Pakistani mega hit film ‘'Waar'’ | Reviews & Discussions.

[Leader]

Yar hun ta Chaudhry nu vi badmaashi karni pehni torrent vaste.

buy original DVD, support Pakistan film industry !!

 

[RazPaK]

buy original DVD, support Pakistan film industry !!

I am planning on buying it, but I want to watch now.

 

[Leader]

I am planning on buying it, but I want to watch now.

thora saber ker yar, ab thora saber tou banta hai... waise movie bari fit thi

 

[RazPaK]

thora saber ker yar, ab thora saber tou banta hai... waise movie bari fit thi

Ja yaar, fitay mun.

Do saalon se intezer kar rein hain film ke liyeh.

 

[Leader]

Ja yaar, fitay mun.

Do saalon se intezer kar rein hain film ke liyeh.

tay mama katta ticket tay aaja waikhan, who is stopping you !

 

[Hyde]

Watched this movie in cinema couple of days ago

I would rate Story 3 out of 10 but movie overall 7 out of 10 when you see the progress in Pakistani film industry. There has been a lot of positivity regardless of the bad plot in the movie. The movie could have been more intense but they kept it dry but at the same time didn't touch any sensitive issue intensely so there is least public reaction just in case people are running after it.

They should have talked more about dams if they did touch the matter, they should have elaborated more about the situation of war on terror, they should have ran a side-story alongside it, the story should have been emotional upto extent so people do understand the life of a common soldier.

Everything was discussed but very silently...

 

[doppelganger]

Watched this movie in cinema couple of days ago

I would rate Story 3 out of 10 but movie overall 7 out of 10 when you see the progress in Pakistani film industry. There has been a lot of positivity regardless of the bad plot in the movie. The movie could have been more intense but they kept it dry but at the same time didn't touch any sensitive issue intensely so there is least public reaction just in case people are running after it.

They should have talked more about dams if they did touch the matter, they should have elaborated more about the situation of war on terror, they should have ran a side-story alongside it, the story should have been emotional upto extent so people do understand the life of a common soldier.

Everything was discussed but very silently...

There should have been an ISI guy romancing a RAW femme fatale also. Learn from Bollywood. There has to be a love interest, and better if your man gets the enemy's woman. Nothing massages the male nationalistic ego better.

 

[RazPaK]

There should have been an ISI guy romancing a RAW femme fatale also. Learn from Bollywood. There has to be a love interest, and better if your man gets the enemy's woman. Nothing massages the male nationalistic ego better.

That's an Indian perspective. We don't need to humiliate Indian women to sell a film. It's unfortunate that you guys see women in such a light, especially your very own mothers, sisters, daughters.


Lashari never made an effort to sell his film by putting down Indian females. For us Pakistanis, this sort of thing is cheap and dishonorable.

 

[doppelganger]

That's an Indian perspective. We don't need to humiliate Indian women to sell a film. It's unfortunate that you guys see women in such a light, especially your very own mothers, sisters, daughters.


Lashari never made an effort to sell his film by putting down Indian females. For us Pakistanis, this sort of thing is cheap and dishonorable.

Man give it a rest. There is something dishonorable about a man falling in love with a woman? Is it humiliating for a woman to fall in love with a man? Even if from an enemy country (and probably enemy faith)?

 

[INDIC]

That's an Indian perspective. We don't need to humiliate Indian women to sell a film. It's unfortunate that you guys see women in such a light, especially your very own mothers, sisters, daughters.


Lashari never made an effort to sell his film by putting down Indian females. For us Pakistanis, this sort of thing is cheap and dishonorable.

Are are claiming Lollywood never showed a concept of Pakistan boy romancing an Indian girl. I have seen such anti-Hindu lollywood movie with the same concept.

 

[RazPaK]

Are are claiming Lollywood never showed a concept of Pakistan boy romancing an Indian girl. I have seen such anti-Hindu lollywood movie with the same concept.

No. What I posted had nothing to do with what you are trying to impose on me.

I am saying, that Waar did not use women as point scoring objects.

 

[La ResistanceZ]

‘WAAR’ on terror: A story of unsung heroes

“Right now, as your readers read this article, out there somewhere an Mi-17 pilot is helping our soldiers or rescuing victims of natural disasters. Right above him will be a Cobra helicopter pilot and a gunner, both looking out for them,” says Dr Hassan Rana, the action director and writer of Waar — Pakistan’s first big-budget war film that portrays the good and the evil sides of the war on terror.

The country has lost over 7,000 security personnel, both from the armed forces and police, who have fought to save the lives of citizens and safeguard their motherland.

The talks with the Taliban are currently ‘work in progress’ – to do or not to do, that is the question. Against the backdrop of disarray and confusion regarding possible solution to terrorism in Pakistan comes Waar. It could not have been more timely.

The makers of Waar have conducted substantial research in their attempts at recreating the violent and insurgent atmosphere. The aim, they explain, is to give an accurate ‘feel’ of how Pakistan’s armed forces tackle Pakistan’s burning issue on battlefields. “The viewer shall have a pretty accurate idea of how our true heroes take the battle to the enemy,” said Rana.

Makers of the film knew that this depiction could not be sketched and coloured in without the help of Pakistan’s Armed Forces and Police Services. To get the ball rolling, the film-makers – with the blessings of the then interior minister Rehman Malik who guaranteed support of the FIA – embarked upon a journey that brought them close to the frontline forces in the war against terrorism.

“We were given the honour of meeting some of the best soldiers in our army, who fought many battles for our country. From there, we were able to understand the basic instinct of a Pakistani soldier,” says Rana.

While they were able to understand the patriotism of soldiers by engaging with officers who are drafted in the military, it was Major General Asim Bajwa who helped them truly understand the relationship of a soldier with his weapon. “He helped us understand the battlefield psychology of the soldiers and the enemy,” Rana says of Bajwa, who recently commanded an infantry division in Waziristan. “He helped us understand the weapons and why a particular weapon is used, when,” he adds.

Senior Superintendent Police (SSP) Mirvais Khan from Islamabad Police supervised the sequences pertaining to the police department in other places in the film, whereas it was SSP Malik Yousuf (now additional director, FIA, Islamabad) who supervised all the shooting inside the Police Headquarters.

“From developing uniforms to ensuring accuracy, the choice of weapons and tactics everything was as real as it actually happens in the police,” said Yousuf. One of the sequences shown in the film is inspired by an actual event whereby the Police Academy in Lahore was attacked in 2009.

About the debate on social media regarding the kind of involvement the Pakistani army had in the project, Yousuf believes that Waar has played a key role in highlighting the losses of the police. “It’s true that operations in the conflicted area are carried out by Pakistan army but the Police haven’t suffered any less,” said Yousuf. “Media has deliberately ignored the huge sacrifices made by the police in the war on terror but after watching this film the layman would recognise it.”

“Usually it’s the unprofessional people who deal with on-screen portrayal of the security forces which is why a lot of Indian films get it wrong. But I personally made sure that accuracy is not sacrificed at any cost,” he says.

It took an entire year for the crew to cast the right weapons for the film. “Most of the weapons that you shall see in the film are currently in service and are the mainstay of our security forces and likewise for terrorists,” explains Rana.

“I am pretty sure that all the viewers shall be mighty proud to see their Cobra Gunship and Mi-17 helicopters in action,” said Rana. The weapons change with the types of battle scenarios in the film such as CQB (Close Quarter Battle) to HRT (Hostage Rescue Tactics) to all out battles complete with Air support.

The pilots who flew the aircrafts couldn’t be contacted as they were busy transporting relief goods to the quake affected areas of Balochistan.

Waaring with weapons

The weapons shown being used in the film by the armed forces and terrorists are accurate and reflect the weapons actually used by both the sides.

The good guys use

AI AS .50 calibre

RPA 12.7x99mm range master

Armalite

AR-10 with Bushnell range finder

The Smith & Wesson M4 carbine with precision sighting and range finding systems, the H&K G3 with precision sighting setups.

Colt M4 carbine

Pakistan Ordnance Factory’s SMG with EOTECH precision night visioning and Target Acquisition systems

H&K MP5 submachine gun

Ordnance Factory’s assault rifles

Side arms

Glock 17, Beretta 92FS, SIG-Sauer P226 Tac Ops.

The Terrorists use

Dragunov sniper rifles

Dshk 12.7 heavy machine guns

AK-47

Handgun

Taurus P 24/7 9mm.

‘WAAR’ on terror: A story of unsung heroes – The Express Tribune

 

[SHAMK9]

There should have been an ISI guy romancing a RAW femme fatale also. Learn from Bollywood. There has to be a love interest, and better if your man gets the enemy's woman. Nothing massages the male nationalistic ego better.

That's something called respect and class, something you guys seem to be loosing.

 

[RazPaK]

That's something called respect and class, something you guys seem to be loosing.

Can you tel me when they did ever have such a quality?


I don't remember such a thing.

 

[karan.1970]

That's an Indian perspective. We don't need to humiliate Indian women to sell a film. It's unfortunate that you guys see women in such a light, especially your very own mothers, sisters, daughters.

Why would a man romancing a woman be humiliating for the woman ? Or are you against romance now ??

Lashari never made an effort to sell his film by putting down Indian females. For us Pakistanis, this sort of thing is cheap and dishonorable.

So Pakistanis feel that romancing a woman is cheap and dishonorable ? hmm....

Can you tel me when they did ever have such a quality?


I don't remember such a thing.

I know.. A lot of Pakistani members here wouldnt recognize class even if it hit them with a hammer on their heads

Can you tel me when they did ever have such a quality?


I don't remember such a thing.

I know.. A lot of Pakistani members here wouldnt recognize class even if it hit them with a hammer on their heads