Shamshera Review: Don’t Believe The Film Critics

Source: YRF Instagram

I don’t know why people are hating on Shamshera for no reason, the film has a satisfactory storyline and praiseworthy VFX, I see little fault with the story. Besides that, I loved this movie and I think it's worth your money and time.

Every song is justified except the underwater romance song with Vani Kapoor. Gosh, this woman gave me a serious love attack with her toned body and dancing skills. Ranbir Kapoor as Shamshera and Bali ( shamshera’s son ) is phenomenal. I am awetruck by the performance of Sanjay Dutt as the main villain in the film. 

Storyline: Khameran was a specific group of people who lived as tribals with Rajputs. When Mughals defeated the Rajputs, they got thrown out to the land of Kaza. Kaza treated khamerans as lower caste and abandoned them from their land and left them out on desserts.

With no food and water, they were about to become extinct when a khameran known as shamshera told their tribe that enough is enough and now they are dacoits whose sole purpose is looting local kings to survive. They were feared and hence the upper caste of Kaza contacted the Englishmen for help. The upper caste of Kasa offered the English men 50 k gold and free salves to fight the kamerans.

The British made Khamerals an offer that they would be given a promised land and not kill their tribe if they would surrender. They could live there peacefully. This was a trap and all the khamerans were assembled in the Kaza fort and were tortured and killed. 

Fast forward 25 years Samshera’s son Balli ( also played by Ranbir Kapoor ) is ashamed of his father as leader of the clan and desperately wants to become an officer of the British army. Getting to know his father's real story and taking revenge on his father is the rest of the film.

What I like about this film

• The entry scene of Ranbir Kapoor as Shamsera when he marches for loot along with his soldiers and the title song of the film playing in the background.
• When shamshera is hanged publicly and announced as a traitor from his tribe.
• The beating that Bali gets from Sanjay Dutt, thinking that he could be an English officer.
• The entire VFX of the film beautifully created the atmosphere of the 1800s.
• Vani Kapoor and her sizzling dance moves.
• Sanjay Dutt acting as the negotiator for the upper caste.
• Ranbir as Bali and how he effortlessly dances to the song “ Ji Huzoor “
• Ranbir training to be an officer under the guidance of Pir Baba played by Ronit Roy.
• The climax scene where Ranbir Kapoor hangs Sanjay Dutt and stones him to death 

What I disliked

1. Underwater romance scenes by Ranbir and Vani, which was uncalled for. When you have such a big mission of avenging your tribe, how could you even think of sex and romance?
2. The performance of Shamshera’s wife played by Iravati Harshe should have put more effort into her acting, as she looked expressionless.
3. Very less screen presence for an incredibly talented actor Ronit Roy. 
4. Vanni Kapoor giving birth in the middle of gunfire
5. Strange relation of crows with Shamshera with no explanation given. 

After a disaster like Prithvi Raj Chauhan from YRF, this film is a definite Resurrection From Aditya Chopra.