An Action Hero - must watch picture hai bawa 😍 - Page 4

Originally posted by: Clochette

Yeah, subtitles (and I have to relate on them) far too often don't get the subtlety...

I agree with Adrak. There was a lot of throwback humor and I suppose you do need to be somewhat familiar with Indian politics, 90s Bollywood and underworld connections to really get it. I personally didn’t get who the female journalist was based on but I could tell it was a parody of someone so did find that funny. I will have to watch it again because there were little things that I did not quite get since I totally missed the whole Sushant/boycott era of 2020.

Originally posted by: AdrakKombucha

I think there is a lot of meta in the movie.... a lot of context is needed to get the satire...

I actually enjoyed watching a Bollywood movie first time after Andhadhun.... so thought everyone might l enjoy... Clearly highly subjective looks like ... not for everyone and maybe that's why didn't fly at the box office...

Was it even released at the BO? I thought it went straight to Netflix?

I think, I'll watch it a 2nd time after the info I got here...It's good to get to know about backgrounds 😊 (thanks!)

Very very boring movie, no wonder it was a huge disaster.

Originally posted by: Supari_khala

Was it even released at the BO? I thought it went straight to Netflix?

BO release tha... Couldn't click..

I started to watch the movie with the impression it will have some dark humour....but then, it turned out to seriously challenge the hero outside his reel life using skills he 'normally' would display in a movie without me getting the vibe of satire... and - contrary to Andhadhun - it seemed to me that Ayushman took himself serious in becoming an action hero in 'real' (film-)life.

Originally posted by: Clochette

I started to watch the movie with the impression it will have some dark humour....but then, it turned out to seriously challenge the hero outside his reel life using skills he 'normally' would display in a movie without me getting the vibe of satire... and - contrary to Andhadhun - it seemed to me that Ayushman took himself serious in becoming an action hero in 'real' (film-)life.

There are multiple elements to the film. What you caught on is the thriller aspect... where he's using whatever "action" he does on screen to actually survive in real life.

**spoilers ahead**

The satire aspect is primarily - as I remember - supplied by following elements:

1. The portrayal of media, how they create a mountain out of a molehill, and keep changing the narratives. I didn't even recognize the female anchors, but Arnab guy was on-point, and the narrative they showed was actually funny because it was almost reality...

2. Katkar character. He is undoubtedly based off of India's #1 Most Wanted guy -> Dawood Ibrahim, he was/is an underworld don. There IS a strong belief in India that he's somewhere in Pakistan. And they show him chilling out in London... Also, its rumored underworld used to make a lot of Bollywood stars perform at their functions, which you see referenced multiple times... including the gestures made by Malaika

3. Depiction of the way police force is treated by politicians, and also how they carry out their investigation...

Apart from this, dark humor stems from the nonchalant almost stylish violence shown on screen... Tarantino-esqe... I actually blurted out laughing when Katkar got killed...

Everyone that I know in real life, that has watched this movie loved it. But movies are subjective, and its quite likely many wont enjoy this one... 👍🏼

Thanks a lot for your reply, Adrak. I'll watch it again with all that in mind (yes, Arnab, I recognized the parody...).

This was a good watch, thanks for the recommendation, Adrak.