Attack: Part 1
Attack: Part 1 is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language science fiction action film[4][5] directed by Lakshya Raj Anand, who co-wrote the film with Sumit Batheja and Vishal Kapoor, based on a story by John Abraham, who stars in the film alongside Jacqueline Fernandez and Rakul Preet Singh, with Prakash Raj and Ratna Pathak Shah in supporting roles.[6][7]
| Attack: Part 1 | |
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Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Lakshya Raj Anand |
| Written by | Lakshya Raj Anand Sumit Batheja Vishal Kapoor |
| Story by | John Abraham |
| Produced by | Jayantilal Gada Ajay Kapoor John Abraham |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Will Humphris P. S. Vinod Soumik Mukherjee |
| Edited by | Aarif Sheikh |
| Music by | Shashwat Sachdev |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Pen Marudhar Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 123 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹80 crore[2] |
| Box office | est. ₹22.07 crore[3] |
Attack was released on 1 April 2022 and received mixed to positive reviews from critics, but eventually bombed at the box office.[8][9]
Plot edit
In 2010 Indian Army officer Arjun Shergill is on a mission to capture terrorist Rehman Gul, who attacked an Indian army convoy two days before. After a shootout Arjun arrests Rehman and saves a suicide bomber, who is Rehman's son Hamid Gul.
12 years later at Mumbai Airport, Arjun meets air hostess Ayesha and they fall in love. The airport is attacked by Hamid's men and Ayesha is killed. Arjun is paralysed from the neck down. V. K. Subramaniam, Chief of Indian Intelligence and Arjun's superior officer, proposes an AI-operated supersoldier program to the Prime Minister. DRDO scientist Sabaha Qureshi has been modifying the supersoldiers program for 7 years and is on the verge of a major breakthrough.
The Prime Minister agrees and Subramaniam selects Arjun for the program. Arjun is hesitant but agrees as he wants to avenge Ayesha's death. Arjun operates himself under the command of the Intelligent Robotic Assistant or I.R.A, which is restricted due to Arjun's trauma.
The government discovers that Hamid is procuring chemical weapons in Eastern Europe. Sabaha arrives at the Parliament to submit Arjun's progress to the Defence Minister. While conversing with I.R.A, Arjun learns that Hamid is planning to attack the Parliament and informs Subramaniam, who is at the Sansad Marg.
Hamid and his fellow terrorists, disguised as Rapid Action Force personnel, hijack the Parliament and capture the Parliament Ministry and Union ministers including the Prime Minister and Sabaha. Arjun leaves for the Parliament with National Security Guard commandos, but Hamid demands that the NSG retreat from the Parliament in exchange for the release of 50 hostages. Subramabiam insists to the Caretaker Prime Minister Digvijay Singh to perform a partial extraction, and sends Arjun to covertly infiltrate the Parliament and relay information. Arjun sneaks into the Parliament with I.R.A's help and kills some guards as he enters the control room and provides live feed to Subramaniam.
Hamid demands the release of Rehman. Sabaha is caught by the terrorist Hussain but Arjun kills Hussain and rescues her. Arjun reveals himself to Hamid via a walkie talkie and Hamid insists that Digvijay, Subramaniam and others command Arjun to surrender. Arjun agrees to surrender and is taken to Hamid where one of Hamid's men knocks Arjun's neck, causing a malfunction in I.R.A. Hamid demands safe passage to flee in an aeroplane to Ecuador and releases the hostages, but activates a sarin gas bomb to explode in the Parliament. Rehman is released from prison and taken to the airport.
Sabaha retrieves her laptop and reboots I.R.A., enabling Arjun to kill all the terrorists. Arjun tells Subramaniam about the bomb and asks to intercept Hamid, but Hamid has already fled via an old tunnel and leaves for the airport in an ambulance. Arjun tells Sabaha to retreat with the hostages and chases Hamid to the airport where he crashes the flight. Arjun kills Hamid and deactivates the bomb. Sabaha rescues the hostages, and the NSG Commandos kill Rehman by throwing him out of the plane in mid-air. Arjun is appreciated by Subramaniam and the ministers, and leaves the parliament by ambulance. Later, Arjun is appointed for another mission.
Cast edit
- John Abraham as Lieutenant Major Arjun Shergill, a cyborg & India’s first supersoldier[10]
- Rakul Preet Singh as Dr. Sabaha Qureshi, DRDO scientist
- Jacqueline Fernandez as Ayesha Roy, an air hostess and Arjun's lover
- Prakash Raj as Vadraj Kumar "V.K" Subramaniam, Defence Secretary and Arjun's superior officer
- Ratna Pathak Shah as Shanti Shergill, Arjun's mother
- Serena Walia as I.R.A (voice), Arjun's personal AI assistant
- Elham Ehsas as Hamid Gul, Rehman's son and the main antagonist
- Rajit Kapur as Home Minister Digvijay Singh
- Kiran Kumar as Indian Army Chief K.V. Singh
- Habib Al Aidroos as Rehman Gul, Hamid's father
- Tamara D'Souza as Juhi, Ayesha's friend
- Mir Mehroos as Young Hamid Gul
- Jaimini Pathak as Negotiator Sukrut
- Babrak Akbari as Mustafa
- Nimish Desai as Prime Minister
- Ashish Nijhawan as Hussain
- Shahnawaz Bhatt as Saqlain
- Vikas Tomar as Home Minister's Assistant
- Ranjit Punia as CRPF Officer
- Ranjeet Singh as RAF Officer
- Karan Mehat as Shahid
Production edit
Principal photography began in January 2020.[11] Production was put on hold in March 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic.[12] The shooting resumed in February 2021.
Release edit
The film was originally scheduled for theatrical opening worldwide on 14 August 2020.[13] However, it was delayed due to the shooting suspension.[14] It was scheduled for release on 28 January 2022,[15] however, it was postponed due to the surge in Omicron variant cases.[16] It was theatrically released on 1 April 2022.[17] The film streamed on ZEE5 on 27 May.
Reception edit
Box office edit
Attack earned ₹3.51 crore at the domestic box office on its opening day. On the second day, the film collected ₹3.75 crore. On the third day the film had a worldwide gross of ₹4.25 crore, taking total domestic weekend collection to ₹11.51 crore.[3]
As of 14 April 2022[update], the film grossed ₹19.20 crore in India and ₹3.50 crore overseas, for a worldwide gross collection of ₹22.70 crore.[3]
Critical response edit
The film received mixed to positive reviews from critics who praised the action sequences, vfx, background score while criticising the screenplay.[18][19] Rachana Dubey of The Times of India gave the film a rating of 3.5/5 and wrote "Attack: Part One, is an engaging watch, from start to finish".[20] Grace Cyril of India Today gave the film a rating of 3/5 and wrote "Attack stands well with its VFX and new concepts, all coated in a layer of slick modern sci-fi".[21] Avinash Lohana of Pinkvilla gave the film a rating of 3/5 and wrote "Keep an open mind, don’t compare, and give the film a chance. You might like it".[22] Bharathi Pradhan of Lehren gave the film a rating of 3/5 and wrote "John may take a bow because he is one of the producers of the film and has been credited with the story idea too".[23] Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave the film a rating of 3/5 and wrote "ATTACK - PART 1 works due to the novel concept, action, VFX and John Abraham’s first-rate performance".[4] Rohit Bhatnagar of The Free Press Journal gave the film a rating of 3/5 and wrote "'Attack - Part 1' might be a beginning of a new era in the Hindi film industry only if you ignore the long list of loopholes and cliché sequences".[24]
Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV gave the film a rating of 2.5/5 and wrote "To the credit of director Lakshya Raj Anand, the fast-paced hostage drama stops short of being a dreadful assault on the senses".[25] Shubhra Gupta of Indian Express gave the film a rating of 2.5/5 and wrote "We know exactly how things will pan out, no strain on the brain. Everything is straight-forward, no complicated characters, no morally ambiguous situations".[26] Shubham Kulkarni of Koimoi gave the film a rating of 2/5 and wrote "Lakshya Raj Anand only focuses on the battle sequences and everything that happens between them looks lazy".[27] Tatsam Mukherjee of Firstpost gave the film a rating of 1/5 and wrote "Whatever might be the measures taken by an earlier John Abraham film, there seems to be a renewed bloodlust in Attack, that’s actively trying to court the ‘masses’ of Uri: The Surgical Strike and The Kashmir Files".[28]
Soundtrack edit
| Attack | ||||
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| Film score by | ||||
| Released | 13 March 2022[29] | |||
| Recorded | 2021 | |||
| Venue | YRF | |||
| Studio | YRF Studios | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 30:40 | |||
| Language | Hindi | |||
| Label | Zee Music Company | |||
| Producer | Shashwat Sachdev | |||
| Shashwat Sachdev chronology | ||||
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| Official audio | ||||
| Attack - Full Album on YouTube | ||||
The film's music is composed by Shashwat Sachdev while lyrics written by Kumaar and Bjorn Surrao.[29]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ik Tu Hai" | Jubin Nautiyal, Shashwat Sachdev | 4:10 |
| 2. | "Main Nai Tuttna" | Vishal Mishra, Shashwat Sachdev, Tisoki | 3:25 |
| 3. | "Chal Hatt" | Girish Nakod, Magic, Shashwat Sachdev | 2:26 |
| 4. | "Phir Se Zara" | Jubin Nautiyal, Shashwat Sachdev | 3:50 |
| 5. | "La La La" (Lyrics by Bjorn) | Bjorn, Shashwat Sachdev | 2:18 |
| 6. | "BOMB!" | Shreya Jain, Girish Nakod, Shashwat Sachdev | 2:25 |
| 7. | "Crazy Now" | Shreya Jain, Magic, Shashwat Sachdev, Tisoki | 2:43 |
| 8. | "Akh Kashni" | Surbhi Yadav, Nakul Chugh, Shashwat Sachdev | 2:12 |
| 9. | "Phir se Zara - Sha" | Shashwat Sachdev | 3:34 |
| 10. | "Durga Gayatri Mantra" | Shreya Jain, Nakul Chugh, Shashwat Sachdev | 3:16 |
| Total length: | 30:19 | ||
Future edit
The film, as indicated by the title, was made as part of a planned franchise. Director Anand has stated to Hindustan Times, "We have created these characters whose journey doesn’t end after part one, the journey begins. And he takes the learning from what happens in part one to part two and three. It automatically lends itself to action films".[30] For Attack: Part 2, John Abraham has said that a script is ready and they "signed on for Attack 2 with Jayanti Bhai even before the release of Attack."[31]
References edit
- ^ "Certificate Detail". Central Board of Film Certification.
- ^ "Attack (2022) - Box Office India". Box Office India. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ a b c "Attack Box Office". Bollywood Hungama. April 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Attack Movie Review". Bollywood Hungama. April 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "Attack Review: John Abraham, As A Super Soldier, Goes All Out With Comic Tropes". NDTV. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "Jacqueline Fernandez confirms a film with John Abraham and Rakul Preet Singh". Bollywood Hungama. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- ^ "John Abraham begins shooting for his upcoming film, Attack". Bollywood Hungama. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "John Abraham shares post after Attack fails at box office: 'Whatever appreciation we have received…'". The Indian Express. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ "John Abraham defends Attack after it tanks at Box Office, says 'he's proud of the film'". Zee News. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ "John Abraham begins shooting for his upcoming film, Attack". Bollywood Hungama. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Attack: John Abraham and Rakul Preet Singh bond like a house on fire!". Mid-Day. 18 January 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "John Abraham starrer ATTACK to release on August 14, 2020, first look revealed". Bollywood Hungama. 30 November 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "THIS is when John Abraham and Jacqueline Fernandez starrer 'Attack' will go on the floors". The Times of India. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ Dubey, Rachana (31 July 2020). "John Abraham: We will be back to work full steam, but by then, who knows how much time we may have lost". Times of India. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ "John Abraham, Jacqueline Fernandez, Rakul Preet Singh starrer Attack teaser gives deadly glimpse of super-soldier; film to release on January 28, 2022". Bollywood Hungama. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ "John Abraham's Attack to be Postponed Due to Rise in Omicron Cases?". News 18. 6 January 2022. from the original on 6 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "John Abraham's action entertainer film Attack to release on 1 April". Firstpost. 3 February 2022. from the original on 3 February 2022.
- ^ "Attack box office collection Day 1: John Abraham film off to a disappointing start, collects Rs 3.51 crore". Indian Express. 2 April 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
Attack has received mixed reviews, which praise action scenes while criticising the script.
- ^ "Attack Movie Review - Critics". Adda Today. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "Attack Movie Review: A STEADY STORY OF A SLICK SUPER SOLDIER". The Times Of India. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "Attack Movie Review: John Abraham as India's super-soldier rises from Satyameva Jayate debacle". India Today. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ . Pinkvilla. Archived from the original on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "Attack Review: Patriotism Goes Sci-Fi". Lehren. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "Attack - Part 1 Review: John Abraham's metaverse is a unique chase of good versus evil". The Free Press Journal. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "Attack Review: John Abraham, As A Super Soldier, Goes All Out With Action Tropes". NDTV. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "Attack movie review: John Abraham does all the heavy-lifting in this 2-hour actioner". Indian Express. April 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "Attack Movie Review: Wish John Abraham's Arjun Was Real & He Rescued People From Theatres". Koimoi. April 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "Attack movie review: John Abraham's latest is yet another example of his convenient patriotism". Firstpost. April 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Attack – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Jiosaavn. 13 March 2022.
- ^ Suri, Rishabh (7 April 2022). "Brahmastra, Attack, Pushpa: Are pre-planned franchises a gamble in Bollywood?". Hindustan Times.
- ^ . Pinkvilla. Archived from the original on 1 April 2022.
External links edit
- Attack: Part 1 at IMDb
- Attack at Bollywood Hungama
- Attack at ZEE5