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Duration:
105
Minutes
Language:
Hindi
Story:
Sooryavanshi
follows
DCP
Veer
Sooryavanshi,
the
chief
of
the
Mumbai
Anti-Terrorism
Squad
as
he
tries
to
uncover
one
of
the
biggest
and
most
deadliest
threats
Mumbai
has
seen.
Veer
also
struggles
to
prove
his
love
for
his
family,
as
an
officer
who
has
to
put
his
job
first.
Review:
Directed
by
Rohit
Shetty
and
led
by
Akshay
Kumar,
Sooryavanshi
comes
off
as
a
parody
of
its
own
cop
universe.
While
Ajay
Devgn's
Singham
is
all
class
and
reason,
Ranveer
Singh's
Simmba
is
a
tad
bit
dramatic,
but
Akshay
Kumar's
Veer
Sooryavanshi
has
no
substance,
only
a
list
of
expectations
to
be
fulfilled.
The
film
starts
with
a
long
narration
of
all
the
bomb
blasts
Mumbai
has
witnessed
over
the
years,
an
explanation
about
Kabir
Shroff
(played
by
Jaaved
Jaaferi)
uncovering
the
1993
blast
case
in
two
days
and
how
600
tons
of
RDX
is
hidden
on
Indian
soil,
till
date.
It
also
gives
a
pretext
to
Veer
Sooryavanshi's
parents
who
were
victims
of
1993
blasts
in
Mumbai.
After
India's
retaliation
and
a
few
losses
on
both
sides,
the
terrorist
group
residing
in
Pakistan
decides
to
send
over
100
sleeper
cells
for
future
attacks
on
Indian
soil,
including
Omar
Hafeez
(Jackie
Shroff)'s
son
Riaaz
(Abhimanyu
Singh).
Cut
to
the
present
day,
after
several
terrorist
attacks
in
India,
the
Anti-terrorist
squad
uncovers
a
link
to
the
handler
of
sleeper
cells.
The
one
sent
to
arrest
the
handler,
Riaaz
is
Veer
Sooryavanshi.
After
a
dramatic
entry
and
a
long
chase,
Veer
arrests
Riaaz
and
uncovers
little
to
no
information
about
the
upcoming
attacks.
However,
his
arrest
sets
off
the
terrorist
group
in
Pakistan,
which
plans
to
retaliate
by
bombing
several
places
in
Mumbai.
The
film
also
dives
into
Veer's
personal
life,
the
DCP
married
to
doctor
Ria
(Katrina
Kaif),
are
separated
after
he
put
their
son's
life
at
risk
during
a
shootout.
The
makers
do
their
best
to
make
Veer
look
like
a
responsible
cop,
who
puts
the
safest
of
the
country
before
his
family,
but
he
just
comes
off
as
a
bad
father,
worse
than
Seong
Gi-hun
from
Squid
Game.
The
film
dumps
over
a
ton
of
information
in
the
first
thirty
minutes,
but
the
theme
continues
as
the
characters
narrate
everything
happening
around
them.
From,
Akshay
Kumar
saying,
'I
have
been
shot' after
standing
for
five
minutes
with
a
bloody
wound
to
the
wife
of
a
dead
police
officer
explaining
why
Katrina
should
forgive
Akshay
while
crying
next
to
her
husband's
dead
body.
Unfortunately,
we
do
not
get
any
character
development
from
Veer
Sooryavanshi,
nor
does
his
singular
trait
prove
useful.
Veer
is
known
for
forgetting
everyone's
names
but
the
underlying
impact
of
the
trait
is
a
couple
of
jokes
that
hardly
get
any
laughs.
The
screenplay
and
dialogue
seem
like
the
story
was
written
around
a
few
jokes
they
thought
would
get
a
good
laugh.
Many
scenes
seem
like
they
were
just
patched
together
without
context,
which
leads
to
more
narration.
The
only
thing
keeping
the
film
glued
together
is
the
background
score.
The
female
characters
definitely
got
the
short
end
of
the
stick.
They
are
either
present
to
fill
the
quota
or
are
damsels
in
distress.
Katrina
is
nothing
more
than
a
wife
of
a
police
officer
who
reasonably
wanted
to
put
her
son's
safety
first
instead
of
her
marriage
and
is
labelled
as
the
villain.
Meanwhile,
Niharica
who
plays
a
cop
Tara
is
reduced
to
a
few
jokes.
I
was
hoping
to
see
her
get
some
action,
but
just
as
things
are
about
to
get
serious
a
convenient
plot
device
takes
her
away
from
it
all.
At
times,
the
film
is
taking
itself
too
seriously
and
others
it
isn't
taking
itself
seriously
enough.
Another
subplot
of
the
film
that
takes
centre
stage
is
religious
unity.
The
film
on
several
occasions
talks
about
the
alleged
divide
between
Hindu
and
Muslims
which
reportedly
is
often
exploited
by
terrorist
groups.
While
the
topic
is
addressed
tastefully,
it
does
come
off
preachy,
because
it
is
mentioned
after
every
10-minute
interval.
Despite
all
the
blunders,
the
makers
managed
to
get
in
a
few
good
laughs
and
enthusiastic
whistles
as
Ranveer
Singh
and
Ajay
Devgn
make
their
presence
known.
Simba
is
just
as
dramatic
as
Veer
but
Singham
maintains
the
class
in
the
last
twenty
minutes
of
the
film.
Overall,
Sooryavanshi
is
all
action
and
no
substance.
One
thing
making
the
film
worthwhile
is
the
subtle
announcement
of
Singham's
return.