Holiday (2014)

A military officer attempts to hunt down a terrorist, destroy a terrorist gang and deactivate the sleeper cells under its command.

Director:

A.R. Murugadoss

Writer:

A.R. Murugadoss

Stars:

Akshay Kumar, Sonakshi Sinha, Freddy Daruwala

1 win & 6 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Akshay Kumar	...	Captain Viraat Bakshi
Sonakshi Sinha	...	Saiba
Freddy Daruwala	...	Leader of the Sleeper Cells
Sumeet Raghvan	...	Mukund Deshmukh
Zakir Hussain	...	Alvin D'Souza
Govinda	...	Pratap - Virat Bakshi's Senior Commanding Officer
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Aackruti Nagpal
Chirag Sethi	...	Sidharth Amar
Aashin A. Shah	...	Military Officer
Dipendra Sharma	...	Asif
Abhay Shukla
Anchal Singh

Storyline

Virat (Akshay Kumar) is among a battalion of military officers that comes to Mumbai on vacation. Virat is also a secret Defence Intelligence Agent who cannot lie low, much to the irritation of his friend and sub inspector. During a bus ride, an attempt to frisk passengers for a lost wallet leads Virat to something much bigger. Within minutes, the bus is blown into pieces and he helps cops nab the carrier of the bomb, who escapes from the hospital only to be caught by Virat again. Using tact, Virat follows one clue at a time hoping to track down the terrorist on whose orders the sleeper cell terrorists plan to cause mayhem in Mumbai.

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Taglines:

A Soldier is never off duty.

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Mystery | Romance | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

6 June 2014 (India)

Also Known As:

Pistol

Box Office

Budget:

INR 500,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$394,715 (USA) (6 June 2014)

Gross:

$706,893 (USA) (13 June 2014)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cape of Good Films, Hari Om Entertainment, Reliance Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

170 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Shah Rukh Khan was the first choice of AR Murugadoss remake films and Thupakki was one of them but Khan asked director to write any original story for him and said it does not matter if it works or not at least they are trying something new.

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Goofs

Captain Bakshi's hairstyle changes in several portions of the film.

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Quotes

Mukund Deshmukh: You are going to marry him?
Saiba: Yes
Mukund Deshmukh: Wonderful. He's half mad. You are half mad. Your kids will be fully mad.

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Connections

Remake of Thuppakki (2012)

User Reviews

Movie Review - Holiday: A soldier is never off duty

Akshay Kumar is back after his last dud "Boss" and back with the two genres he does best, Action and Comedy.

"Holiday: A soldier is never off duty" is an interesting take on the unexplored subject of Sleeper Cells. The plot is interesting and is executed well by the director. It is a refreshing dispatch from the usual films made on The Indian Army. The film is triggered when Captain Virat Bakshi played by Akshay Kumar, intelligently stops 12 serial blasts with his team. Thus ensues a cat and mouse game between the sleeper cell head played by Freddy Daruwala and Captain Virat Bakshi.

The music is not up to the mark and the romance between Akshay and Sonakshi gives a few light moments. The chemistry between Sumeet Raghavan and Akshay Kumar is better than that between Akshay and Sonakshi. Sumeet Raghavan gives a good performance among the cast. Freddy Daruwala as the antagonist fails to leave an impression but the film is carried beautifully by Akshay Kumar who gives a superlative performance. He throws himself into the action sequences and performs them excellently, he has spot on comic timing and also gives a restrained performance when he is needed to. The actor is in top form here. Sonakshi Sinha doesn't have much scope.

Overall, "Holiday: A soldier is never off duty" is worth a watch for its novel concept and makes one stand and salute the Indian Army. Go Watch IT!