Fighter (2024)
3/10
A failed attempt in monetizing Pulwama tragedy, 'Fighter' is about Deepika's glamor rather than IAF's valour
13 April 2024
Patty (played by Hrithik Roshan), a squadron leader at the Indian Air Force, is determined to seek revenge on Pakistan, and Azhar Akthar, the terrorist mastermind behind the Pulwama Attack, who looks as fresh as an apple out of the fridge, even after getting hit by multiple missiles. Mini (played by Deepika Padukone), is Patty's colleague and love interest, whose feminism goes for the garbage as she either dances, shouts, or cries in the film and has been given no value as an officer of IAF.

Siddharth Anand has written an amazing screenplay that goes like this: A heart-touching exploitation of the patriotic feelings of the audience followed by an exposing and glamorous song by Hrithik and Deepika (IAF Officers); Another venture into Pakistan Occupied Kashmir by IAF immediately followed by Hrithik Deepika's annoying love drama with songs, scenes where Deepika cries and soullessly mutters written dialogues, probably because of which Hrithik goes to the south for absolutely no reason, and he gets back to finally kill the 'undertaker' terrorist.

Everything about 'Fighter' is an age-old cliche that you could see coming from miles away, except the visual effects which you could enjoy. What pisses me most about this film is that it failed to glorify the officer who got caught by the Pakistani army, who was celebrated as a hero, and is more focused on a worthless emotionless crappy character like Patty, who did not do anything other than letting people get killed or captured. I was waiting for a twist exposing Patty, as a Pakistani terrorist himself and, Mini as a pub dancer committing fraud as an officer, but I was disappointed.

Vetrrich Chelvan NETFLIX120424.
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