After working his way into a master puzzle, chamber this film which develops itself as a necessity if only for patenting your imagination: Genius**, a Hindi action film released in India in 2018 live action, was presented and produced by Anil Sharma, show Utkarsh Sharma and. Ishita Chauhan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui played pivotal roles in the film. Seeking for the first Utkash Gupta Sharma as male lead, the movie Gadar: Ek Prem Katha, 2001 in photo and 2002 in Botani, sunk in influence dependence and is now age comparables opposite. The film is high on, action, romance, and patriotism or story of an exceptional, intelligent young man who is caught in the world of international terrorism, espionage, and crime.
Plot Overview
The main character is Vasudev Shastri (Vasu) a.k.a. Utkarsh Sharma’s Vasudev Shastri. He is a genius level IIT (Indian Institute of Technology) student and a cyber operative and hacker of the highest order. Vasu’s exceptional abilities and technical capabilities make him an asset in Indian intelligence agencies and he is recruited into RAW, the Indian external intelligence agency to assist in fighting international terrorism with technology.
But during one such operation, Vasu faces a major blow when he loses all his friends there and gets hurt badly. Having lost his mental balance, and most of all physically scarred, Vasu needs to take a good long look at himself and the actions that got him to this point. But instead, Vasu remains persistent to make sure the death of his comrades does not go unpunished, vowing to take down as well the cunning terrorist architect known as MRS, portrayed by Nawazuddin Siddiqui.
As for Vasu, he resorts to wit and hacking experience in dealing with his foes and manages to survive in a web laden with conspiracies, treachery and high levels of spying. At the same time, he wrestles with other issues, including falling for Nandini Chauhan (Ishita Chauhan), who happens to be his IIT classmate.
Cast
Utkarsh Sharma as Vasudev Shastri (Vasu): Talented young boy who is very proficient with computers and is forced to become a spy.
Ishita Chauhan as Nandini Chauhan: The main heroine, who loves Vasu and helps him cope with his troubles.
Nawazuddin Siddiqui as MRS: The villain of the piece who is an intelligent but dangerous criminal.
Mithun Chakraborty as RAW Chief: Head of RAW, who is also Vasu’s great guide and commander during the assignment.
Ayesha Jhulka as Vasu’s Mother: One of the family members herself, trying to add some emotional value to the family.
Themes and Tone
Genius a mix of action, love for the country and feelings contains several issues such as the following. –
Intelligence and patriotism: The supreme intelligence and patriotic feelings of Vasu serve the plot of the film perfectly. It is because he has knowledge of cyber and computer hacking that cyber terrorism is eradicated.
Revenge and Redemption: Vasu’s character development is driven primarily by his quest to avenge his friends, which also motivates him to cross his physical limits.
Romance: Nandini’s and Vasu’s bond introduces a romantic story in the middle of the story, and the relationships with his friends are emotional motivations for him.
The movie tried several elements of stunning a viewer in motion – high-octane action, emotional tightening of the heart and sometimes hearts, and light-hearted romance here and there. The intent is to be a masala entertainer where there is the hope or message of patriotism, technology and of course traditional Bollywood masalas like music and romance.
Action and Visuals
The movie contains several thrill-packed scenes typical of any Bollywood action thrillers with electric shootouts, car chases, and explosions. The character of Vasu also displays technical skills in hacking that he uses to his advantage in eluding his enemies and this helps in keeping the modern aspect of the action scenes in the film.
There are also a few sequences done in a very stylish manner including the use of raining slow-motion techniques during action scenes and hero versus villain in your face action particularly having Nawazudding’s dark character.
Music
The music of Genius is in the hands of Himesh Reshammiya, whose compositions like Tera Fitoor have been well-received. The songs bring the required effect to the romantic and emotional scenes of the film while the background score makes the action scenes more forceful.
Reception
In the eyes of both the critics and the general viewers, Genius has attracted both positive and negative reactions. Among pointers of appreciation, Utkarsh Sharma’s debut performance earned praise owing to his sincerity. On the negative side, the telling of the story had been considered too basic in style, the storyline itself bland, and the direction underwhelming. Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s performance, as the villain, was noted to be among the pluses of the film, bringing out so much energy in his character.
Despite the integration of modern cyber elements to a film that retained the essence of conventional Bollywood, the viewers were not amused as they had anticipated a new dimension to the action thriller landscape. Some appreciation was however received for the violence in the movie and its message of patriotism.
Conclusion
Genius is loaded with action but revolves around the life of a young boy with a super high IQ while spies along with cyber terrorists and patriots hunt him down. The film’s box office earnings were rather poor though it made a debut for Utkarsh Sharma as a main actor, and had few nice moments including music and reputable Nawazuddin Siddiqu as an actor.
