2021 · war · biography · drama
Shershaah
Directed by Vishnu Varadhan2h 15m2021
Inspired by the life of Captain Vikram Batra (PVC), the film celebrates his bravery, valiant spirit and honors his invaluable sacrifice during the Kargil War of 1999, at the age of 24.
Our read: Shershaah (2021) reads as a neutral, breathless, grounded war · biography · drama entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Neutral, breathless, measured war / biography, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured.
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