Clever and entertaining enough to recommend even to members of the 1%

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

Vidhu Vinod chopra returned to his troubled homeland to shoot this tense action thriller, which turned out to be an international blockbuster, ranking among the top 50 rentals in the US and dubbed into most major languages around the world. Mission Kashmir deals with a policeman father and his militant son, pitted against each other, making personal the political tragedy that is Kashmir. Its use of cutting-edge cinematic techniques and state-of-the-art sound direction marked the arrival of Vinod as a fully international-caliber feature film director. This is the best Indian movie on terrorism in decades...the IMDb employee don't understand the power of this cinematic masterpiece,that is why so less points for this movie,it should be easily more than 8.0......I am amazed that a total cheesy movie like Khakee has 7.4 in IMDb but not Mission Kashmir.

Do I need to say any more that that? This movie has flawless acting from beginning to end, and its not just about the typical Muslim vs. Hindu. It turns out it is about a man's personal journey through life, and how he dealt with the murder of his mom and dad.Hrithik Roshan was outstanding from the start, and this film was different than any ones that he has done. Sanjay Dutt really does steal the show with his acting and his delivery of the screenplay.Summary: Altaaf's parents got murdered at night, and all Altaaf remembers is a masked face. The head of the operation, Khan, decides to adopt Altaaf. Later on, young Altaaf finds the mask that Khan used to kill his mom and dad. Altaaf runs away and joins a group of terrorists and he gets taught how to fight. Years later, he gets a mission to free Kashmir. He goes out on a journey to make Kashmir independent, and kill all those in his path. It was called: Mission Kashmir.

When I saw KHAMOSH, also directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra, I thought it was the worst movie ever. I thought that Chopra was a terrible director. Then, I saw MISSION KASHMIR.MISSION KASHMIR has a rather confusing line if you don't follow it completely. Inayat Khan (Sanjay Dutt) is a Kashmiri cop whose son falls from a second-story window by accident. No doctor treats the boy in fear of a fatwah issued by a terrorist named Malik-ul-Khan. The boy dies.Blinded with fury, Khan organizes a raid on a house Malik-ul-Khan is staying at. Unknown to the police, the house is owned by an innocent family of four and Malik-ul-Khan is there merely as an uninvited guest. During the raid, all terrorists and almost all members of the family are shot down. The only survivor is the ten-year-old boy Altaaf.Khan adopts Altaaf, but is continuously fearing that the boy will one day realize that he was the masked man who killed his family. One day, Altaaf finds the mask and realizes the truth. He attempts to murder his foster father and runs away.Years later, an ex-Mujahiddin Pathan radical terrorist named Hilal (brilliantly portrayed by Jackie Shroff) is in search of a brave soldier to help him in his jihad and in a top secret mission code-named Mission Kashmir. Who else does he pick, but his "baccha" (child) Altaaf (Hrithik Roshan)?Along the way, we meet the beautiful and playful TV reporter Sufiya Pervez (Preity Zinta).MISSION KASHMIR is no ordinary action movie. It is actually more of a drama set on a violent background. Don't misunderstand me; action lovers will be thrilled by this film. The special effects of MISSION KASHMIR are extraordinary and the music and songs are the best I've seen in years. One thing I used to dislike about many films was that there would be songs where they did not belong. The songs here are well-worded and absolutely appropriate.Jackie Shroff's portrayal of Hilal is equally outstanding. One can take a look at his eyes and realize that this man is a fanatic.If MISSION KASHMIR were an American film, it would receive the Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Actor (Hrithik Roshan), Best Actress (Preity Zinta), Best Director (Vidhu Vinod Chopra), Best Supporting Actor (Jackie Shroff), Best Supporting Actress (Sonali Kulkarni), Best Music, and Best Special Effects.Simply an outstanding film.9.5 out of 10

From a 30,000ft level, the story was great, but coming down to minute details, the movie came a bit short. It was jerky at times and some songs/events seemed to appear out of nowhere. Music was great and Vidhu Vinod Chopra's direction was superb.