Lahore Movie Review
19 Mar 2010
Lahore movie review: what critics say (5)
What critics say Critics are divided: 1 of 5 rated critics gave it 3.5 or more, 1 gave it 2 or less.
The film had the potential to be a real humdinger : no IPL match has the charge to beat an Indo-Pak fixture on the field.
Distributed by Warner Bros, the film, which garnered favourable response at several film festivals, at a running time of a little above two hours is mostly watchable for its exhilarating action in the ring if not exactly an…
Read the full reviewUsing the sport of kickboxing as a new premise to tell an old story, Lahore is a slickly directed first film by Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan that sadly offers too simplistic and idealistic a solution to the India-Pakistan…
Read the full reviewOkay, so Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhans Lahore seeks a state of pacifism, employing sport kickboxing if you please as a means for narrating a plot that has been bludgeoned to death. Alas khallas really.
Read the full reviewLahore works due to several reasons. Firstly, because of its topicality which strikes the right note in this season when India and Pakistan are seeking a new equilibrium in their relationship.
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What we know
Lahore reflects the need and the desire to bring about peace and harmony in the subcontinent. It tells us how sports could play a key role in building bridges and bringing the two countries like India and Pakistan together that has more than 50 years of the history of unrelenting hostility.
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Cast and crew
Farooq ShaikhS.K. Rao
Nafisa AliMrs. Singh / Amma
Sabyasachi ChakrabortySikandar Hyaat Khan
Shraddha DasIda
Sushant SinghDheerender Singh
Saurabh ShuklaMadhav Suri
Mukesh RishiNoor Mohammmad
Nirmal PandeyAnwar Shaikh
Shaji ChoudharyIqbal KhanBox office
Day-wise India net starts on 19 Mar 2010. Advance booking and every day's figure are on the box office page.
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Questions
Is Lahore worth watching?
Critics rate it mixed: 2.6 out of 5, with 1 of 5 critics recommending it.
When did Lahore release?
19 Mar 2010.
Who is in the cast of Lahore?
Farooq Shaikh, Nafisa Ali, Sabyasachi Chakraborty, Shraddha Das, Sushant Singh, Saurabh Shukla, Mukesh Rishi, Nirmal Pandey.
Who directs Lahore?
Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan.
What do critics say about Lahore?
5 critic reviews are on this page, with a Critic Score of 2.6 out of 5. Each one shows the critic, a short excerpt and a link to the full review.