Bharat is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language drama film written and directed by Ali Abbas Zafar. It is jointly produced by Atul Agnihotri, Alvira Khan Agnihotri, Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Nikhil Namit and Salman Khan under the banners Reel Life Productions, Salman Khan Films and T-Series.
Director: Ali Abbas Zafar
Director: Ali Abbas Zafar
On a scale of Insufferable to Awesome, Bharat ranks closer to the lower end, somewhere besides Tubelight and Race 3. There’s a lot going on in this film, yet very little is particularly remarkable. Salman plays Salman once again, and if you enjoy that goofy shtick then good for you, but it’s fast getting old. He’s most interesting playing a senior citizen, sporting grey with pride.In the end Bharat is exhausting and pointless. It exists only to add to the legend of Salman Khan as the selfless provider, the man who has a heart as big as his biceps. In Bharat, Salman Khan plays Bhai. I’m going with two out of five. OneWordReview… Bharat: SMASH-HIT. An emotional journey that wins you over… Salman is the lifeline. He’s exceptional… Katrina excels… Ali Abbas Zafar blends humour + emotions wonderfully… Slight trimming needed… Get ready for Salmania.
Bharat also makes a promise to his father and spends the rest of the film fulfilling it. But Ali has the mammoth task of telling this ambitious, sprawling story while also keeping intact the Salman Khan mythology. Ali must cater to the legions of Bhai fans so Bharat must have swagger, he must have enough glamorous romantic songs, he must be able to vanquish any odds that come his way. In short, he must be – from the beginning to the end – resolutely heroic. Which takes away from the poignancy and emotion of the journey. I know nothing about Korean history but by the end of Ode To My Father, I was weeping like a baby. The film is a masterclass in melodrama. In comparison, Bharat is bloated and inconsistent. On the whole, Bharat is below-average in merits but it will do above-average business because of the Eid advantage and the Salman Khan factor. At the box office, it will not at all be able to become a landmark film like some of Salman Khan’s and Ali Abbas Zafar’s earlier films. In other words, its business at the ticket windows will fall greatly short of the high expectations. Taking into account its recoveries from satellite, digital and audio rights, its overall business will, of course, exceed its high cost, making it a paying proposal in pure commercial terms. But that’s just not enough when it’s a Salman Khan film. His fans need to feel elated but in this case, his fans will feel terribly let down.
This parallel unfurls in the first half with verve and strong dollops of emotion, and gives us both scope and sweep.Post interval, though, the film sags. From the tumultuous scenes of bloodshed of the Partition, and the sundering of Bharat’s family in Lahore, to their arrival in a Delhi refugee camp, in search of a future, Bharat is sure-footed. After the half-way point, it meanders.
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