![]() Govind Namdeo and Shakti Kapoor as vile politicians justify their parts well. Paresh Rawal as the "eye-of-the-storm" has his moments and delivers to the utmost perfection. Satish Shah & Dilip Tahil as gullible media magnets were justified. Juhi:: Very good and as usual compliments well with SRK. SRK:: Gives his 100% to the role making it a very convincing portrayal. The audience expectations were probably not correctly calibrated and the "fighting for a cause + patriotism + national movement" came as a bolt from blue to the audience resulting in an indigestible fare. love-story ensues and finally getting down to serious business to fight for justice for unjust done to common man. The movie starts off on a light note with the boy and the girl working for competitor's TV channels on loggerheads with each other, no rocket science here. Perhaps owing to which, the audience couldn't understand the meaning of media manipulation. There wasn't a glut in the market vying for the audience or a murky fight for the TRP's. Situation: TV channels was still an sunrise industry. ![]() The other ones that come to mind are "New Delhi Times" and "Main Azaad Hoon" and both of them though critically acclaimed didn't set the cash registers ringing. Not many movies have been set against the media industry as the backdrop.
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