is not a film about boxing, though its trailer seemed to suggest that. Director Nikkhil Advani’s film has a bit of boxing, of course, but its plot’s real drivers are caste and caste atrocities. However, , starring John Abraham and Sharvari Wagh in the lead, is not a film about caste either.
is an action-thriller created to embellish and enhance the legend of John Abraham. In this enterprise, boxing is a tiny diversion and caste plays the same part that Islamic terrorism has often played in previous John Abraham-the-one-man-killer-machine films—It's very bad and it must be annihilated. But since is a Nikkhil Advani film, it's politically sharp, gritty and mildly feminist.
Written by Aseem Arora, is set in Rajasthan, but its story really begins in Kashmir. Yep, that same-old scenic battleground Abraham keeps visiting, repeatedly, to save the nation from the Phiran-wearing, machine gun-carrying Islamic terrorists. This time around Abraham is Major Abhimanyu Kanwar, a brooding man on a mission.
And as is often the case with him, here too there once was a lady he loved but lost. If you have followed John Abraham’s filmography, especially since he went all violent and vigilante, circa 2011 (in Nishikant Kamat’s Force), a dead lady love is a common occurrence. This personal tragedy is very important and plays a key role in the success of many of Abraham's films, including .
For one, this sad story gives his killing sprees a moral impetus. He is not a random crazy guy stalk.