Name: WAR (2019)
Genre: Action, Drama
Released: 2019-10-02
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Hrithik Roshan, Tiger Shroff, Vaani Kapoor, Anupriya Goenka, Ashutosh Rana

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Produced by Yash Raj Films, the film is a high octane action drama starring Hrithik Roshan, Tiger Shroff and Vaani Kapoor in lead roles. When a man and his mentor are pitted against each other, it leads to a face off between the duo in this action spectacle. Directed by Siddharth Anand, the film features Hrithik and Tiger sharing the screen space for the first time and boasts of high voltage fight sequences, expected to set benchmarks for the action genre in bollywood.

WAR (2019)

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Two-hero films were in vogue at one point but in today’s times, it’s a rarity. Yash Raj Films brings respite in this regard in the form of WAR, one of the most anticipated flicks of the year. The film features two of the most popular actors today and the way they have been portrayed has upped the excitement to insane levels. So does WAR manage to meet all the expectations and emerge as a true blue action entertainer? Or does it fail to entice? Let’s analyse.

WAR is the story of two patriotic soldiers fighting against each other. Khalid (Tiger Shroff) is the son of an army officer, who had joined hands with the enemies. As soon as Khalid's mother (Soni Razdan) found out, she informed the army and the father got killed by fellow officer, Kabir (Hrithik Roshan). For an important mission, Khalid is assigned a part in Kabir's team. Kabir obviously is apprehensive but Khalid wins him over with his loyalty and bravery. The story then moves two years ahead. Kabir is assigned the duty of eliminating a dreaded terrorist. Instead of killing him, Kabir bumps off his commanding officer, V K Naidu (Mohit Chauhan). Khalid and others are shocked that someone like Kabir has gone rogue. Khalid is instructed to kill Kabir immediately before he causes any more harm. While Khalid is trying to find out Kabir’s whereabouts, the latter steals army equipment in a daredevil mid-air stunt. In another act of bravado, Kabir comes in front of Khalid and informs him that his next target is a certain Dr. Utpal Biswas (Arif Zakaria). What happens next forms the rest of the film.

Aditya Chopra and Siddharth Anand's story is decent and loaded with twists and turns. Shridhar Raghavan and Siddharth Anand's screenplay is effective and engaging for most parts. However in the second half, a lot of dumbing down happens which could have been avoidable. A few developments are quite unconvincing and are hence, difficult to digest. Abbas Tyrewala's dialogues aren’t memorable as such but work.

Siddharth Anand's direction is simple and he shows that he has the ability to handle a film of this scale. He also joins the dots in the narrative neatly. On the flipside, he could have shortened some of the action scenes for a better impact. A few moments also give one déjà vu of past YRF films like DHOOM, TIGER ZINDA HAI etc. Lastly, the way Tiger Shroff and Hrithik Roshan are pitted against each other might not seem entirely acceptable to the fans.

WAR begins on a rocking note. The entry sequence of Kabir has a twist and startles viewers. If Kabir’s entry impresses, Khalid’s entry blows one away as it’s a smashing action scene shot in one take. One expects the cat and mouse chase sequence to begin immediately from hereon. But instead, the film goes on a flashback mode to explain the dynamics of Kabir and Khalid’s bond. The mid-air action scene is quite fun while the intermission comes at a decisive point. Post interval, the Hrithik vs Tiger saga begins in full force and makes for a fun watch. The film also gets a bit stretched but the twist in the tale saves the day to an extent. Ideally a film like this should have ended on a high but the finale fight is tedious and too long.

Talking of performances, both Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff deliver exceptional performances. Hrithik Roshan looks very dashing and his performance is outstanding. He is brilliant in every frame. In some of the emotional moments, he’s quite endearing. Tiger Shroff’s action as expected is out of this world and it’s commendable the way he fights baddies in the long action sequence in the beginning. In the emotional sequences, he shines and his act gets better in the pre-climax and finale. Vaani Kapoor (Naina) has a very late entry but manages to impress with her performance and oomph. Also, she dances like a dream. Ravi Awana (Basheer) is very convincing as the terrorist. Sanjeev Vatsa (Rizwan Ilyasi) and the actor playing Feroze Contractor are quite good as the baddies. Ashutosh Rana is dependable as always. Anupriya Goenka (Aditi) has a decent screen presence and suits the part. Dipannita Sharma (Dr Mallika Singhal) is okay in the cameo. Soni Razdan, Arif Zakaria, Mohit Chauhan and Swaroopa Ghosh (Sherna Patel) are fine.

Vishal-Shekhar's music doesn’t have a long shelf life. 'Jai Jai Shivshankar' is the better of the two songs thanks to Hrithik and Tiger’s chemistry. 'Ghungroo' comes next. Sanchit Balhara and Ankit Balhara's background score is energetic and adds to the thrill. Benjamin Jasper’s cinematography matches global standards. The film is shot in some of the beautiful locales of the world and the lensman does justice to each place. Rajat Poddar's production design is rich and appealing. Paul Jennings, Oh SeaYoung, Parvez Shaikh and Franz Sphilhaus's action is a highpoint. Each and every action scene is well thought of and choreographed. The finale fight however could have been shorter and more imaginative. Anaita Shroff Adajania and Niharika Jolly's costumes make the actors look sexier. YFX’s VFX is superior. Aarif Sheikh's editing is slick. The various action shots are well stitched together. But in the second half, there was a need to trim down a few scenes.

On the whole, WAR is a paisa-vasool action entertainer which has style as well as enough twists and turns to keep the viewers engrossed. At the box office, the extended weekend, dazzling action, stunning international locales and stylish execution will ensure mammoth footfalls for the film.



Two stars and firm favourites of the action genre, Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff, lock horns in War. It’s a juicy proposition for fanboys and girls of both actors. A sort of millennial throwback to the 90s showdown between Sanjay Dutt and Jackie Shroff in Subhash Ghai's Khalnayak. But apart from this talking-point premise, War, serves up a lot more for the action-movie buffs. It has lots of stunts, thrills, twists and just enough masala and explosions to keep you engaged in the first half, but once the big reveals happen in the second half of the story, it goes awry. Where the film excels in action set pieces, it genuinely falls short on the story front.


But the story is in all fairness, secondary to the idea of watching two handsome hunks squaring off in a duel of high-octane stunts (action directors — SeaYoung Oh, Parvez Shaikh, Franz Spilhaus and Paul Jennings). It’s like the two heroes, Hrithik and Tiger, known for their bulging muscles and crisp six-pack abs are out to beat each other in a competition of pure brawn. Kabir and Khalid, punch, kick and pound each other to a pulp, and watching the two actors put on a show of their chiselled good looks is a sight for the fans. Hrithik Roshan is in top form as the anti-hero and Tiger matches up to his senior in both smouldering on-screen intensity and the high-flying action. Both actors feed off each other’s ability to ace good-looking action. And when they’re not fighting for supremacy, they’re trying to out-dance each other in foot-tapping numbers. Vaani Kapoor has a small role, where she mostly manages to up the glamour quotient of the movie. Ashutosh Rana brings his usual dialled-up intensity to his performance, as well.


Like the quintessential entertainer, War serves up a little bit of everything in its narrative — action, drama, music, romance, exotic locations and car chases. The screenplay makes room for every commercial movie element. In a bid to make it Hollywood-esque, director Siddharth Anand and his team have designed the many stunts of the film to recreate thrills that you’d usually watch in movies like Mission Impossible and Fast And Furious. The relentless action and the dialogue baazi is entertaining, but the predictable storytelling and the not-so-original screenplay leave a lot to be desired in this desi action flick. On the back of films like Hrithik's Dhoom 2 and Tiger's Baaghi 2, War is a decent addition to both actors' action film legacy. But this high-profile bang bang show is at best, popcorn entertainment for action movie buffs.

War is an ode to star power, which pits Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff together for the first time and capitalises on their famous idol-idoliser energy to draw us into a world of espionage, action and camaraderie, says Sukanya Verma.

There’s an unofficial genre of Hindi movies.

Some may confuse it for masala.

But not everything excessive or logic-defying is masala. Its requirements are much more wide-ranging and wholesome than it gets credit for.  

I am referring to the star vehicle.

Under this sub-genre, who headlines the movie is enough to determine the bang for your buck.

It could be utter baloney (like an intelligence officer learning his subordinate has blind spot in right peripheral vision, cut to a energetic Holi dance in a mountain) and you’ll still not budge, such is its bizarre influence.

War is an ode to such star power, one that pits Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff together for the first time and capitalises on their famous idol-idoliser energy to draw us into a world of espionage, action and camaraderie.  

There’s little time to roll your eyes between War’s hectic itinerary of exotic globetrotting, hi-tech gizmos and ambitious set pieces proceeding at breakneck speed across Portugal, Italy, Finland, Sweden and, occasionally, India.

Planes, cars, boats, bikes... no automobile is spared to further its fast and furious aspirations. 

Big studio students and spies are seldom dowdy.

The ones in War clean up nice in hip haircuts, nipple-popping tight shirts, snazzy linens and the grooviest variety of military-inspired fashion.

The cheapest car you’ll spot is probably a Mercedes.

Every bulging bicep on display, including a Khal Drogo knock off, appears to be on a strict diet of protein shakes and quinoa salad. 

Director Siddharth Anand is the only one allowed cheat days.

His story -- for which he shares writing credit with producer Aditya Chopra and a screenplay co-written by Shridhar Raghavan -- is heavily influenced by Hollywood fare like November Man and Mission: Impossible 2 with a touch of desi bringing Aakhri Raasta, Don: The Chase Begins Again and master kahani-mein-twist givers Abbas-Mustan to mind.

Abbas Tyrewala’s dialogues pitches in his brand of dramatic eloquence to the show.

Or should I say spectacle?

Originality was never director Siddharth Anand’s forte –- the scene when Vaani Kapoor is en route to meet a dubious fella on a motorboat is done in the same, slow-motion fashion way Thandie Newton did in MI 2, down to the last flying strand of hair.

Getting viable, valuable stars on board is. 

It’s frustrating how he squanders his talent for textbook casting and lavish budgets in a threadbare plot that leaves one of its leading men high and dry and the other on to his own devices.

It’s almost as though Anand was so pleased to have two perfectly suited actors on board, he decided he should leave it at that. 

What ensues is a large-scale mess only the hardnosed will notice while the rest of us are busy getting enamoured by Hrithik Roshan.

The man has never looked this steely.

Roshan’s green-eyed intensity breathes fires into his smouldering, sinewy, sunburnt physicality while his steady authority lends him a formidable, foxy air that’s ideal for the inspiration he’s meant to offer Tiger Shroff. 

Tiger is a bit of a paradox.

It’s not really his fault. He matches Hrithik Roshan step by step in dance and dishoom dishoom.

They have an unmistakable chemistry, underdeveloped as it may be, which has its moments.

‘Get in line,’ Tiger winks at yet another Hrithik aficionado (look at how every guy in the frame gazes at him in his entry scene) when she expresses her admiration and intention to elope with their Greek god boss.  

Tiger builds up an emotional arc around his starry-eyed interactions to win the trust of his superior and comfort his mum (Soni Razdan in a brief but solid turn). But he's short-changed to accommodate a stale twist in War’s wayward movement.  

He’s still better off than Vaani.

She has more clothes than scenes in War.

There’s no time to feel sorry for either when all your focus is taken up by the star who looks like he hasn’t had let his hair down in a long, long time.

After all, everything is fair in you know what. 



Jai Jai Shivshankar Song | War | Hrithik Roshan | Tiger Shroff | Vishal & Shekhar ft, Vishal, Benny

Ghungroo Song - War | Hrithik Roshan, Vaani Kapoor | Vishal and Shekhar ft, Arijit Singh, Shilpa Rao

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Hrithik Roshan is one of the most popular Bollywood actors known for his dancing skills and versatility. He made his debut as a child actor but rose to superstardom with 2000’s blockbuster romance Kaho Naa….Pyaar Hai. He went on to appear in superhit films like Kabhie Khushi Kabhie Gham, Koi...Mil Gaya and Jodhaa Akbar. He was critically acclaimed for his performances in films like Guzaarish, Agneepath and Fiza and received several prestigious awards including the IIFA, Filmfare and Stardust among others.

Hrithik Roshan

Son of celebrated actor Jackie Shroff, Tiger Shroff is a Bollywood actor. His real name is Jai Hemant Shroff. He made his big screen debut in 2014 with director Sabbir Khan’s Heropanti and won the Filmfare award for Best Debut Male. Tiger, who is known for his impeccable dancing skills idolizes Michael Jackson. He is best known for movies like Baaghi, A Flying Jatt and Munna Michael. Tiger Shroff is trained in martial art forms like Wushu and Taekwondo.

Tiger Shroff

Vaani Kapoor is a model and actress who made her Bollywood debut with the 2013 rom-com Shuddh Desi Romance. She achieved both commercial and critical success with her performance and scored films in the South Indian film industry as well. She has also appeared in music videos. In 2016, she appeared as the lead in the rom-com Befikre.

Vaani Kapoor

Anupriya Goenka is an actress who primarily appears in Telugu and Hindi films. She rose to fame after starring in India’s first ever lesbian ad for the brand Myntra. She started her career working in short films before entering mainstream cinema, landing roles in movies like Bobby Jasoos, Paathshala, Dishoom and Daddy among others. She also starred as Nagmati, the first wife of Rajput King Ratan Sen in the period drama Padmaavat.

Anupriya Goenka

Ashutosh Rana is a popular name in Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Kannada and Tamil cinema. He started his acting career with the television show Swabhimaan (1998). He gained popularity with Tanuja Chandra's movie Ghulam in 1998. Best known for portraying negative characters, Ashutosh has featured in movies like Kasoor (2001), Raaz (2002), Haasil (2003), Kalyug (2005), Awarapan (2007), Zila Ghaziabad (2013), Shorgul (2016) and Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania (2014).

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