Summary:
John Abraham's Parmanu gets mixed reviews from the fans.
Even after the story of how India entered the coveted global ‘nuclear club’ in May 1998 has been well documented, it almost failed to strike a chord among the audience. However, the filmy adaptation of the nuclear devices which were exploded in the middle of the sand dunes of Pokharan made many nostalgic about the actual incident.
The highly secret project was prepared and executed by the very selected personnel in the then BJP-led government, the military, and the Indian scientists' community. As expected, there was great condemnation, from the US, which saw it as an embarrassing intelligence failure, as well as China and Pakistan.
In its recreation, ‘Parmanu’ plays out like a typical Bollywood thriller, led from the front by the ultra-patriotic civil servant Ashwat Raina (John Abraham), and his bunch of merry men and a woman ( Diana Penty). Even if we ignore the film’s not-so-funny jokes, presumably used for wider audience appeal, it is still hard to digest the lack of facts portrayed by the film. Yes, there is no mention of the origins of the nuclear programme, no mention of the how it came to be at the stage it is when the movie opens.
Jumping to the conclusion, this John Abraham and Diana Penty starrer gets 2.5/5 stars.
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