Jawan

An Indian action film that made an enormous amount of money. A metro train is hijacked. The passengers are taken hostage and the group behind it wants not money but something else: the cancellation of agricultural loans. The face of the man leading them is covered. It emerges that this is not a single action. His team consists of six women; all have come out of prison and each has her own story. Their targets are named: the people responsible for corruption in health, agriculture and defence. The second line of the film is in the past. An incident inside the army years ago, and the fact that whoever was responsible was never tried, sits at the centre. The structure is the classical shape of Indian mainstream cinema: action, dance, emotion and speeches delivered straight to camera. The narrative frames its subject openly as political and addresses the audience directly. Shah Rukh Khan plays two roles; Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi and Deepika Padukone are in the cast. Atlee directed. The film reached one of the highest box office figures in Indian cinema. One of the period's biggest productions for anyone who likes Indian mainstream action and spectacle. For a viewer looking for realism, the film has no interest in physics and runs long.