"Heroes"....

"Heroes" turned out to be a well made movie with some great moments.
If the first 15-20 minutes of the film about two mad cap youngsters and their stupid and irritating antics are ignored, the rest of the two hours are worth a dekko.

When the guys kickstart their bike and set out to capture some footage for their graduation movie...its then that the real story about real heroes begins ....

The first stop at a village in Punjab is the most engrossing and delivers the maximum punch in the form of a widowed wife(Preity Zinta) 's courage act.

I liked her characterisation , her expressions, her silence, her emotions , a perfect 'sardarni' in every inch of her character.
Salman looks good as the Jat Sikh , though his dialogue delivery was erratic in Punjabi , quite typical of him...but he did well in his portrayal of a true war hero of the Sikh Regiment.

The best part of the show was Salman and Preity's little kid. It was brilliant acting by the young actor who was perfect in his act as die hard war hero's son. One of the best shot was the scene where he flies a kite with the Sohail and Vatsal and the kite cuts down and lands on a nearby field which incidentally is in Pakistan.

"border aisa bhi hota hai!" Vatsal's exclaimation is absolutely touching !


The next stop is at a 'An Airforce officer on a wheelchair' (Sunny Deol) 's house in the mountains of Himachal. Wow! and as expected Sunny does the bravado act perfectly , complete with a one man army punches ...man, that wasnt neccessary at all...but leave it there...the showstopper was the relentless cry and salutation this handicapped officer gives as he sees the fighter planes doing a sortie in the free skies. Great moment again!
The next stop on th valley of Kashmir is the turning point for the young filmmakers who end up realising that 'Garv' or 'Honour' in serving the country is one word that defines the lives of millions of soldiers. Some of the last scenes make you sit up and notice ...and may leave one heavy eyed.
Overall...a great attempt to make a film on such a topic and with such passion...if only you subtract the initial and the very last touchups ...this movie would atleast stand up to be one of my finest.

'Mera Bharat Mahan" ...as this movie was originally titled...but "Heroes' , nevertheless lives upto it!
Good cinema.