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Sujata here and myself Upasana
The name of the film we are going to discuss today is "Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl", a film already stirring controversy
 
The direction of the film is
by Sharan Sharma
The cast of the film - Jannvi Kapoor as the lead character Gunjan Saxena
As her father's role, there is Pankaj Tripathi
Ayesha  Raza Mishra as Gunjan's mother
Angad Bedi as brother
And Manav Vij and Vineet Kumar Singh as two IAF officers
This is a biopic made on the real-life story of former flight Lieutenant Gunjan Saxena
 
 
She joined the Indian Air Force in 1994 and was involved in several rescue operations in Indian Army during the Kargil War in 1999
 
 
participated in several rescue operations
 
the main reason of picking this movie for discussion today
is not because it is a great movie
Actually, this film created curiosity due to various controversies it had stirred in Indian media
 
 
The first controversy was around the fight against nepotism which is very much present in Bollywood and
after the death of the actor Shushant Singh Rajput; people from all the corners have come forward to oppose this culture
after the death of the actor Shushant Singh Rajput; people from all the corners have come forward to oppose this culture
after the death of the actor Shushant Singh Rajput; people from all the corners have come forward to oppose this culture
after the death of the actor Shushant Singh Rajput; people from all the corners have come forward to oppose this culture
Say, the trailer of the movie Sadak 2 received more dislikes than likes just because it was produced by Mahesh Bhatt
 
 
Similarly, this film (Gunjan Saxena; the Kargil Girl) is also produced by Karan Johar
And like in his other films, here too, he has chosen Jahnvi Kapoor, a star kid ( daughter of renown celebrity  actor Sridevi)
 
 
 
as the lead character
This is one of the main reasons
that many people are producing negative reviews without watching the movie
And the second reason for the controversy is
 
that the film has maligned the image of the Indian Air Force
 
Even the Indian Air Force itself has opposed the content
of showing  the institution as a misogynist one
 
So, these are the two main reasons
that we watched the movie
And we want to tell you how was the film
we are reviewing the movie without being influenced by the controversies
with a neutral mind
 
 
 
 
As far as the performance is concerned, Pankaj Tripathi is excellent as the father
in the mother's role, Ayesha Raja
in the brother's role, Angad Bedi or Manav Vij
or Bineet Kumar- all have done their jobs well
 
And if we talk about the performance of Jahnvi Kapoor,
to be very honest, she was better than our expectation
 
 
 
 
We saw her in "Dhadak", then in "Ghost Stories"
 
she was okay in "Ghost Stories"
 
After that in this movie too, she is okay
And the main issue of controversy
was that this film has presented the Indian Air Force in a negative way
 
but when we watched the movie, we didn't witness the allegation
 
we face misogynist people or sexism in our daily life
by men or even by women sometimes
 
what is shown in the film is that
Gunjan Saxena, while at the time of joining the IAF
during her training, how she had to face sexism or misogynist attitudes of a few officers and colleagues
 
 
And how she overcame these hurdles
 
But at an institutional level, the IAF has not been presented as a misogynist
 
there were two-three people in different positions
but their attitudes also got changed with time
So, the problems she faced as a single female trainee in a male-dominated field
 
So, the problems she faced as a single female trainee in a male-dominated field
So, the problems she faced as a single female trainee in a male-dominated field
 
is shown
 
And another allegation is that after watching this movie, the girls will be discouraged or scared to join the IAF
But instead, it would be an inspiring movie
 
why  would women be scared
one thing i liked in the movie is that
when there was the reference of the Kargil War,
it is natural to expect it to be a war movie
on the Kargil War
 
But this is not a war movie
it tries to confine itself within the genre it claimed to be
not more than that
 
So, we don't get to see the nitty-gritty of the Kargil War
one or two scenes of war or some real footage of the actual war are being used
but as part of the story
 
 
in India, the way some films are made in the name of patriotism,
very emotional with a few dramatic dialogues
this film has kept itself away from all these
 
In fact, when the lead character decides to join the IAF and it is purely because of her dream to become a pilot; she doubted about her own integrity, on her patriotism;
In fact, when the lead character decides to join the IAF and it is purely because of her dream to become a pilot; she doubted about her own integrity, on her patriotism;
In fact, when the lead character decides to join the IAF and it is purely because of her dream to become a pilot; she doubted about her own integrity, on her patriotism;
In fact, when the lead character decides to join the IAF and it is purely because of her dream to become a pilot; she doubted about her own integrity, on her patriotism;
In fact, when the lead character decides to join the IAF and it is purely because of her dream to become a pilot; she doubted about her own integrity, on her patriotism;
 
So, in a conversation with her father in this regard
the father told her that if you
perform your own duty with sincerity, then it would be the best service towards your country
 
So, it is not focusing on jingoism in the name of patriotism instead
has focused on rationalism
 
which is actually reflected in Indian defense that it is required to make a rational decision instead of emotion and that too with dedication
which is actually reflected in Indian defense that it is required to make a rational decision instead of emotion and that too with dedication
which is actually reflected in Indian defense that it is required to make a rational decision instead of emotion and that too with dedication
which is actually reflected in Indian defense that it is required to make a rational decision instead of emotion and that too with dedication
which is actually reflected in Indian defense that it is required to make a rational decision instead of emotion and that too with dedication
which is actually reflected in Indian defense that it is required to make a rational decision instead of emotion and that too with dedication
this dedication and sincerity is nothing but another name of patriotism
 
this is beautifully explained by the father
So, we don't witness
emotional drama in the name of patriotism
The main theme of the film was worthy
but still, it has not been able to come out from the Bollywood gimmick
everything happens so dramatically
 
selection, success, acceptance, victory
 
Maybe, they had to arrange the packaging that way
to show the events within a stipulated time frame
still, there was scope for making or to look more realistic
 
some things are not convincing
And another thing that I didn't like about the movie is that
though the film is about the struggle and achievement of a girl of her dream
 
a feminist theme has been tried to infuse in the movie
through the character of the father (it looks imposed)
the father is feminist
He cares very much about his daughter
about her career, much more concerned than the mother
 
sometimes, it looked too much
that character played a patronizing role
 
And while talking or thinking about the career of his daughter
 
he creates a dangerous binary between kitchen and career,  means either paratha or career
 
 
 
Either paratha or pilot, either career or kitchen
 
Is it so that a woman who works outside will not cook?
or a house maker
doesn't she have the right to have her self respect, dignity, and rights?
 
The film has shown as if a house maker does not have a life at all
he himself is talking about his wife that she confined herself to the kitchen with her own will
 
this is not something that can be appreciated
 
 
Every woman deserves the right to have self-dignity, self-esteem, and recognition no matter wherever she is. I think these are the  wrong interpretation of "Feminism"
Yeah, it has sent a wrong message in the name of Feminism or women empowerment
that if a woman is feminist, she will not work at the kitchen at all
will always stay outside and only concentrates on career
And only the other women will work at the kitchen
But one good thing this film has shown that
though Gunjan Saxena was the first woman
to become an IAF officer or pilot, ( of course, there is controversy regarding this too)
 
But still, she is not shown as a masculine character
She lost in arm wrestling competition
She is a feminine woman
Physical strength is not shown as a parameter
in assigning equality
there is a difference in muscle power between men and women
but still, there should be provision for equal opportunities this point has been focused
 
many people commit this mistake that yes to achieve equal opportunities;
or to be equal; one has to be equal in physical strength too
So, how was the movie
It was better than our expectation
 
 
Because we thought it to be a horrible movie after reading the negative reviews especially the performance of Jahnvi Kapoor
the concept was good
Can't comment on the factual errors as outsiders
As a biopic,
it is not that good but as a film from typical Bollywood, it is an okayish kind of a film
So, we request you to not to form a perception about the movie without actually watching it
if you want to watch the movie, go and watch
but don't
take a negative impression before watching it
even if you don't want to watch, it is okay. It is not a great miss kind of film
yeah, but we watched and informed you
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