MOVIE

REVIEW
•EFFORTS BY- RIYA MAAN
•RISHABH SAXENA
•12TH C
 LAKSHYA
• Producer and director- Farhan Akhtar, Zoya Akhtar, Ritesh
Sidhwani
• Casts of the movie- Hritik Roshan, Amitabh Bachan, Preity
Zinta
• Genre- War, Drama, romance.
INTODUCTIO • The main message that we get from this movie is that a
person should find his or her LAKSHAYA(goal) of his or life
N- as early as possible.
 INTRODUCTION
The movie lakshya talks about
the life of an army officer and
the struggles he have to face How he understands his duty
during his training and after towards his county as well as
joining the Indian army. his family.

How an irresponsible young

guy became a conscientious
army officer.
 SHORT SUMMARY

The movie is about a young

careless boy Karan Shergil A major part of the film was
It is a story set against a
( played by hritik roshan) who shot in ladhak, and some actual
fictionalized backdrop of the
develops from an aimless army officers were also a part
1999 Kargil war.
young man into a mature army of the film.
officer.
 SHORT SUMMARY

Karan leeches off of his father’s business and

lives a lazy lifestyle. However, upon watching an This decision costs Karan the respect of his
action movie, he and some of his friends decide family and lover, so he resolves to return to the
to enlist in the army, only to decide halfway army and prove his resilience.
through the course that it is too much for them.
 SHORT SUMMARY
Karan Shergill is a young man who has no future goals
or plans. His father and his girlfriend (Priety Zinta) tells
him he needs a goal (Lakshya) in his life. He decided to
go for Indian Military Academy (IMA).
Karan’s days in IMA were full of disaster and many a
times he fell in trouble. By being upset he leaves the
academy without taking any kind of permission. When
he reached home his parents were not surprised, as his
father knew he can’t do it, hearing all this his girlfriend
calls off to their relationship as she was highly
disappointed by Karan’s decision of quitting the
academy.
 SHORT SUMMURY
Karan makes up his mind and finally tries to
turn up with his decision. He goes back to
IMA, accepts the punishments after putting all
the hard work, courage he became a focused
cadet leader graduating as an officer lieutenant
Karan Shergill. Karan then started achieving
his goals.
Karan comes home on a leave after he is again
recalled to his post as his leave is shortcut. He
gets back to his post and then he is promoted as
‘ Acting captain’. The battalion CO briefs about
the latest situation.
 SHORT SUMMARY
All parts of the assault were successful
and it destroyed the enemy’s screening
unit.
Captain Karan Shergill then hosts the flag
which was given his as a duty by col.
Sunil Damle and a promise given to him The movie ends with col. Damle looking
as a duty by col. Damle and a promise out across the mountains to see captain
given to him by one of his friends officer Shergill hoisting flag atop the peak.
AKBAR who was shot dead by Pakistani
during the second attempt.
 ANALYSIS AND REVIEW
• The direction is fabulous, the dialogues are well written and impactful. The events are
beautifully depicted.
• Lakshya belongs to all those who have faced the dilemma of what to do in life and how to
bring meaning to the same.
• from aimlessness, to reality checks, to achievement.
• Karan’s story of joining the army and then discovering himself and then achieving the
goal is very connecting.
 ANALYSIS AND REVIEW

• The subject lakshya very nicely presents and handles the issue that youth faces. One who
watches the movie can relate to the subject and can be inspired by the same.
• We have been personally a big fan of this movie and have been able to relate to the
struggles, commitment, take challenges, motivated by the movie plots.
• Have a lakshya (aim) in his life. Discover your true calling and whatever job one chooses,
should be done with full sincerity are two themes which are nicely depicted in the movie.
 CONCLUSION

• We would definitely recommend to watch this movie specially to the youth of our
country so that even they can get motivated by the life of Capt. Karan shergill.
• People will get to know the reason why we sit at our homes safely without any
kind of tension and enjoy our lives.