Veer (2010) "Weak and dragging"

"Weak and dragging, only efforts can be appreciated"

Rating : 3/5

Movie Review : Veer
Country : India
Language: Hindi
Genre: General. / Period
Action : Tinu Verma
Art : Sanjay Dhabade
Cast:Salman Khan, Mithun Chakraborty, Lisa Lazarus, Jackie Shroff, Sohail Khan, Neena Gupta, Zarine Khan, Vinay Apte, Bharat Dabholkar, Shahbaaz Khan, Rajesh Vivek, Yogesh Suri, Ashok Samarth, Tim Laurence, William Chubb, Gita Soto Crew
Still Photographer:Majid Khan
On Air Promos:Trigger Happy
Cinematographer:Gopal Shah
Publicity Designer:Rahul Nanda, Himanshu Nanda
Story Writer:Salman Khan
Costume Designer:Anna Singh
Director:Anil Sharma
Producer:Vijay Galani
Banner:Vijay Gilani Moviez & Eros International
Music Director:Sajid-Wajid
Sound : Jitendra Chaudhary
Playback Singer:Toshi , Shabab Sabri, Rekha Bharadwaj, Sharib , Sunidhi Chauhan, Sukhwinder Singh, Wajid , Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Sonu Nigam, Neuman Pinto, Suzanne D'Mello, Roop Kumar Rathod, Shreya Ghoshal
Background Sound:Monty Sharma
Lyricist:Gulzar
Music Company:Eros Music
Released Date: January 22, 2010

Review


Synopsis

From the misty pages of history comes a story of extreme valour, fierce pride and poignant love. As the British enslave India with their devious Divide and Rule policy, kings and nawabs fall to their guile and cunning, and entrust their precious kingdom to the foreigners. Except for the brave Pindaris, who prefer death to dishonour and will fight to their last breath to save their land…..their mother. The bravest, the toughest, the strongest of the Pindaris is Veer. As Veer takes on the might of the British Empire, he also has to fight the conniving King of Madavgarh as well his own jealous tribesmen. But then the stakes are high….. At stake is his love for princess Yashodhara, daughter of his sworn enemy… At stake is his thirst to avenge his father’s dishonour….. At stake is his very existence itself….. Cannons roar, swords clash in fierce battle, the dead pile up…..And when the dust settles down on the blood soaked land…one valiant warrior stands head and shoulders above them all – Veer! Veer – an epic saga of bravery and drama, treachery and love…..


From the misty pages of history comes a story of extreme valour, fierce pride and poignant love.

As the British enslave India with their devious Divide and Rule policy, kings and nawabs fall to their guile and cunning, and entrust their precious kingdom to the foreigners.

Veer Except for the brave Pindaris, who prefer death to dishonour and will fight to their last breath to save their land…their mother.

The bravest, the toughest, the strongest of the Pindaris is Veer. As Veer takes on the might of the British Empire, he also has to fight the conniving King of Madavgarh as well his own jealous tribesmen.

But then the stakes are high…

At stake is his love for princess Yashodhara, daughter of his sworn enemy…

At stake is his thirst to avenge his father’s dishonour…

At stake is his very existence itself….

Cannons roar, swords clash in fierce battle, the dead pile up… And when the dust settles down on the blood soaked land…one valiant warrior stands head and shoulders above them all – Veer!
Veer – an epic saga of bravery and drama, treachery and love…

Characters

Salman Khan: Veer

Impetuous in action, emotional in love, a tiger in battle… Veer encompasses all that is brave, heroic and true. When asked to make the toughest decision of his life – what will he choose his true love or his call of duty?


Mithun Chakroborty: Prithvi Singh

The proud head of the Pindaris, he has vowed to avenge the deception that cost his tribe their land and their reputation, forcing them to be on the run forever.

Jackie Shroff: Raja of Madhavgarh

He cheated the Pindaris to please the British but lost his arm. Thirsting for revenge he has sworn to hunt the Pindaris down, little realizing that his daughter is in love with the bravest of them all.

Sohail Khan: Punya

Loyal to the core, he is Veer’s shadow and like Laxman he will follow his elder brother Veer to the ends of the earth if need be. He loves to flirt, but he loves to fight even more.

Zarine Khan: Princess Yashodhara

Head over heels in love with Veer, she must now make

Story

A long drawn tale, the story is set on the backdrop of the British Raj and while all kings and small rulers are snared by the British and their kingdoms are taken, there is one clan who defy them. They are the tribal clan of Pindaris who believe in death before dishonour and among them is the fierce and brave warrior Veer (Salman). He stands against the British Empire and not only that, he has obstacles in the form of the Raja of Madhavgarh (Jackie), his own people, his love for princess Yashodhara (zarine) who is the daughter of his enemy. Whether Veer is successful in his battle or not forms the rest of the story.

Presentation

The director has come up with a flimsy storyline and though the presentation was good the narrative was weak. The script was spineless, the screenplay was horrendous, the dialogues were alright. The saving grace comes in the form of background score which is apt, two songs which are neat, amazing cinematography and excellent action sequences. Editing was required at many places, costumes were grand and art department was majestic. Salman Khan did his best to infuse life into the film but then his brand value alone could not suffice, Zarine Khan was straight faced but she is beautiful, Jackie Shroff was good, Mithun was okay, Sohail Khan was below average, Neena Gupta was regular, Puru Rajkumar doesn't get much chance, the other foreign actors were plastic.

Conclusion

The makers have come up with a mix of many Hollywood movies which are warrior based and mixed it with the desi elements to give the nativity feel. While the opening takes off brilliantly, the film starts collapsing as time passes. By interval, it is gone. The second half adds to the woes of the viewers with dragged sentiments and overdose of climax. Overall, the film scores on the technical aspects and production values but it fails miserably due to lack of a systematic story and poor writing. Given the budget, it is hard for the film to survive at the box office.

  Verdict: Weak and dragging, only efforts can be appreciated.