REVIEW:
'Main Atal Hoon' is not just the inspiring journey of a man from swayamsevak to RSS pracharak to BJP leader to Prime Minister. It is the electrifying saga of the rise of modern nationalism in this sacred land. It is the soaring epic of the birth of a strong state in this ancient civilisation. Script-writer Rishi Virmani and director Ravi Jadhav deserve the highest praise for telling us this story in a powerful and exciting way. The movie also shows us Vajpayee's personal life in a very mature and dignified manner.
As for Pankaj Tripathi, he is a great actor who has given many great performances - and will give many more. But this is the greatest performance of his career - and one of the greatest of all time. He disappears completely right in front of our eyes - and brings Atal Bihari Vajpayee to life fully. We even forget that an actor called Pankaj Tripathi exists in this world.
My only criticism: The movie does not even mention Vajpayee's greatest achievement - privatisation. But economics is interesting only to economists - and to everybody else, it is the most boring subject in the world. So this omission is understandable.
'Main Atal Hoon' is basically the story of a man who loved India with all his heart. So watching this movie is like bathing in the sweet waters of Mother India's love. Pranaam, Atal-ji . . .
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