Lakshya is a gripping war movie, unlike anything that has emerged from the formula brew that Bollywood unimaginatively stews. Its context is historical but it story is pure entertainment.
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movie centers on Karan Shergill (Hrithek Roshan), a decent rich college kid who is pretty sure about what he does not want to do, not work with this father to expand the family business, for example. What he is not sure about is what he would like to do. To make matters worse, it so happens that Karan’s college friend Romi (Preity Zinta), the girl he intends to marry, knows exactly what she wants to do - become a journalist.
He movie centers on Karan Shergill (Hrithek Roshan), a decent rich ollege kid who is pretty sure about what he does not want to do, not work with this father to expand the family business, for example. What he is not sure about is what he would like to do. To make matters worse, it so happens that Karan’s college friend Romi (Preity Zinta), the girl he intends to marry, knows exactly what she wants to do - become a journalist.
Om Puri fits his role of the regiments Subedar Major as a glove. Performances by Sharad Kapoor, Raj Zutshi, Shushant Singh, Prashant Chainani, Nawab Shah, Boman Irani, Abir Goswami and Sanjay M Singh are convincing.