Akshay Kumar is back in Sarfira, a remake of Kongara's Tamil film 'Soorarai Pottru' that released in 2020, which itself was an adaptation of G. R. Gopinath's memoir 'Simply Fly: A Deccan Odyssey'. The 155-minute film follows a man who sets out to create affordable airlines for low-income people, even as various enemies try to stop him.
The film progresses sequentially to depict the life of Vir Mhatre (Akshay Kumar). He is a former Indian Air Force pilot and dreams of starting a low-cost airline. He idolizes Paresh Goswami (Paresh Rawal), the owner of Jaz Airlines. He is already past the age of marriage.
Once, a much younger Rani (Radhika Madan) and his family visit his house to negotiate a marriage proposal, although Vir had rejected his offer several times before. A fiery Rani who wants to open his bakery leaves an impression on him and motivates him to set a goal if he really wants to get into the aviation business. The two talk and Vir shares her life problems with her. Rani is fascinated with Vir and the two decide to get married. Prompted by Rani, Vir becomes even more determined and applies for an ex-army loan from his commanding officer Naidu (R. Sarathkumar) to start his airline, but is denied. He grew up as a rebellious child and had a difficult and conflictive relationship with his father. Naidu also scolds him often.
Once on the same flight as Paresh, he tries to talk to him and proposes that they work together to start a low-cost airline. Paresh, however, believes that the poor should not travel with the rich and humiliates him. Prakash Babu (Prakash Belawadi), the director of a venture capital firm, overhears Vir's conversation with Paresh and the two discuss their business plan. Meanwhile, Vir plans to lease Boeing planes at discounted rates.
After his funds are sanctioned, Vir tries to meet officials of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to acquire the license, but does not get the opportunity to meet him. Vir, helpless and heartbroken, meets with the President of India, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, asks for his help in obtaining the license and gets it. When his father is on his deathbed and tries to book a flight home, he can't get enough money to buy a business class ticket and delays his departure to get home, but his father dies. This tragic incident sparks his ambition to start a low-cost airline.
There are several obstacles that prevent Vir from achieving his goal. Every time he fails, he loses his cool but gets up to fight again.
Like the character he plays, Akshay Kumar, it seems that he too is determined not to let countless failures kill his never-die spirit and becomes even more determined with dogged perseverance to keep going. Here, he ticks all the boxes to guarantee a blockbuster with as many ingredients in the narrative as possible to include: he is intelligent, defiant against evil deeds, has a personal goal and never bends his principles to come to terms. . On top of that, he can do an impromptu dance in the blink of an eye and fight the power of any corrupt or unjust authority. The fact that he looks older when he romances a younger, more energetic Radhika is well established as a person who has rejected marriage because of his ambition. He hogs every frame and runs the show like an army of one. man. In many scenes, he sheds copious tears and looks even more ridiculous when his full-blown mug appears on screen. In all of her previous films, Madan rarely gets into the skin of her character as a professional actress, although to be fair to her, she, as Rani, does leave a mark.
As a scheming businessman, Rawal is a good watch. He has played such evil roles many times before. Even when entering very familiar territory, he has an imposing presence and walks away creating an impact.
The film is overlong and full of sentimentality and makes you wonder if subtlety could have saved us from the torture of enduring the high decibel onslaught. There are melodramatic scenes that add little value to the dramatic effect they aim to achieve. The cinematography by Niketh Bommireddy is fine. A special appearance by Surya, who played the lead role in the original, is an added treat for fans of him.
There are songs with music by G. V. Prakash Kumar, Tanishk Bagchi, Suhit Abhyankar, but the overall background score by G. V. Prakash Kumar is too loud and spoils the effect of any scene.
Director: Sudha KongaraCast: Akshay Kumar, Radhika Madan, Paresh Rawal, Seema, Biswas, Saurabh Goyal.
Photography: Niketh Bommireddy
Duration: 155 minutesMusic: GV Prakash Kumar
eating: **1/2
The film progresses sequentially to depict the life of Vir Mhatre (Akshay Kumar). He is a former Indian Air Force pilot and dreams of starting a low-cost airline. He idolizes Paresh Goswami (Paresh Rawal), the owner of Jaz Airlines. He is already past the age of marriage.
Once, a much younger Rani (Radhika Madan) and his family visit his house to negotiate a marriage proposal, although Vir had rejected his offer several times before. A fiery Rani who wants to open his bakery leaves an impression on him and motivates him to set a goal if he really wants to get into the aviation business. The two talk and Vir shares her life problems with her. Rani is fascinated with Vir and the two decide to get married. Prompted by Rani, Vir becomes even more determined and applies for an ex-army loan from his commanding officer Naidu (R. Sarathkumar) to start his airline, but is denied. He grew up as a rebellious child and had a difficult and conflictive relationship with his father. Naidu also scolds him often.
Once on the same flight as Paresh, he tries to talk to him and proposes that they work together to start a low-cost airline. Paresh, however, believes that the poor should not travel with the rich and humiliates him. Prakash Babu (Prakash Belawadi), the director of a venture capital firm, overhears Vir's conversation with Paresh and the two discuss their business plan. Meanwhile, Vir plans to lease Boeing planes at discounted rates.
After his funds are sanctioned, Vir tries to meet officials of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to acquire the license, but does not get the opportunity to meet him. Vir, helpless and heartbroken, meets with the President of India, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, asks for his help in obtaining the license and gets it. When his father is on his deathbed and tries to book a flight home, he can't get enough money to buy a business class ticket and delays his departure to get home, but his father dies. This tragic incident sparks his ambition to start a low-cost airline.
There are several obstacles that prevent Vir from achieving his goal. Every time he fails, he loses his cool but gets up to fight again.
Like the character he plays, Akshay Kumar, it seems that he too is determined not to let countless failures kill his never-die spirit and becomes even more determined with dogged perseverance to keep going. Here, he ticks all the boxes to guarantee a blockbuster with as many ingredients in the narrative as possible to include: he is intelligent, defiant against evil deeds, has a personal goal and never bends his principles to come to terms. . On top of that, he can do an impromptu dance in the blink of an eye and fight the power of any corrupt or unjust authority. The fact that he looks older when he romances a younger, more energetic Radhika is well established as a person who has rejected marriage because of his ambition. He hogs every frame and runs the show like an army of one. man. In many scenes, he sheds copious tears and looks even more ridiculous when his full-blown mug appears on screen. In all of her previous films, Madan rarely gets into the skin of her character as a professional actress, although to be fair to her, she, as Rani, does leave a mark.
As a scheming businessman, Rawal is a good watch. He has played such evil roles many times before. Even when entering very familiar territory, he has an imposing presence and walks away creating an impact.
The film is overlong and full of sentimentality and makes you wonder if subtlety could have saved us from the torture of enduring the high decibel onslaught. There are melodramatic scenes that add little value to the dramatic effect they aim to achieve. The cinematography by Niketh Bommireddy is fine. A special appearance by Surya, who played the lead role in the original, is an added treat for fans of him.
There are songs with music by G. V. Prakash Kumar, Tanishk Bagchi, Suhit Abhyankar, but the overall background score by G. V. Prakash Kumar is too loud and spoils the effect of any scene.
Director: Sudha KongaraCast: Akshay Kumar, Radhika Madan, Paresh Rawal, Seema, Biswas, Saurabh Goyal.
Photography: Niketh Bommireddy
Duration: 155 minutesMusic: GV Prakash Kumar
eating: **1/2
