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This is another Indian cinema making an effort to bring to the big screen a story of heroism and sacrifice. The main challenge with these movies including Kargil, Pippa, LoC, and now Amaran is that the actors instead of getting into character, because of their sense of self-importance or whatever - want the character to get into their self-image.

So, in this movie you have the unit where all the soldiers, their leaders, be it lieutenants, captains or the major - have long hair, beards, and don't look like they have spent one day going through basic training.

It is hard to fathom how the Indian Army or the Defense Department signs off on these projects.

Do the directors and actors not watch films like Saving Private Ryan, Band of Brothers or even an older film like A Few Good Men and see that even actors like Keifer Sutherland, Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, etc - look the part they are playing.

This movie is very patronizing and insulting to the audience. I guess a result of an entire culture of hero worship.

There was a time when men dominated the characters that mattered in a narrative. Then folks tried and changed it and we saw strong female leads and characters in movies and serials.

Lioness is, however, overdone in this aspect. And glamour and pace at which the story develops is all Bollywood. Plus the unnecessary distractions of the teenage daughter. In the end, this turns out to be a very "meh" sort of story and series.

Too much melodrama.

Speed and ease of infiltration is very Bollywood like. And so is the glamor makeup all the time. Surprisingly it is a Mr. President. I'd have expected a Madam Prez considering all the main characters are female.

The movie is absolutely rubbish right from the start with rescue mission. There's zero contextual relevance. The entire rank, orders, chain of command- throw all of the out of the window. Fraternizing with junior officers.

Of course nothing is Bollywood without irrelevant song and dance sequences.

If you want to see a movie about Air Force- there's top gun. And there's dunkirk. And there's Hurricanes.

Tejas is a trainee pilot and 30 minutes on, she's off on a rescue mission in a jet fighter plane no less. A very quick transition from a propeller training aircraft to a Mach 2 fighter.

This should be a constant reminder that the same person of nonexistent talent should not direct, write and develop screenplay.

Somehow, Ashish Vidyarti finds himself in the middle of BS like this.

Avoid it like a rash.