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After seeing the interviews and the reviews from so called reviewers, and the hype it created because of the director- hero combo's next movie after the blockbuster 'Jaya jaya Jayahe', and because of the stellar cast, I was expecting a spectacular fun movie. And, ....alas!

For me, this movie didn't work at all. Seeing the hype, I was about to run to theater to see, but I am happy now as I didn't do so when it released in theaters. I really enjoyed Jaya Jaya Jayahe, however 'GAN' was a disaster for me. I felt that everyone trying too hard to evoke fun everywhere, but nothing makes any impact. Apart from some funny moments in the initial part of the movie, nothing really worked for me in the fun-laugh department.

Overall, a one time watch for me. This is the second super-hit movie that reviewers and everyone praised a lot, that didn't work at all for me... first, Varshangalku Shesham, and now this one...

I am always a fan of sports movies, and even more fond of true biopic movies. When 'Maidaan' bombed at box office despite gaining positive opinions from so called reviewers, I was eagerly waiting to watch it out on OTT to see why it failed. After watching the movie yesterday, I am not at all surprised why it failed !

The movie is around 3 hours long. However I felt almost 2 hours of the movie is wasted on things that are less entertaining making the movie experience a tedious one, rather than an enjoyable one. I really liked the football scenes in the movie with some breath taking action on the ground, however the screen play lacks the much needed 'punch' at many occasions for a movie like this which portrays one of the epic period in Indian football ( really we were that good once upon a time, hard to believe seeing the current situation of Indian football). Personally, I felt the characterization of protagonist is somewhat bland and felt wanting more. If you are expecting a Dangal, Chak De India, etc. You will most probably disappointed like me as 'Maidaan' in my opinion is a movie with so much potential but couldn't achieve greatness.

I give 6/10 for the making, mass scenes, hero elevation, etc. But apart from that, the movie disappointed me as movie lover. It is foolish to look for logic in mass cinemas like these, however still ... it is better to give some importance to logic while creating a movie plot to make it more engaging to the viewers. If the hero can simply beat anyone and win any world war single handedly, then how can the story provide the much needed suspense and tension ?. For me, the first half was more interesting than the second half. The movie is almost around 3 hours and still 90% of the story is being said in some 10-20 minutes , wasting most of the time on giving build up to the hero, which could have been trimmed a lot. Also, I felt KGF-1 as more engaging, as it is the first of its kind giving a fresh feel to it, whereas after watching KGF-1 and KGF-2, the similar kind of setup and making is not any new to most of the viewers, which also make Salaar a average experience to movie watchers.