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Fanaa movie full length1/8/2023 ![]() This outcome is unfortunate, not only because of the track record of some of the names in the credits, but also because Lahore Confidential begins well. The result is a poorly written, wishy-washy story further hampered by passionless direction and sub-par production values. ![]() It is neither here nor there nor anywhere, signifying perhaps the dilemma of a team that is determined not to be rabidly Islamophobic in the manner of Kesari, Padmaavat, and a handful of other Bollywood films of the past seven years, but is also afraid to take a position that would antagonise the current Indian establishment, and does not quite know how to pull off that balancing act yet deliver a substantial, intelligent film. ![]() Kohli’s Lahore Confidential - created by journalist-turned-author S Hussain Zaidi and written by Vibha Singh - is, however, an insipid, please-all project. ![]() Kohli, after all, directed Fanaa (2006), which was so much more than its lovely music and the blazing chemistry between Kajol and Aamir Khan - it was a film that took a stand on the Kashmir imbroglio, a stand that is likely to create a storm among today’s Censors. With Kunal Kohli at the helm, it is natural to have some expectations from this thriller that blends espionage and romance.
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