Thar (2022)

This is probably one of the most bizarre films to come out of the Bollywood factory. As usual, it stars members of the same family who write and star in it. It's rubbish, pure and simple. Hopefully, the movie will have some local appeal to an Indian audience since at a global level, the appeal would be zero. The scenes are totally disconnected from one another, and the leading man is no Clint Eastwood or John Wayne. The cinematography tries to mimic that of an old western, but it's just a massive fail! The best thing about the movie is the title song!

Fmovies: Nicely made. Good narration. Length of scenes is justified. Acting is ok.

Desi generation coming of age in terms of movie making. The movie is more about direction, cinematography, art work and camera work.

Not much story, which is simple and predictable.

In general Bollywood seems to be moving in right direction.

Thar is an action crime drama thriller western film directed by raj singh chaudhary. This film holds one of the generic revenge dramas but what makes this so good is its treatment. The slow burn treatment alongwith an impeccable cinematography makes it worth a watch. The performances are epic. The duo of anil and harshavardhan kapoor standout in the film. Harsh is another good nepo product. The silent gazes, the minimum dialogues he has given the subtlest of performances. Anil kapoor is an ageless charisma. I cannot praise him enough. The rest of the cast do their job percectly. The soundtrack and bgm used is also so freaking good. Then again the excellence lies in not overdoing it. The small references to probably one of the most famous western film 'Sholay' is also visible be it in dialogues or frames. It also does not shy away from showing brutality and gore and the motives behind it. This film is really brilliant. A definite must watch.

Thar fmovies. Movie is good. It is a Indian western and captures Rajasthan desert beautifully.

Anil Kapoor and his constable are good. So is his son who has got very less dialogs but the movie is more about the story. Sana sheikh and muKti Mohan are also good and beautiful. I would say watch it it is good one time watch with seriousness lurking from every corner in it.

Weak Hearted don't see. If you like Crime Mystery movie don't miss this. Movie is full of thriller & mystery. Anil Kapoor and his Son acting was too good.

Despite a rustic period setting and a clutch of fine performances, Anil and Harshavardhan Kapoor's "Thar" reduces to yet another case study in what could have been, with a plotline that was a bundle of cliches with nothing new or interesting enough to keep viewers invested. Director Raj Singh Chaudhary's well-intentioned western oozes intensity and tension yet falters in its tepid screenplay that never builds characters strong enough for the audiences to empathize with or a narrative that offers any real surprises.

We follow the journey of a veteran cop (Anil Kapoor) in a 1980s sleepy village hamlet in Rajasthan, intent on creating some impact in his otherwise mundane job as he approaches retirement. Enter the quintessential 'tall, dark and handsome stranger' in Harshavardhan Kapoor who is seemingly a visitor passing through the village in his quest for ancient artefacts as a trader. How the inspector unravels the true motivations behind the stranger's arrival and the chaos that ensues in the investigation for the rest of this visually pleasing yet narratively thin storyline.

While Anil Kapoor shines in the role of a deadbeat yet earnest cop, Harshavardhan is one-dimensional and monotonous as the young stranger, never providing any nuance or depth to his character, so much so that one gets the feeling that he was sleepwalking through this role. Satish Kaushik is expectedly terrific as Anil Kapoor's aide-de-camp while Fatima Sana Shaikh continues to improve her stock as one of Bollywood's finest leading ladies with a superb supporting performance as a village lass who gets inadvertently embroiled in this tale of deceit and revenge.

Cinematographer Shreya Dev Dube deserves praise for capturing the rustic western aesthetic of rural Rajasthan in all its glory and the Production Design by Wasiq Khan remains authentic and on point throughout. However, the film never rises to be more than the sum of its parts with the lack of narrative clarity and the absence of any real surprise elements beyond the beaten path of umpteen westerns before it, resulting in "Thar" reducing to another damp squib effort. Not recommended!