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Glamsham.com
But here's a rare, refreshing, path-breaking film that is as noble in intent as it is in treatment.
Lakshya" has the fluent flow of poetry but not the ornate opaqueness.
Bachchan is a special disappointment.
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| Jun 18, 2004rediff.com
Watch Lakshya as normal drama and, more likely than not, you will still enjoy it.
You won't be disappointed
special effects, choreography, and what-not that the 'cinematically literate'like to discuss, is a good tale well told
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Apun ka Choice
In a nutshell, the music of Lakshya is uninspiring and quite drab.
In the end come two instrumental numbers 'Separation' - a short, one-track musical piece full of sounds that arouse sadness and longing.
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| Jul 14, 2004IndiaGlitz
However, Akhtar is sure that the film will make a neat, if not an astronomical, profit in every territory.
"Lakshya" may have got a tepid response from Indian critics, but Farhan Akhtar's idealistic war epic seems to have caught the attention of cinema experts abroad.
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| Jul 19, 2004indiaglitz.com
The film that has cinematography by Hollywood's Christopher Popp has found mention in Time magazine as India's first mainstream film capable of holding its own against virtually any summer smash from Hollywood, reports say.
The Farhan Akhtar film is likely to get a fresh boost after getting tax exemption
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| Jan 18, 2006Apun ka Choice
But there is one for Amitabh Bachchan , which is thought to be the perfect by a famous lyricist-scriptwriter.
I think Amitabh Bachchan has a perfect voice modulation and tremendous presence.
'The perfect role Amitabh Bachchan'
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Bollyvista
There are genuinely hilarious moments here and Hrithik tackles each scene like a pro.
Now starts the typical goings on in a war film till the predictable end.
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| Feb 16, 2008Desicritics.org, India
Roshan, in particular, gives his overworked facial muscles a little time off and taps into that well of talent that stood him in good stead in movies like Lakshya .
And for all its eye catching splendor, Jodhaa Akbar manages to shine most bright in the more intimate moments - be it between husband and wife or swordsmen squaring off against each other on the battlefield.
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