Sara Ali Khan starrer ‘Ae Watan Mere Watan’ is streamed on Amazon Prime. Which is a biopic. The story of the film is based on the life of revolutionary Usha Mehta, who is also known as a true Gandhian and the founder of Congress Radio. Let us tell you how this film is and how well Sara Ali Khan was able to bring the character alive.
One advantage of making a film on patriotism or a famous personality is that you know that you have to keep hold of the thread of the story. But the biggest challenge is to bring the character alive on screen whose story is being told there. Living up to that expectation is a very difficult task.
This week Sara Ali Khan starrer ‘Ae Watan Mere Watan’ has been streamed on Amazon Prime. Which is a biopic. The story of the film is based on the life of revolutionary Usha Mehta, who is also known as a true Gandhian and the founder of Congress Radio. So let us tell you how this film is and how well Sara Ali Khan was able to bring the character alive.
What is the story
As is clear from the name and trailer, this is a patriotic film, which is based on the revolutionary life of freedom fighter Usha Mehta. A 9 year old girl whose dream of independent India is growing in her mind. As I grew up, that dream has turned into a passion. And now ready to bring revolution, Usha leaves her home and her family. Usha is so adamant on her duty that after meeting Mahatma Gandhi, she even takes an oath to adopt celibacy. But how does Congress start undercover radio after all the leaders are arrested? It is shown that Usha works to rekindle the fire of freedom which was cooling down in the hearts of all the revolutionaries.
How is the treatment of the story?
It is a very difficult task to present a biopic on screen in such a way that it shows the true story but also seems a little different from the public story. The film has lived up to this standard to a great extent. Usha’s personal life has not been completely touched upon in the film. The center point of the film is on the formation and operation of radio. How in childhood, Usha’s father, a judge, would bring a radio and the daughter, who was beaten by the British police, would start chirping and dancing. After this, the same daughter gets influenced again after seeing the same instrument in a radio presenter’s house.
Usha’s love triangle is also shown in the film. But because of this she does not seem to deviate at all from fulfilling her dream of independence. The film begins with the innocence of a 9 year old girl, and ends with the innocent passion of 20-22 year old youth – who just want freedom. The film runs on one line, you will not get lost while watching it, but it also does not mean that you will stand up from your place and start chanting Vande Mataram. Overall, the film can definitely be watched once.
The cast of the film supported
In the film, Sara Ali Khan has played the character of Usha Mehta, while Emraan Hashmi has played the role of Ram Manohar Lohia. Sara has two friends – Kaushik (Abhay Verma) and Fahad (Sparsh Srivastava). Sachin Khedekar has played the role of Sara’s father and Alex O’Neil has played the policeman who arrests Usha and tortures her.
Let us tell you very simply that all the cast of the film has done a good job. Everyone seems to be adept in their respective roles. Abhay and Fahad have been seen supporting Sara well as good friends, while Sachin is also excellent in the role of a father. But if we talk about lead actress Sara Ali Khan, then it would not be wrong if we say that this has been the best film of her career so far. Improvement was clearly visible in Sara as an actor. Sara has seen that playfulness which should be seen in a young revolutionary. Looking at Emraan Hashmi, it can be said that he performed less than his potential.
The film Ae Watan Mere Watan has been directed by Kanan Iyer and Darab Farooqui has supported him in writing it. The film has been made under the production of Karan Johar, Apoorva Mehta and Somen Mishra. The film is streaming on Amazon Prime, so now you also go and watch it and tell us how did you like this 133-minute film?