URI: THE SURGICAL STRIKE
Watchable. Military enough to be plausible but not overwhelming to a civil audience. About Pakistani occupation of Kashmir therefore shot in Serbia. With good character background. A solid dose of humour, e.g. about why a guy didn't go to his date: "He got all dressed up, Armani perfume and he gets a message from his girlfriend: this relationship is a mistake, it's over. After a while he gets another message from the girl: I sent the previous message to you by mistake." The intern subplot is funny too. Still, the stereotypical treatment of the Pakistanis and heroic of Indians make the whole thing predictable. It's based on true events which, in turn, according to the movie, were inspired by the surgical strike following the Munich Olympic Games terrorist attack - the attackers were taken out by Mossad one by one, with no war instigated. Pakistan won't admit the country harbours terrorists so they can't claim the strike on them took place, can they? Less typical Bollywood. The only full-length song runs over the credits. A witty post-credit finishes the movie.
The Indians at the screening were quite specific: first a baby kept crying out loud with no one even attempting to silence it, then groups of guys started cheering and yelling along with developments in the film. Won't they ever assimilate?
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