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2.5

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Bharat Movie Review: Age-old ideologies with newnessUpdated: Jun 05, 2019, 10:15 IST | Gayatri Nirmal

Bharat is not a patriotic or a jingoistic film, it has all the elements required to make a full-fledged masala pot-boiler. With some age-old ideologies sprinkled with newness, Salman Khan's Bharat will entertain the audience.

Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif in a still from Bharat

Bharat

U/A: Action, Drama
Director: Ali Abbas Zafar
Cast: Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Disha Patani, Sunil Grover, Tabu
Ratings:

Bharat is bhai's Eidi for his fans. This year, Salman Khan's treat for his loyalists is a film, which is an official adaptation of the Korean film, Ode To My Father (2014). The story begins with a fairly-aged Salman Khan (60) with grey hair and beard, but with the physique of a 40-year-old. Not really sure if his fans will accept 'bhai' in this look. While the greys do their bit, Salman's efforts on voice modulation appear to be forced. On the other hand, Katrina Kaif does justice to her part. Bharat isn't like any other Salman Khan-film, where the actress is merely an eye-candy or has a blink-and-miss appearance. Katrina has an equally meaty role, which she has portrayed with mere dedication and sincerity. Her command over the Hindi language is incredible. However, the focus on Katrina's dialect made us miss her expressions throughout. The sweet-and-sour relationship between Salman and Katrina is adorable and their chemistry is bang-on. Talking about Sunil Grover, who the audience has seen doing comic roles, comes across as a whisk of fresh air. The comedian-actor is like Salman's shadow in the film, where he essays the role of Khan.

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The first half of the film has Salman's journey from a child to a 25-year-old, where he is seen doing some daredevil stunts with Disha Patani. The sizzling beauty is barely for a few minutes in the film but has left an impact. Disha and Salman's slow-motion is definitely one of the major highlights of this film. There is a subtle love connection between the two, but nothing materializes further. Salman's character's tryst with life has been such that he has to quit the circus job and start afresh to keep up the promise he made to his father (Jackie Shroff) on August 14, 1947, during the Indo-Pak partition. Salman's belief about his father and sister returning to their lives keeps him alive. Tabu also has a special role in the film, along with Nora Fatehi, who impresses the audience with her sizzling belly dance. Their cameos in the film were equally justified.

Check out the trailer here:

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The first half also had a few scenes, which were over-the-top, quite Salman Khanesque. But a hero can do anything, right! From bashing several goons at the age of 60 to packing punches, everything is possible when Salman Khan is on the big screen. In the pretext of showcasing six different stories, Ali Abbas Zafar loses connect with the audience and the age gap in Salman's character is not quite evident, which fails to register his looks.

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Bharat is not a patriotic or a jingoistic film, it has all the elements required to make a full-fledged masala pot-boiler. With some age-old ideologies sprinkled with newness, Salman Khan's Eidi will entertain the audience. Since it's an Eid release, we missed the flavour of the festival in Bharat. With sidekicks such as Sonali Kulkarni, Aasif Sheikh, and a few others, the film is definitely a family entertainer!

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Bharat Movie Review: Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif’s Film Finds Its Strengths in the Emotions; the Rest Is Utterly Forgettable!BOLLYWOOD Sreeju Sudhakaran Jun 05, 2019 10:36 AM IST

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Bharat Movie Review (Photo Credits: Salman Khan Films)

Bharat is an official remake of the acclaimed 2014 Korean film, Ode To My Father. It really doesn't matter, though, if you have seen the original film or not. I didn't. Salman Khan's mere presence changes the dynamics of any remake he is in. Even if you are remaking a masterpiece like Amadeus (which was London Dreams, BTW), Salman turns the product into his brand of cinema, tailored with enough moments for his fans to cheer. Same is the case with Bharat. With his favourite director Ali Abbas Zafar steering the ship, Bharat is an emotional roller coaster meant purely for Bhai fans. Bharat Box Office Prediction: Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif's Latest Offering Is Likely to Break the Opening Day Record of Their Last Film Tiger Zinda Hai.

When he was little, Bharat gets separated from his father (Jackie Shroff) and his younger sister in Lahore during the 1947 partition riots. His mother (Sonali Kulkarni) takes Bharat and his other siblings to India where they stay with his aunt and her grumpy husband.

Before he got separated from his father, the latter eked a promise out of Bharat to take care of his family, no matter what happens. That becomes the motto of Bharat's life, from his childhood to his old age. When he turns adult, Bharat (Salman Khan) has a very happening life, jumping from one profession to another, with his BFF Vilayati (Sunil Grover) always by his side. He also has two romances - a shorter one with a circus artiste Radha (Disha Patani) and a life-changing one with the strong-headed Kumud Raina (Katrina Kaif).

But even when the world changes around him, Bharat only has one goal in his life - to live upto the promise that he gave his father. And yeah, also to find out what happened to him and his sister.

The promotions of Bharat screamed that the movie is a journey of a nation through one man. I disagree. For one, most of the film tries to set itself outside of the country, from the Gulf to Malta to the high seas. Instead, the film is just about that one man, and that's Salman Khan.

While we do see a passage of the era from the '40s to 2010, very little is done to justify each decade the movie is set in with only passing references and some of the wardrobe making us take the hint. The latter case is mostly applied to men, since Katrina's wardrobe is way ahead of whatever era she is in. Why, Vilayati, at one moment, compares Kumud to Parveen Babi during the '60s era, when the latter had made her debut in 1973.

Also, for Bharat's desire to fulfil his father's wish of taking care of his family, he hardly spends time with any of them. Instead, we mostly see him in the company of Vilayti, Kumud and even Radha.

And yet, you won't really come out hating Bharat, mostly because the conclusion works well with the hero's journey.

Ali Abbas Zafar is a smart director. His craft may not be as polished as, say, a Sanjay Leela Bhansali or a Mani Ratnam. But Zafar, like a Rohit Shetty, knows how to weave a narrative around the strengths of his leading man. A trait that Kabir Khan failed when he made Tubelight for Salman Khan.

It's not that I am a fan of Zafar's previous works; neither Sultan's bravado nor Tiger Zinda Hai's swag overwhelmed the viewer in me. Even Bharat comes with its share of huge issues for me. But then, I am hardly the target audience for this film.

For an average Salman fan, Zafar has packed the film with enough light-hearted scenes, chartbuster music (Vishal-Shekhar impresses) and emotionally manipulative scenes that try hard to eke tears out of you. There is a mandatory shirtless scene for Salman (though, not as gratuitous as some of his other movies), and a random fight scene in the climax that could have been edited out.

But if you hear claps and cheers around you while watching the movie, you know that Bharat has clicked with whom it wanted to click. Zafar has also mounted the film on an impressive canvas with some fine help from Marcin Laskawiec's cinematography.

I have to admit, though, that for the first time in an Ali Abbas Zafar, or even in a Salman Khan movie for a long time, I connected with the emotional beats. The scenes of Bharat with his father, and some of the emotional sequences near the conclusion worked for me. This, perhaps, might be closer to what the original film's plot would have been. I also like how the film treated its main female lead, Kumud aka Bharat's 'Madam Sir', a fiercely bold lady who can stand upto her man and dictate her terms. It is quite a strong role, even if Kumud is more of an emotional anchor for Bharat, and I wonder why Priyanka Chopra, the maker's first choice, turned her back to this role!

So with its dramatic scenes being the best part, I wished the narrative had stuck more to its emotional core. Instead, nearly a majority of its runtime, Bharat behaves one of those bad skits you see in shows like The Kapil Sharma Show. The humour in these scenes are mostly for the front-benchers and are made out jokes on colour, race and speech defects. Grow up, will ya!

Some of the scenes are very ludicrously presented. Like for example, Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif's old person avatars are as believable as their chances of winning a National award. The Disha Patani portions are quite colourful, but don't add anything to the plot. There is also a needless injection of jingoism through a randomly inserted 'Jana Gana Mana' scene. But the most incredulous sequence is the Somalian pirate saga, that ends up being a ridiculous fan tribute to a popular superstar. While they may appeal to some sections of the audiences, what these scenes do is jar tonally with the far more effective sentimental scenes.

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The Performances

Salman Khan's performance is a very mixed bag sort of an act. He is hardly believable when he turns up as the man in his '70s. It's as if Salman Khan has walked out of a Thums Up ad with someone accidentally putting an old man's wig on him. He is also stiff in some of the light-hearted scenes.

Where Salman Khan really scores is also where Bharat scores - the emotional scenes. Though there are a lot of rough edges in his performance here, we can still see that Salman is really trying hard in these scenes and it works to some extent.

After a stellar act in Zero, the performer in Katrina Kaif has improved leaps and bounds and in Bharat, she doesn't disappoint you once again. She is pretty when she is needed to be (the songs, for instance), but she delivers when she has to take charge of a particular scenario. Though like her male co-star, even Katrina is hardly believable when she has to appear in her '70s.

Disha Patani redefines hotness as the circus artiste Radha, who is also Bharat (and Vilayti)'s first love.

Sunil Grover is perfect as Bharat's die-hard compadre, with his comic skills effective in the lighter scenes. Grover is particularly impressive, though, in that one emotional scene with Salman Khan near the climax.

Jackie Shroff is highly effective in the limited screentime he has, his presence being the emotional anchor of the movie. Sonali Kulkarni is miscast as Bharat's mother, she looks more like his younger sister. Tabu, once again, impresses in a cameo role. Aasif Sheikh shines as Bharat's annoying brother-in-law.

Yay!

- The Emotional Beats

- Some of the Performances

- The Canvas

- Songs

Nay!

- The Languorous Runtime

- Most of the Low-brow Humour

- Doesn't Completely Justify its Period Setting

- Some of the arcs and Characters are Wasted

Final Thoughts

Bharat's strengths lie in its emotional scenes, Salman Khan's swag-ado and Katrina Kaif's confident screen-presence. And unless you are a Bhai fan, you have a lot to nitpick with the rest of the film. Quite an improvement from Salman's last release, Race 3, and yet, Bharat could have been a much more well-knitted emotional saga than what we really get to see here!

Rating:2.5out of 5

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Ali Abbas Zafar's #Bharat is a complete entertainer.Salman Khan has delivered a fantastic performance.Huge respect for him! Katrina is at the top of her game.What a unique performance! Sunil Grover is stunning! Zinda stayed with me long after the film was over.

All Time Top Advances - Bharat Sixth

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Bharat had the sixth best advance of all time with around 24 crore nett worth of tickets sold pre release. If we count Hindi films only then its the third best advance ever after Thugs Of Hindostan and Tiger Zinda Hai. If we compare with Tiger Zinda Hai the advance is better for the first day but for the rest of the four days its less than than the two days of Tiger Zinda Hai (Tiger Zinda Hai was a normal weekend and Bharat is an extended weekend). This is the case with most films releasing on a holiday as they get a a bigger advance for the holiday.

In terms of tickets sold it is lower than Sultan also but that was a few years back and tickets rates are higher now. The ticket pricing is lower than Thugs Of Hindostan also but only in terms of actuall ticket price (GROSS), if we take the NETT it is around the same as the GST is lower as compared to last year.

The Salman Khan / Ali Abbas Zafar actor / director combination has three of the biggest advances of all time. In fact if we take out Thugs Of Hindostan then this combination has the three biggest outright Hindi advances of all time with Tiger Zinda Hai, Bharat and Sultan. It is easily the biggest actor / director combination of the day and Salman Khan seems to work best with this director at present.

The advance of the film is good and its long extended weekend but its still about the current audience as that forms bulk of the business. The top advances of all time are as follows.

1. Avengers: Endgame - 49,62,00,000 (Hindi and English version in Hindi markets, without South India)

2. Bahubali: The Conclusion - 37,53,00,000

3. Avengers: Infinity War - 29,14,00,000

4. Thugs Of Hindostan - 26,27,00,000

5. Tiger Zinda Hai - 24,76,00,000

6. Bharat - 24,00,00,000 apprx

7. Sultan - 21,53,00,000

8. Sanju - 20,35,00,000

9. Race 3 - 19,16,00,000

10. Dangal - 18,84,00,000

11. Prem Ratan Dhan Payo - 15,73,00,000

12. Dhoom 3 - 15,18,00,000

13 Happy New Year - 13,62,00,000

14 Gold - 13,03,00,000

15. Kick - 12,89,00,000

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he gave zero stars to bharat hahahahhaha

Bharat Review: Salman Khan’s film is an ode to his loyal fansBy Ankita Bhalla on June 05, 2019

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Film: Bharat

Cast: Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Jackie Shroff, Sunil Grover, Disha Patani and Tabu

Director: Ali Abbas Zafar

Desh logon se banta hai aur logon ki pehchan unke pariwar se hoti hai. But director Ali Abbas Zafar’s Eid offering Bharat’s identity is synonyms with only Salman Khan. No actor holds sway over the box office during Eid like Bhaijaan does, his last two releases Race 3 (2018) and Tubelight (2017) notwithstanding. However, it seems Salman will get third time lucky with Bharat where he has joined hands with Ali who has given the actor sweeping hits in Sultan (2016) and Tiger Zinda Hai (2017) in the past.

A family is displaced at the time of partition… Bharat’s story is about the father (Jackie Shroff) who makes his son Bharat (Salman Khan) promise that he would look after his family. Bharat’s journey spans over seven decades, from when he was a seven-year-old boy at the Atari Railway Station to being 70 at the Wagah border. Bharat is largely about hope – about reuniting the family.

Based on the 2014 South Korean melodrama Ode to My Father, the film runs in parallel with Bharat’s personal life and the socio-political upheavals in India between 1947-2010. With a run time of 167 minutes, Bharat’s drawback happens to be its stretched narrative. But you cannot take away credit from Ali who, staying true to his word, has summed up “seven short films in one”. Each decade has a song, a central character (alongside Salman), a new profession for our leading man and a brand new look.

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After a quick dive into partition and his childhood, Salman’s fans will root for his ‘Jawani Janeman’ phase where a ruggedly handsome 20-something Bhai (thanks to VFX) performs daredevil circus stunts with a stunning Disha Patani in a 20-minute cameo in slow motion before fading into the oblivion.

Touch 30s and you meet Madam Sir Kummud Raina aka Katrina Kaif. A no-nonsense, headstrong and independent woman (this is the 1960s to 2010) with permed hair, cotton sarees and fine lines, Katrina looks and emotes her part with utmost sincerity and her shudh Hindi dialect will put many mainstream actresses to shame. Her part, as a supervisor of oil extraction operations in the Middle Eastern region, commands attention. Priyanka Chopra Jonas’s loss is certainly Katrina’s gain. By all means.

Katrina’s romantic angle with Salman is endearing, calling him “sexy” in response to his “I love you” and defying norms by entering into a live-in relationship with Bharat (in 1970) as he is not ready to give up on his “promise” for the sake of marriage. The maturity in the Sal-Kat real-life friendship reflects in their onscreen chemistry.

Fast forward to the 40s you have Salman as a Navy officer in uniform and you cannot help but get stumped by his charm. He sticks to his philosophy, baat karne se sab hal ho jata hai – it’s easy to bail out of any adversity with conversation, dancing to old classics of Amitabh Bachchan and further, a special mention his dear friend Shah Rukh Khan, in a subtle way.

But right through Bharat’s childhood, his first friend in post-partition India, Vilayati, played by ace comedian Sunil Grover, is the film’s backbone. If Salman is all heart, Sunil is instrumental as the quintessential Bollywood dost, he will make you laugh, cry and rejoice all in one scene. This might be one of the best roles written for Sunil, who, till the very last frame, is Salman’s shadow and bears the equal burden and responsibility of Bharat’s promise. Kudos to Ali for not reducing hero ka dost into a sidey caricature.

In a nutshell, the sole connection between Bharat, his father and the “promise” is a grocery shop Hind Ration Store, an address where Jackie (in his parting Partition shot) “promises” to meet his son when the riots end. Bharat’s hope is never-ending. He does not give up the search for his father and with each passing decade, the plot thickens.

While the first half is easy, glamorous, funny and engrossing, the second half weighs you down due to its length. Ali shifts gears when he introduces the ‘Mere Apne’ segment, an initiative by Katrina (who in her late 50s is Zee News’ Creative Head), to make estranged families meet across the border. The backdrop year is 1999, and it’s where Bharat reunites with his long lost sister (at the time of Partition) Gudiya (Tabu) who makes a brief cameo in a tear-jerking scene. Fans will see their beloved Salman cry his heart out, and surprisingly enough, you will feel for his pain. Because he is good.

After Bajrangi Bhaijaan, this is Salman’s best work in terms of performance. He is the soul of the film, he breathes life into every moment, a strong yet vulnerable man who values family, friendships, his promises, his love for Katrina and sacrifices his entire life to fulfill his share of duties.

Ali has done a fine job with the film and his leading man. Salman kicks butt as a 70-year-old, mouths fiery one-liners (credits to Varun V. Sharma), the screenplay (by Ali and Varun) moves on a slick pace but editor Rameshwar S. Bhagat should have chopped a few loose ends here and there. The film gets a bit tedious in the last 20 minutes but the music score by Vishal-Shekhar and Julius Packiam keep your spirits high.

In Bharat’s words, Yeh sher boodha zaroor ho gaya hai ... lekin shikaar karna nahi bhoola, and Salman stands true to the same. At 53, there is no stopping this superstar. A 'chashni' dipped Eidi to Bhai’s fans, sums up Bharat for us.

PEEPINGMOON gives Bharat 4 MOONS

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Bharat is high on emotions as well as entertainment (4/5)

A bit lengthy but worth your time...

June 5, 2019 5:01 PM

The film Bharat revolves around the story of a boy who gets separated with his father and his younger sister during the India- Pakistan partition 1947. The film showcases the journey of his struggles to reunite with his separated ones and keeping up his father's promise.

The film is an adaptation of Korean film Ode to my Father but has a unique storyline set up in the Indian background and all the credits for this must go to writer-director Ali Abbas Zafar.

This Salman Khan starrer is emotionally strong and at the same time, it has an extra dose of entertainment which is very rare. After Bajrangi Bhaijan, this is the one to which the audience will connect with the emotions and also at the same time they'll get entertained.

3 hours of Salman Khan, what more a Salman fan would need but with a great performance by the superstar really keeps the audience engaged. Sunil Grover and Aasif Sheikh are among the show stealers of the film.

The casting of this film is more than perfect as the supporting characters also play their part without letting you bored.

Katrina Kaif playing the lady love of Bharat is the special and an important part of the film and she did it well. Disha Patani with a small screen appearance has given her best.

Tabu has a guest appearance in Bharat but her chemistry with Salman is so powerful that this small scene becomes one of the USP of the film.

Perfect music at the right time, but the film is bit too lengthy i.e 3 hours. But if you want to get entertained and watch the finest story in mainstream Bollywood then it's worth your time. Bharat will be a super treat for the fans. A must watch.

(Ratings: 4/5