Laal Kaptaan

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Somnath B @RT11762320 03/10/2025 The movie is definitely underrated. The critics were, in my opinion, too harsh in rating this hidden gem. Those who intend to watch the movie, please don't mind the low ratings. It is a beautiful experimentation with the Western Cowboy genre in an early British Indian setting. The movie is not without its flaws but where it hits, it hits hard. At the end, I would like to say to these critics that if you don't know how to review a movie, then please don't bother reviewing one. See more Aditya R @RT38053777 08/13/2024 I don't know why "top critics" are so against this movie. It is a must watch. It is because such critics that bollywood doesn't try these kinds of experiments. See more 07/08/2021 Normally I don't like watching Bollywood films because of how bad their cinematography is. The only reason I watched this one is because firstly, I like watching historical films and shows and playing historical games, and secondly because the title was written in Devanagri. You might think this is such a trivial point, like why is this supposed to be important? But the thing is, it is one of the life hacks that can help you know whether a film is actually good or not. If a Hindi film didn't even bother writing in Hindi, anywhere in the film, it means they didn't even take their time to nurture the film. Initially I was a bit sceptical from watching this film. I was trashing it on every point - the badly done acting, the dud dialogues and the poorly paced story. But slowly I began liking this film as it went on. The story was actually pretty good. The acting seemed correct for the time setting. The cinematography is so good, every shot made it seem like a painting. It would have been realy cool if they added a lot more world building in this, since they only show Gosai moving from one point to another. The side characters were all amazing. The Maratha leader guiding his incompetant army was a hilarious side plot. The widow who wanted to get back her son from Rahmat Khan was meant to be emotional but fell dud, although it did contribute a lot to the storyline and we got to see Gosai a lot so I won't complain. The naga sadhus, the British were all memorable. The only problem I had with this was that the plot exposition finally happened in the last twenty four minutes. But other than that everything was great. I think Laal Kaptaan is one of the most visionary films in Bollywood. Sure it may not be as good as any classical Bollywood film, but at least it stays true to itself. You can actually see the dedication Navdeep Singh has put into it. I didn't have any problem with his film but I don't think I'm gonna see it again, since this entire film is based on suspense and plot twists. Definitely a one time watch if you ask me. See more 02/08/2021 Loved it, dont listen to paid critics See more 01/03/2021 Saif Ali Khan, Deepak gives their mind-blowing performance in this movie, set in the 18th century, does a great at world-building and realistic view of that era, though story was bit slow, but it was really good movie it does better job of showing that era than Thugs of Hindustan people who said negative about it simply do not understand this type of movie. I think India is not ready for such kind of good movie. See more 11/12/2020 I don't know why this movie is so underrated. Being a bollywood made movie I consider it a huge leap because mostly the movies in bollywood are shitty comedy or unrealistic love stories. And the truth is the bollywood audience also likes such movies and maybe that is the reason this movie, although having awesome storyline and fabulous acting, is so much underrated. I would consider it an awesome one time watch thriller movie. Huge respect for such directors and actors who are hustling to bring something different and out of the box in such an industry which is so much saturated with filthy love stories. See more Read all reviews

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