It seems so much like rhetoric, that the minute it begins you already know how it is going to end. The only thing you might not be able to guess are the people who are going to die and in which order they do so.
Amitabh Bachchan plays an army major who along with over three dozen Indian soldiers are trapped in Pakistani prisons and are all presumed dead. It's not like India doesn't want to recover them, it's that's for 33 years, Pakistan has maintained that they do not have any Indian soldier prisoners. Ranvir Kaul (Bachchan), desperate and determined not to die on Pakistani soil has tried to escape from the death camp 17 times, all unsuccessful attempts until one day, when he sabotages a routine trip and allows one of his fellow soldier who is also bearing a letter to escape. The man makes it into the slums of Pakistan and is helped by a fellow Hindustani but dies before he can be nursed back to health. Before he dies, he hands his good Samaritan a letter which is then sent to India to alert the military that their soldiers are still alive. The government is hesitant to take the letter as authentic, but when Gaurav Kaul (played by Akshaye Khanna) hears of this, he vows to his mother that he will go to Pakistan and bring his father home. Thus, begins a tumultuous descent to the depths of despair as he slowly becomes a rebel with a cause. Upon reaching Pakistan, he traces the origin of the letter to the person who sent it and when he arrives at the man's home, he meets a girl named Radhika (played by Amrita Rao) who is also the man's daughter. Naturally, she falls in love with him but he keeps his focus on his plans. When upon the 19th prison break, a mysterious stranger named Khan (played by Sanjay Dutt) escapes and is rescued by Gaurav, signs of hope begin to materialise.
The best part of the film for me is surprising not the liberation of the soldiers but the song and dance that occurs between Gaurav and Radhika, one of the rare songs in the film, which is also a highlight of the film. Amrita Rao looks so heavenly in this song and the playback singer matches her so perfectly that you would believe she is the one actually singing the song. The worst part of the film is the fact that Gaurav leaves her behind in Pakistan, after all the bad luck he brings upon her all in the name of saving his own father. I mean what sort of fate did he bestow upon the poor girl by leaving her behind after fracturing her life?
Amitabh Bachchan plays an army major who along with over three dozen Indian soldiers are trapped in Pakistani prisons and are all presumed dead. It's not like India doesn't want to recover them, it's that's for 33 years, Pakistan has maintained that they do not have any Indian soldier prisoners. Ranvir Kaul (Bachchan), desperate and determined not to die on Pakistani soil has tried to escape from the death camp 17 times, all unsuccessful attempts until one day, when he sabotages a routine trip and allows one of his fellow soldier who is also bearing a letter to escape. The man makes it into the slums of Pakistan and is helped by a fellow Hindustani but dies before he can be nursed back to health. Before he dies, he hands his good Samaritan a letter which is then sent to India to alert the military that their soldiers are still alive. The government is hesitant to take the letter as authentic, but when Gaurav Kaul (played by Akshaye Khanna) hears of this, he vows to his mother that he will go to Pakistan and bring his father home. Thus, begins a tumultuous descent to the depths of despair as he slowly becomes a rebel with a cause. Upon reaching Pakistan, he traces the origin of the letter to the person who sent it and when he arrives at the man's home, he meets a girl named Radhika (played by Amrita Rao) who is also the man's daughter. Naturally, she falls in love with him but he keeps his focus on his plans. When upon the 19th prison break, a mysterious stranger named Khan (played by Sanjay Dutt) escapes and is rescued by Gaurav, signs of hope begin to materialise.
The best part of the film for me is surprising not the liberation of the soldiers but the song and dance that occurs between Gaurav and Radhika, one of the rare songs in the film, which is also a highlight of the film. Amrita Rao looks so heavenly in this song and the playback singer matches her so perfectly that you would believe she is the one actually singing the song. The worst part of the film is the fact that Gaurav leaves her behind in Pakistan, after all the bad luck he brings upon her all in the name of saving his own father. I mean what sort of fate did he bestow upon the poor girl by leaving her behind after fracturing her life?