Thursday, April 4, 2019

Dinesh Kamath’s column ‘New movies released in Navi Mumbai’ (Romeo Akbar Walter and PM Narendra Modi) that was published in Newsband


New movies released in Navi Mumbai
By Dinesh Kamath
Romeo Akbar Walter

Romeo Akbar Walter is a 2019 Indian espionage action thriller film written and directed by Robbie Grewal. It stars John Abraham, Mouni Roy, Jackie Shroff and Sikandar Kher in the lead roles. Initially, Sushant Singh Rajput was to star in the film as the protagonist but opted out of it due to his prior commitments.
Movie is based on Ravindra Kaushik. He was an Ex RAW agent. His spy mind benefitted India in 1971 war and many more secrets revealed by him. He went to major post in Pak Army and from there he was leaking the details and giving to India.
Romeo Akbar Walter (RAW) is a spy thriller that is set against the backdrop of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. The film, which is inspired by true events. In the movie Romeo Akbar Walter, John plays the role of a RAW agent, who is sent to Pakistan for a mission 'that could change the course of history for India'. Inspired by true events, RAW revolves around a man who sets out to protect his nation against all evils and enemies at the cost of his identity. Romeo Akbar Walter (RAW) is an edge of the seat, true-blue Indian espionage thriller. Based on true events the film brings alive the story of a true patriot, a forgotten hero, a man of many faces and names who lived for one and only one purpose – to serve his country. His dharma was to protect his nation against all evils and enemies. Jackie’s character recruits John’s character, whom he trains to undertake a special mission ‘that could change the course of history for India’. We see shots of John undergoing spy training. “You will have to proceed with the knowledge that you are always being watched,” he is told by Jackie, who plays his handler. While the first half of the trailer focusses on the espionage elements, the second half is more action-heavy, with shades of Argo and Zero Dark Thirty. John had earlier said that he will sport eight different looks. As per the demand of the script, he plays everything from a 85-year-old man to a 26-year-old and this is the most challenging role of my life. I get a good nervous energy when I am prepping for a difficult film and RAW is in that space.
The film has John Abraham as Romeo / Akbar / Walter (RAW) Agent, Mouni Roy, Jackie Shroff, Sikander Kher as Khudabaksh Khan, ISI officer, Suchitra Krishnamoorthi, Bikramjeet Kanwarpal, Boman Irani, Govind Namdev, Anil Mehta, Geetika Vidya Ohlyan and Tushar Tyagi.
The music of the film is composed by Ankit Tiwari, Sohail Sen, Shabbir Ahmed and Raaj Aashoo while the lyrics are penned by Shabbir Ahmed, Murli Agarwal, Prince Dubey and Ashok Punjabi. The film has songs like "Vande Mataram", "Bulleya", "Jee Len De", "Allah Hoo Allah" and "Maa".

PM Narendra Modi

PM Narendra Modi is an Indian biographical film directed by Omung Kumar and jointly produced by Suresh Oberoi, Sandip Ssingh, and Anand Pandit. The film is based on the life of Narendra Modi, the 14th Prime Minister of India; starring Vivek Oberoi in the lead role who is also credited as co-writer of the film. The first look of the film was released in January 2019. The film will release in 23 different languages.
Vivek Oberoi has been in news these days for his movie PM Narendra Modi. The film is for deshbhakts. This is a film for every patriot. The biopic on Modi has been a hot topic. Some have hailed it as an inspirational journey of the PM. PM Narendra Modi chronicles the prime minister's journey from selling tea on local trains as a child through his time in the right-wing Hindu RSS organisation and nearly 13 years as chief minister of western Gujarat state. Much of the BJP's popularity stems from Modi's personal appeal and image as a tough, Hindu nationalist leader. For many critics, the most galling moment is where Modi is seen looking disturbed and upset during the 2002 Gujarat riots, when more than 1,000 people, mostly Muslims, were killed. The riots occurred under Modi's watch and he has been accused of doing little to stop them. He was once treated as a pariah in the West and denied US visas over what happened. The 68-year-old prime minister has always denied wrongdoing. This is a fictionalised tale of Mr Modi's life. On the contrary, he's been accused that the chief minister's office did not respond to distress calls [during the riots]. The dramatic scene set in Kashmir, where Modi and the soldiers come under fierce attack on a bridge while he waves a gigantic Indian flag, was an attempt to fit elements of the leader's past into his party's contemporary political narrative. In 1992, as a BJP party worker, Modi joined then party president MM Joshi on a protest march that traversed India from south to north, ending with the hoisting of an Indian flag in the Kashmir valley. The convoy did come under fire - but from Sikh militants in Punjab state, not militants in Kashmir, which is contested by India and Pakistan. Anti-Pakistan sentiment and a tough Kashmir policy are at the forefront of Modi and the BJP's election campaign, and so showing the prime minister on the frontline of the battle against terrorism in the disputed region would play well with much of the country. His past is being distorted to suit the present. Some elements of the film, while based on real events, are "a little bit fictionalised".
The film has Vivek Oberoi as Narendra Modi, Boman Irani as Ratan Tata, Manoj Joshi as Amit Shah, Kishori Shahane as Indira Gandhi, Darshan Kumaar, Prashant Narayanan, Zarina Wahab as Hiraben Modi (Modi's Mother), Imran Hasnee as Zafar, Barkha Bisht Sengupta as Jashodaben Modi (Modi's wife) and Yatin Karyekar.
The music of the film is composed by Hitesh Modak and Shashi-Khushi while the lyrics are penned by Javed Akhtar, Prasoon Joshi, Sameer, Abhendra Upadhyay, Sardaraa, Parry G. and Lavraj. The film has songs like "Saugandh Mujhe Iss Mitti Ki", "Namo Namo", "Hindustani" (Original lyrics by Sameer), "Fakeera", "Junoon" and "Ishwar Allah" (Original lyrics by Javed Akhtar).

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