#4 The sporting saga
The film heavily depends on the excellently choreographed wrestling scenes. By taking the viewers inside the nuances of the sport, the film romances wrestling. Explaining the rules, showing the techniques, everything is done in an aspirational way.
The filmmakers do not give a single thought to how the cricket-obsessed audience would react to the wrestling insights and therein lies the biggest win. A large part of the second half is filled with Geeta’s wrestling bouts.
The matches are shown in their entirety rather than a few edited clippings of some of the moves, something that is a wise decision by the director. To engulf people who dislike contact sports so much so that they bite their nails off in anticipation is an achievement in itself.
