sundar-2
I just watched 'Deewaar' on a plane flight from India to Canada. I wondered why the Anand Verma character who sacrifices his reputation to save his family, would simply abandon his wife and 2 sons to become a perpetual traveler on Indian railway trains.The movie makes only a feeble attempt to explain why Vijay Verma (Amitabh Bacchan) gets drawn to a life of crime. Both Ravi Verma (Vijay's younger brother played by Shashi Kapoor) and his mother seem like idealized caricatures than like real people. In spite of that, I somehow prefer Shashi Kapoor's performance over Amitabh's. The former seems to have more screen-time and lines than Amitabh does, yet 'Deewaar' is remembered as an Amitabh Bacchan vehicle.Ravi Verma's romance with Leena Narang (Neetu Singh) is a distraction and does not add anything to the movie. Poor Neetu Singh. She is absent during much of this movie. It would have been better to get rid of her character altogether. The 2 songs in this flick are so unmemorable that the movie would have been better without them. And unique too, since song sequences are considered de rigueur in Indian cinema. Not having any songs in this movie would have made 'Deewaar' a high watermark in Indian film history. Vijay Verma's love interest Anita (played by Parveen Babi) is a far more interesting character than Leena Narang. She should have been given more screen time.The film's premise that a police officer would be ready to kill his own brother for the sake of justice is highly unrealistic. But then, this is one plot hole that the viewer should be expected to overlook.However it must be admitted that 'Deewaar' is worth watching by fans of Hindi cinema, if only because of its reputation. I am happy that I was finally able to view this film.
Dinesh Madne
What can you say about Deewar. There are some movies you watch and you remember them for your life. They are art work (not an art film). It is just pleasant to watch them again and again. I miss the count how many times I have seen Deewar and every time it is fresh.Movies like Deewar, Kalia, Sholay, Mukaddar ka Sikendar, Silsila, Anand, Shaan, ... no matter how hard you try, but you just cant get bored with them.Amitabh's performance (not because he got award for it) is simply great. That way Big B is truly Big B .. no doubt about that. But such movies make him even greater.A must watch!!
Jawwad Daud
Deewar (that, interestingly enough in English, would loosely be pronounced "The War" without the risk of falling out of the context of the story!) is a treat in every aspect. Drama, action, emotions, romance, tears - everything has been added in perfect quantity. No one who has watched it would ever forget the strong & clever reference of a Hindu using billa (badge) number 786 (a number sacred for Mulims and how it saves his life on occasions) or the sequence where one brother boasts screamingly of having the "world" and the other - in undertone - reveals he has the mother! However ..... there is a SERIOUS flaw! Remember the first and the last shot of the film? Its the mother accepting a medal on behalf of her son inspector Shahshi Kapoor. Remember everything in between? Its all in flashback. So? What is wrong with that? Well ..... nothing!That is, if you are comfortable with the mother "flashing back" to show us her son - Amitabh - screwing Parveen Bobby passionately, Parveen attempting abortion or something, the son roaming around shirtless, et al. How the makers got away with it and why did they choose not to show it in linear form is still a mystery.With that "minor" glitch, Deewar is inarguably one of the finest movies of the Big B. The writer duo of Saleem-Javed has created some of the most memorable lines and one of the most fascinating films in the history of Asian cinema. The director and producer deserve a medal on each anniversary of the film! In short, it is a movie that every writer, actor, and director should watch and keep on watching until they "get it"!
altu2001
This movie can be termed as one of the best in the annals of Indian Cinema history. A perfect script by Salim-Javed and equally captivating direction by Yash Chopra makes this movie a treat to watch. Amitabh as usual lives his role as Vijay. Every dialogue, body language of his is just extraordinary. The only drawback of this otherwise class movie is its music.The movie released during the tensions then prevailing in India made the people to identify with the character of Vijay (Amitabh). Was a stupendous hit and is still considered a classic. On totality the movie is a treat to watch.
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