international
event
in
London
where
one
of
Kumar's
former
students
(Vijay
Varma)
credits
him
as
the
one
who
changed
his
life
with
his
guidance.
Hitting
the
flashback
button,
we
are
transported
to
the
90s
where
we
are
introduced
to
a
young
Anand
Kumar
as
a
brilliant
student
who
could
do
magic
with
numbers.
The
young
lad
even
makes
it
to
the
Cambridge
University,
but
is
forced
to
give
up
the
opportunity
due
to
lack
of
funds.
Soon,
reality
and
tragedy
strikes
and
the
man
ends
up
choosing
a
path
that's
quite
different
from
what
he
wanted
to
follow.
However,
his
conscience
pricks
him
when
he
is
narrated
a
fable
of
how
Eklavya
lost
his
thumb
to
Dronacharya
so
that
a
king's
son
remains
the
champion.
It
brings
him
back
some
memories
which
are
enough
to
get
him
into
giving
free
IIT
coaching
to
underprivileged
kids.
The
rest
of
the
film
revolves
around
how
Anand
and
his
students
brave
poverty,
hunger
and
rivalry
to
become
'Super
30'.
To
be
honest,
when
the
trailer
of
'Super
30' dropped,
I
wasn't
much
impressed.
However,
the
film
took
me
by
surprise.
Based
on
the
real-life
Patna
based
mathematician
Anand
Kumar,
it
tells
how
the
man
and
his
batch
of
students
dared
to
dream
big
despite
the
obstacles.
Instead
of
the
controversies
in
Kumar's
life,
director
Vikas
Bahl
and
writer
Sanjeev
Dutta
choose
to
focus
on
his
way
to
glory,
the
rich-poor
divide
and
how
education
is
the
only
means
to
empower
the
less-privileged.
Does
it
work?
Oh
yes.
However,
there
are
times
when
it
gets
a
little
theatrical.
Also,
certain
creative
liberties
in
the
second
half
dilute
the
magic.
You
have
seen
Hrithik
Roshan
do
'dishoom-dishoom'
and
charm
us
with
his
smooth
dancing
moves
on
the
big
screen.
Now,
watch
Bollywood's
Greek
God
minus
these
two
things
in
'Super
30'.
This
time,
he
has
got
his
emotions
to
do
all
the
talking.
In
the
beginning,
the
actor's
Bihari
accent
does
distract
you
for
a
while.
But
as
time
passes
by,
you
slowly
immerse
yourself
into
Anand
Kumar's
world
and
things
like
this
become
secondary.
Mrunal
Thakur
is
a
pleasing
sight,
but
hardly
gets
a
scope
to
perform
because
of
limited
screen
time.
Abhijit
Shrivastava,
Nandish
Singh
and
Virendra
Saxena
play
their
parts
effectively
in
the
film.
Vijay
Varma
leaves
an
impression
with
his
brief
appearance.
While
Amit
Sadh
gets
a
clap-worthy
scene
(Sorry,
no
spoilers
here!),
his
character
in
the
film
looks
more
like
a
convenient
plot
device.
Pankaj
Tripathi
is
an
absolute
delight
and
leaves
you
plenty
of
reasons
to
laugh.
Anay
Goswamy's
cinematography
perfectly
captures
the
mood
of
the
film.
At
a
runtime
of
around
2
hours
and
40
minutes,
Sreekar
Prasad's
editing
could
have
been
a
bit
more
tauter.
Speaking
about
the
music,
while
the
songs
flow
with
the
narrative,
barring
Jugaraafiya
and
Niyam
Ho,
none
of
them
linger
for
long.
'Shiksha'
which
is
used
as
a
background
song,
at
places,
leaves
you
with
goosebumps.
Bruce
Lee
had
famously
said,
"Life
is
your
teacher
and
you
are
in
constant
start
of
learning."
This
thought
crossed
my
mind
when
Hrithik's
Anand
Kumar
tells
his
brother,
"Aapatti
se
aavishkar
ka
janm
hota
hain",
in
one
of
the
scenes.
Despite
its
set
of
flaws,
Hrithik
Roshan's
Super
30
still
teaches
you
that
every
champion
was
once
a
contender
who
refused
to
give
up.
I
am
going
with
3
stars.