We don’t need jarring background scores and son of the soil speeches to make it larger than life. It’s India vs Pakistan guys, even a U-19 cricket match has dollops of tension.

Too often, the viewer is asked to take a leap of faith and after a point of time, you want the film to be over and done with. With cliches that run close to 300 feet deep and unnecessarily dramatic backstories, The Ghazi Attack is a classic example of taking some good source material and churning out a preachy, overly-dramatised story of underwater hide and seek. How they manage to outfox a submarine that not only is outfitted with superior technology, but has among the finest naval officer Pakistan has to offer, is the crux of the tale. The three aforementioned actors give a decent account of themselves, not helped by a script that just makes much noise without much bang, simply put. His able deputies, even if they don’t see eye to eye with him on certain issues, are Executive Officer Devraj (Atul Kulkarni) and Lt Commander Arjun Varma (Rana Daggubati). To the tricolours’ rescue is S-21, an Indian Navy submarine, commandeered by the hot-head Captain Ranvijay Singh (Kay Kay Menon). Along the way, a bonus target in the form of INS Vikrant, the Indian Navy’s prized possession, awaits. Islamabad realises they are losing their vice-like grip and despatch the PNS Ghazi to supply their stranded troops with some much-needed supplies. The year is 1971, with East Pakistan teetering on the edge and ready to be pronounced Bangladesh.

While debutant director Sankalp Reddy does an able job of introducing the major protagonists and their mission, The Ghazi Attack just has too many holes and by the end of its two-hour runtime, there isn't much that can be salvaged. What was touted as India’s first realistic war film ( Border, Lakshya anyone?), feels anything but, as time and time again our heroes refuse to be beaten and as the final round’s bell tolls, deal a sucker punch of their own. Bollywood seems to be so keen on cashing in on the rising wave of nationalistic fervour that is sweeping the country currently, that it defies logic at times.Īnd logic defying is the latest from the assembly line, The Ghazi Attack.

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