Zameen
Zameen
| 26 September 2003 (USA)
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An Army colonel (Devgan) and his commandos capture a dangerous terrorist. The other members of the terrorists' organization hatch a plot to hijack an Indian jet and demand his release in exchange. In Mumbai, ACP Jay (Bachchan) is hot on their trail. He discovers Army's involvement in the case and has to work together with the colonel. However, there are some skeletons in the closet.

Reviews
NekoHomey Purely Joyful Movie!
Roman Sampson One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.
Catherina If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.
Candida It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.
silvan-desouza Rohit Shetty before starting with crap comedies did a serious film ZAMEENThe film had his friend and star in every film Ajay Devgan and Abhishek, BipashaTo start with The KANDAHAR episode is used in the film which was used in YEH DIL AASHIQANA and recently in the crap HIJACKThat is only half of the film rest is all mandatory commercial stuff like songs, dance, fights in slow motions, ego hassles.etcAbhishek's character is similar to Bachchan's in KAALA PATTHAR the outline at least of his character that of a person who is known as a loserThe film is like a Sunny Deol film with patriotic dialogues often ridiculing Pakistan and stunts in slow motionThe film looks comical at times though it's briskly paced mostly it somehow doesn't get that attention grabbing and ends up being a routine action film Direction by Rohit Shetty is so-so Music is okayStunts in abundances are overdoneAmongst actors Ajay repeats his act and got repetitive with this type of roles but he was good compared to rest Abhishek too does a great job though he reminds of his father too much for his own good, Bipasha looks too animated Mukesh Tiwari is as usual rest are okay
Avinash Patalay I am not a great fan of Abhishek but it was this movie that made me to start noticing him seriously. The main storyline is anti-terrorism keeping in line with success of movies like Pukaar, Gadar, Hero etc. The main protagonist Abhishek shouldering a failed past is ACP Jai who has been assigned the mission to curb the terrorists and bring them to task. Joining him on this mission is his ex-boss Ajay Devgan in a smaller role as a head-strong and strict disciplinarian miming Al Pacino. He does not have a heroine (good - Bollywood is coming of age!). Bipasha plays Abhishek's love-interest and is Air-hostess by profession (reason: climax!).The action scenes are a definite highlight and do match Hollywood standards.The climax is inspired from Air-India hijacking episode and could have been enhanced if Die Hard 2 was made as a bench-mark. What about Abhishek - yes, he is definitely improving. He gives a restrained performance in scenes lamenting of his failed past (reminisces of BigB in Kala Patthar). And Kajol, please take a dentist appointment for your hubby.Taking into account that its directors debut movie, which is not too bad for a beginner and compared to the shoddy movies pouring in dozens, Zameen does have a few interesting points which make it watchable.Verdict: A poorly marketed movie which otherwise had good potential.
Dave Abbott Zameen has a very interesting story, has some terrific acting by Ajay and Abhishek, great photography, and good music. Unfortunately it also had a lot more that seriously detracted from the film. I generally love the songs and dances in Indian film but felt that at least two of them were out of place and lessened the impact of everything that went before it. The car crashes were completely unnecessary to the plot and looked fakey and unrealistic. Bibasha was mere window dressing and there were times where I felt her affect was inappropriate to a specific scene. She was great in Jism and in a supporting role in Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai but needed better direction here. The propagandizing went a little overboard at times and, for those who do not know what P.O.K. is, it refers to Pakistan Occupied Kashmir since the initials are referred to several times but never spelled out until close to the end of the movie. Despite the negatives, I would still have to give the film 7/10 although, without them, it could have easily received a 9.
ulysis This movie is juat a remake of so many old Hindi crap movies in the name of patriotism. Other than the update to current ppolitical secnario this is nothing new.Weird wide angle shots as gimmick only made me more cynical about the film. This is just a icing on the cake for all the crap we dole out from Bollywood and other indian film indutstries.Bad editing, bad acting and bad music along with unnecessary club song which looks like a square peg in a round hole in the continuity of the film. This is nothing but formula patriotic film and if you are a film connoisseur avoid this atall costs.I will give this 2 out of 10 just for the existence.