War and Piece
Film: War Chhod Na Yaar
Cast: Sharman Joshi, Jaaved Jaffrey
Directed by: Faraz Haider
Duration:2 hrs
Rating: * *
Directed by Faraz Haider, War Chhod na Yaar is a war comedy made with noble intentions. Humor
and border tension is not something which is concocted quite often and hence the premise
is interesting, but alas, the script doesn’t have a great deal of fire power.
Sure, there are some funny scenes but it could have delivered the knock out
punch, which it doesn’t.
Captain
Rana (Sharman Joshi) represents the Indian army and Captain Qureshi (Jaaved
Jaffery) is from Pakistan.
The two share a cordial relationship on the border and even indulge in a game
of cards in the middle of the night when no one is watching.
The Chinese
are hand in glove with the Pakistani politicians trying start a spat at the border
and the Indian leaders are not far behind. Dalip Tahil has a whale of a time
playing an American, Indian, Chinese and Pakistan, all the four roles.
Soha Ali Khan plays a television
journalist covering the tension at the border and her character is quite dull
to say the least. Also the film oscillates between comedy and then tries to
convey messages in a serious fashion which doesn’t quite work well.
Sharman Joshi and especially Jaaved
Jaffery liven up the proceedings with their acting. However, I wish the
screenplay had more spark though.
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