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Key Features:
Military training, Coming-of-age, Personal transformation, Warfare, Self-discovery, Heros journey, Army, Patriotism, Duty, Discipline, Romance subplot, India, Character arc
Tone:
serious, dramatic, earnest
Target Audience:
Fans of war dramas, Viewers interested in character-driven stories, Audiences seeking inspirational narratives, Those interested in Indian cinema
Emotional Arc:
Aimlessness → Purpose → Fulfillment

Lakshya

2004-06-18
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An aimless, jobless, irresponsible grown man joins the army and matures into a battlefield hero.

Genres
War, Action, Drama, Romance
Cast
Hrithik Roshan, Preity Zinta, Amitabh Bachchan, Om Puri, Boman Irani, Sushant Singh, Raj Zutshi, Ranvir Shorey, Parmeet Sethi, Lillete Dubey
Crew
Farhan Akhtar, Javed Akhtar, Javed Akhtar
Rating
6.7(112 votes)
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