- Shaurya
Infobox_Film
name =Shaurya
caption= Movie poster for "Shaurya"| director =Samar Khan
producer = Haresh Dayani
writer =Samar KhanJaydeep MalhotraAparna Malhotra
starring =Rahul Bose Kay Kay Menon Minissha Lamba Javed Jaffrey Deepak DobriyalPriyesh Kaushik
music =Adnan Sami
cinematography = Carlos Catalán
distributor =
language =Hindi
budget =
awards =
imdb_id =1101665 |"Shaurya" (
Hindi :शौर्य;English: "Valor") is a2008 Bollywood movie directed bySamar Khan , starringRahul Bose ,Kay Kay Menon ,Javed Jaffrey andMinissha Lamba . This film is based on the play,A Few Good Men by Aaron Sorkin, although this isnt acknowledged in the movie. Music in the film is by pop singer,Adnan Sami . Bollywood superstarShahrukh Khan , who is better known for his acting, is the narrator in this movie.The movie revolves around the
court-martial of aMuslim officer, Javed Khan, in theIndian army for shooting his commanding officer and is set against the backdrop of theKashmir Conflict in Northern India.Rahul Bose (Maj. Siddhant Chaudhary) is assigned to be Javed Khan's defence lawyer, and the story revolves around his investigations in the circumstances leading up to the shooting.Plot
Maj. Siddhant Chaudhary (
Rahul Bose ) and Maj. Akash Kapoor (Javed Jaffrey ) are lawyers in the Indian army and are close friends. They are on opposite sides of a case where a soldier kills his commanding officer. The accused is mysteriously silent and not willing to talk about the incident. Siddhant, who is the defense counsel, is apathetic at first but starts taking a keen interest in the case after meeting Kavya (Minissha Lamba ), a journalist who demonstrates that the case is not as simple as it seems. The underlying theme in the movie is Siddhant's gradual understanding of what "Shaurya" means (his father was himself a decorated army veteran), and the resulting conflict with Brigadier Rudra Pratap Singh (Kay Kay Menon ).Reception
On its release several critics were severely critical of Khan's "ripping-off"
A Few Good Men , calling the movie "A Few Hindoo'd Men", it was also criticized for its simplistic handling of communal and security issuescite news | first=Raja| last=Sen| url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/apr/04shaurya.htm| title=Review:Shaurya| work=rediff.com|publisher=Rediff | date=04 April 2008 | accessdate=2008-05-11] [cite news | first=Rajeev| last=Masand| url=http://www.buzz18.com/reviews/masands-corner/review-shaurya/48911/0| title=Review:Shaurya| work=buzz18.com|publisher=CNN IBN | date=05 April 2008 | accessdate=2008-05-11] . However, most critics praised the performances of the lead actors, in particular Deepak Dobriyal and Kay Kay Menon, and acknowledged the film's noble intentionscite news | first=Raja| last=Sen| url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/apr/04shaurya.htm| title=Review:Shaurya| work=rediff.com|publisher=Rediff | date=04 April 2008 | accessdate=2008-05-11] [cite news | first=Mohamed| last=Khalid| url= http://202.54.157.193/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=4f98440c-28ed-41be-850f-b620b006886d&&Headline=Review%3a+EMShaurya%2fEM| title=Quite a feud court| work=hindustantimes.com|publisher=Hindustan Times | date=04 April 2008 | accessdate=2008-05-11] . The film did average business at the box-office [cite news | first=Joginder| last=Tuteja| url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/38322.html| title=Box Office Analysis| work=indiaglitz.com|publisher=India Glitz| date=02 May 2008 | accessdate=2008-05-11] .References
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