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War is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Siddharth Anand and produced by Aditya Chopra under his banner Yash Raj Films. Starring Hrithik Roshan, Tiger Shroff and Vaani Kapoor, the film follows an Indian soldier assigned to eliminate his former mentor who has gone rogue.

Plot
India's top agent Kabir leads the Elite Shadow Unit of Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), a compact group of the crème de la crème of the armed forces who are personally trained by him and work with him on various high-risk missions across the world. Among Kabir and Colonel Luthra's key targets are an international arms baron Rizwan Ilyasi who has been key in various acts of terrorism against the country. Khalid has fought his way up the ranks of the Indian armed forces. His greatest challenge and battle has been to fight against the sins of his father, once a decorated soldier working with Kabir who had turned a traitor. His ambition has been to join Kabir's team to remove any stains on their family name. Kabir is not keen due to their past history, but Colonel Luthra requests him to, and gradually Kabir is also impressed by Khalid's intense dedication and grit. Khalid becomes Kabir's greatest soldier ever, flirting with death repeatedly in mission after mission as they go after the country's enemies, including a mission against Rizwan Ilyasi that nearly kills Khalid. But Khalid's greatest mission, his toughest yet, is still to come. When his own mentor Kabir turns rogue and starts to go after top officials and scientists and officers in the Indian establishment, targeting and executing them viciously across the world. Colonel Luthra is unsure if Khalid has it in him to go after Kabir. Is he clever enough to hunt the man who trained him, and even if he does get him, does he have it in him to put a bullet in his hero's head? Luthra advises Khalid against the mission but he insists - he is the best protégé and the only one who can track the mentor. And only Kabir can answer the crucial question - why did he turn rogue? A vicious cat and mouse game ensues as protégé goes after mentor in a war that spills across the globe. As the chase unravels both Kabir and Khalid begin to finally realize, what desperate stakes really drive them in this terrifying war.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff are perfect as Kabir and Khalid respectively, with Kabir being a rogue Indian official who used to be one of the greatest the country had to offer, and Khalid being a man who wants to protect and serve the nation no matter what. The supporting cast all do phenomenal jobs too, and one could argue that War is both Roshan and Shroff's best film.
 * 2) Solid cinematography, especially in the action scenes and music videos.
 * 3) Speaking of music videos, there are only two in the entire film, which should feel refreshing to non-Indian audiences.
 * 4) It has a good moral lesson about how one's parentage should not affect their reputation, as is the case with Khalid's father.
 * 5) Great soundtrack, especially the main theme which sounds like a mashup of "Another One Bites The Dust" by Queen and "Purple Haze" by Jimi Hendrix, while still feeling original.
 * 6) An unpredictable, very shocking climax.
 * 7) *Keep in mind that the film had very interesting marketing to avoid any spoilers, so this page won't, either.
 * 8) A bittersweet, but satisfying ending that opens the possibility of a sequel.
 * 9) Great voice acting in the Japanese, Tamil, and Telugu dubs, both perfectly capturing the essence of the actors' performances in the original Hindi version.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) The film's long runtime may make viewers feel like it drags on.
 * 2) The CGI used in a car chase scene looks rather uncanny.

Reception
War received generally positive reviews from critics; on the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a rating of 73% based on 15 reviews, with an average rating of 7/10. A common point of praise was the performances of Roshan and Shroff, as well as the unexpected plot twist.

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