SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2017 (PAGE 4) MOVIE-REVIEW HERITAGE Action and tension-filled drama Gangabal yatra K D Maini BAADSHAHO isn't a political film but Aroraa's screenplay is effective in the first half does throw light on the horrors of emergency but stumbles heavily in the second half. Rajat Narayan Naag which is popularly era. But more or less, the film is an action Aroraa's dialogues however are top-class and adventure with inspiration from real-life sto- maintain the entertainment quotient in the known as Nara Naag is located in ries. BAADSHAHO is the story of a group of film. ONCE UPON A TIME IN MUMBAAI, the village Wangat of tehsil thugs trying to loot a truck full of treasure. THE DIRTY PICTURE, KICK, GABBAR IS Kangan district Ganderbal. The year is 1975. Emergency has been BACK and now BAADSHAHO, Rajat truly declared and the Government targets the takes films on a high with his one-liners! This place is known for a sacred spring and royal families of Rajasthan, alleging that they Milan Luthria's direction is simple and he ruins of temples of ancient times. The height of have not declared their wealth after the privy manages to keep the proceedings free of com- the place is about 6100 feet above the sea level purses were abolished in 1971. Gitanjali plications. He understands that this is a while the temperature varies from -7 degree to (Ileana D'Cruz), a royal princess, is arrested. massy flick and should have a pan-India 29 degree. This place remained the base camp of Her palace gets looted and all the treasures appeal. In that regard, he scores. But just like yatries for centuries together for the pilgrims are seized by the government to be taken the script, the direction too falters towards who were going to Gangabal yatra. Nature away to Delhi. Gitanjali wants to stop this the end. blessed Narayan Naag is situated at the mouth legalized plunder of her wealth and she asks Ajay Devgn delivers a first-rate perform- of a glen which is surrounded by thick forest ance. His character doesn't fear cover of Devdar,snowy peaks and meadows of death and is ready to take up Charri mountain in the north, Aldore in the east any challenge. Ajay plays the and Harmukh in the south western side.The part very well and looks totally water of Gangabal Lake and glaciers of convincing. Emraan Hashmi is Harmukh flows down and takes the shape of a quite cool and it's a pleasure to stream near the Narayan Nag which is situated (17000 feet), a celebrated place of pilgrimage. A Presently, the Wangat temples and Narayan see him playing such a massy, on the banks of this stream known as Kanknai great festival is held annually in August or Naag Spring have been taken over by the 'chichora' role that got him (Kanakvahaini of ancient time) stream. September which is attended by thousands of Archaeological Department and demarcated the recognition in Bollywood in the Narayan Naag area of Wangat has deep his- Hindus from all parts of Kashmir. site. This monument around Narayan Nag first place. But one wished his toric and religious background. In the ancient This place has remained the destination of spring has been declared to be of National funny side was exhibited more time, this village was known as Vasisthasrama intellectuals spiritual personalities and saints. importance, under the ancient monument and in the second half. Ileana believed to mark the residence of Rashi This place was also a research centre on Shiva Archaeological Sites Act of 1952. Besides the D'Cruz looks every inch a Vasistha. In the narrow gorge of Kankani her lover Bhawani Singh (Ajay Devgun) for Queen in distress. She carries herself very mythology and students of Hindu philosophy. area up to 100 meters from the protected limit stream there are famous monuments and tem- help. Bhawani recruits a team of badasses just well and dominates a chunk of the first half As per noted writer Dr Agnisheker Kalhana, the and further beyond up to 200 meters near the ples close to Narayan Naag spring (about 40 feet like himself - the flirtatious Daliya (Emraan with ease. Esha Gupta is confident but sadly, author of Rajtarangni after collecting the mate- adjoining to this monument has been declared in length and 60 feet in breadth).This place is Hashmi), the alcoholic but flawless locksmith doesn't have much to do. Her character in fact rial and field research had come to Narayan Nag prohibited and regulated areas respectively for Guruji (Sanjay Mishra) and the sexy loyalist isn't well established - who is she and where two miles below the Buthser (Bhutesvara) and and stayed their for two years and compiled the purpose of both mining operations and con- of Gitanjali Sanjana (Esha Gupta). The mis- has she come from? Maybe, if her character connected with Nandik stream near the Rajtarangni, the first historical book of the struction under the Archaeological rule of 1959. sion is to stop and loot the truck carrying was sexier or more glamorous, it would have Harmukh Glacier and believed to be the base Gangabal Yatra was very important for Gitanjali's treasures under the orders of been better. Vidyut Jamwal gives his best shot camp of pilgrims performing Yatra. Kashmari Pandits in the past and continued Major Seher Singh (Vidyut Jammwal). They The pilgrims were going via but gets overshadowed in the presence of so Lawrence wrote in his book'The Valley Of even in odd circumstances. Even Pandit have 96 hours and the distance is 600 kms of many performers. Sanjay Mishra arguably Kashmir' that Kashmir is a country of pilgrim- Vasoon, and the journey was divided Jawaharlal Nehru had performed this Yatra in open desert. How the badasses manage to gives the best performance out of all actors. ages. The most famous places of pilgrimages are succeed in their mission forms the rest of the August 1945, when he came to Kashmir to par- The actor plays his part and mouths dialogues the Amarnath Cave and Gangabal Lake. To into a number of halting stations story. ticipate in Sopore session of National with style and panache. Sunny Leone is as Gangabal, Hindus resort after death of parents Conference. BAADSHAHO begins on a great note. The or relatives and fling Knuckle bones into the like Vasoon, Nuner, Nandikul, opening party sequence might not seem that usual smoking hot. Priyanshu Chatterjee As per Dr Agnisheker, there are references of deep water of lake which the funeral pyre has significant but its relevance is revealed in the (Sanjeev) plays yet another version of Sanjay Dukhchoure and Sukhchour. Gangabal lake and halting stations in ancient spared. There are ruined temples. They are in later portion of the film. Hence, one shouldn't Gandhi after Neil Nitin Mukesh in INDU books of Kashmir and Kashmiri folk songs. The two groups at a distance of 150 meter from each miss the opening at any cost. The badasses SARKAR and just like the latter, he is wasted country. Yatra was performed regularly up to 1989. Due as well. Denzil Smith (Rudra Pratap Singh) other and respectively consist of six and eleven are introduced in style soon after the plot is Ganga Bal lake is about 11 Km from Narayan to unavoidable circumstances presently, the and Sharad Kelkar (Durjan Singh) are decent. distinct buildings in the close proximity of established. The heist takes place only min- Naag at the elevation 13500 feet above the sea annual Yatra has been stopped but individually utes before the intermission. But till then, the Sunita Radia's cinematography is first- sacred spring Nag Bal (Naag Naag or Narayan level. As per Ernest Nave, who visited this place rate. The barren Rajasthan land is well shot. Naag). These monuments are situated on the the devotees are still going to Gangabal for pil- film manages to engage with its dialogues, on 13th September 1898 wrote in his book grimage. The original Yatra was performed drama and direction. Two scenes really stand Payal Saluja's costumes are noteworthy, espe- bank of Kanknai stream which is about two 'Beyond the Pir Panchal' that it is three miles through two routes.The pilgrims were going via out at this point - the chase sequence between cially the ones worn by Ileana D'Cruz. miles from main Wangat village in hamlet long lake near the north eastern Glacier. The Vasoon, and the journey was divided into a Dalia and Seher and how the badasses plan to Shashank Tere and Saini S Johary's produc- known as Rajdain Bul. The ruins of very fine south western side of the lake is most impres- number of halting stations like Vasoon, Nuner, steal gold from the truck. The latter sequence tion design is authentic and quite meticulous. stone temples are enclosed by walls. It is sive and thrilling.The colour of water of the lake is something to watch out for and its unique Aarif Sheikh's editing is passable while believed that the stones for these temples were is superb. It appears turquoise blue with broad Nandikul, Dukhchoure and Sukhchour.The last execution will surely surprise you. The inter- Ramazan Bulut, Javed and Aejaz's action is brought from Gangabal Lake area. The water of masses of violet shadow lying across it. Some station is Nandikul (about 300 meter below mission point is a blast and the twist in the good. Narayan Naag spring was supplied to the tem- time like a mirror it reflects all the details of its Gangabal).