INDIA New England News
BY VINAYAK CHAKRAVORTY
The problem with “State Of Siege: Temple Attack” is the film simply cannot rise above hackneyed mediocrity.
This could have been a top-class thriller drawing from one of the most sordid chapters of contemporary Indian socio-political history. Instead, the film prefers banking on Bollywood cliches. It becomes a dull showcase of formula about soldiers killing terrorists in a flat, unimaginative plot stuck in a time warp.
“Temple Attack” is based on the Akshardham siege of 2002, although the narrative changes quite a lot of the actual characters, names and even incidents. On September 24 in 2002, armed men entered the Swaminarayan Akshardham complex at Gandhinagar, Gujarat, and launched an onslaught killing around 30 people and injuring over 80. National Security Guard (NSG) commandos stepped in to end the siege.
State Of Siege: Temple Attack Review - Reeks Of Staleness Despite Akshaye Khanna s Efforts
State Of Siege: Temple Attack Review - Reeks Of Staleness Despite Akshaye Khanna s Efforts
State Of Siege: Temple Attack Review: Akshaye Khanna is doubtless a talented actor. One sees flashes of his class all through the film. But he is trapped in a script that has little room for vivid character development.
State Of Siege: Temple Attack Review: It has its inevitable share of explosions (courtesy zee5)
Cast: Akshaye Khanna, Manjari Fadnnis, Kallirroi Tziafeta
Director: Ken Ghosh
Rating: 2 stars
A hostage rescue thriller that fictionalizes the September 24, 2002 terror attack on Ahmedabad s Swaminarayan Akshardham Temple in a manner that reeks of staleness,
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