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MADRAS CAFE

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A beautifully and brilliantly executed movie! It might simply be John Abraham's and Nargis Fakri's best work. Excellent direction by Shoojit Sirkar. The screenplay, acting, direction, music and the plot were all amazing. It is a must-watch for history lovers. its not like the typical Bollywood masala movie. This is a no-nonsense, intense thriller. The storyline is captivating too and is based on real events leading to the assassination of our ex-Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. Meanwhile, we are shown stark black-and-white photographs of heaps of bodies, and at times, close-ups of the victims of the war. Then there are the other manipulative cliches like the news of a soldier dying, given to his very pregnant wife. Vikram is kidnapped by the LTF, whose guerrilla tactics gives them an edge over every army. This is a fact told to us by the RAW Chief who sends in the army to rescue theirs? best boy?. And despite how impossible it is to reach the LTF, Vikram is rescued within no