Film opens with a masked villain destroying some Indian asset somewhere and challenging the Indian govt, saying he is coming for them.
Next scene: IB, RAW, and ministers are having a round-table meeting about the villain while his 4K images play on the monitor. The intel chief clears his throat and reveals the shocking truth: the villain is ex-RAW, once India’s finest, now enemy No. 1 because he didn't get promotion on time.
Minister, sweating dramatically: “Ab kya? Kaise rokenge isko?” Everyone looks at each other helplessly. The intel chief removes his glasses and whispers, “Sir… is kaam ko sirf ek aadmi kar sakta hai.”
Cue 45-second monologue praising the hero as the background score swells. Slo-mo entry of the hero, dust flying, camera circling, national flag reflecting in his sunglasses.
Hero ki help ke liye jayegi Special Agent Sofia. Kyu? Abhi to aapne kaha tha ye kaam woh akela kar sakta hai. Haan, lekin Sofia ka figure achha hai. Action scenes ke beech me gaane-waane honge, aur unme woh bikini pehen kar ghoomegi. Lekin yaar? Apni agent bikini? Koi naa, aap tension naa lo. Sofia ko ISI agent bana denge jo hero ki help karegi. Haan, ye theek hai.
Then comes the mission. Cat-and-mouse game. Action scenes, beech me item songs, slow-motion explosions, unnecessary bike chases, and the villain saying “You don’t know who I am!” every 20 minutes.
Then the villain kills the hero’s sidekick, Altaf. Altaf's family would have been a victim of the 2002 riots, but he chose to fight for his country. He’ll die after giving a 10-minute monologue about country over religion. The hero is sad, then angry. It’s revenge time. Background score intensifies.
Again cat and mouse. Hero gets shot but still fights 20 men while bleeding. He is about to lose. Enter Pathaan, or Tiger, or Chhota Tiger, or Kabir or (Skoda) Laura Lehsun for a cameo who save the hero. Hero wins. Villain dies, or escapes with a scar for the sequel, or has a change of heart and sacrifices himself “for the nation.”
Hero and heroine hug. Hero salutes the flags of both countries. End credits roll. Anupama Chopra is sitting in the theatre crying. Hrithik tweets that this is responsible filmmaking. Radhika Apte says ab is desh me bachha paida karna surakshit hai. Jai Hind.
Toolkit activated ✅
दल्ले मिलकर “No war, no war” का राग अलाप रहे हैं।
बाहर धमाके हो रहे हैं, अंदर ये “de-escalate” लिखकर मवाद पे फेयर एंड लवली घिस रहे हैं।