****A GENUINE REVIEW****
This movie deserves 4 stars. For all the negative reviews given by various movie critics, I think they should watch the scenario of the education system in India.
You are sure to experience a lot of goosebumps and emotional surges throughout the movie. You will get teary, giggle at some one liners but in the end you will have a very positive feeling. This is a kind of those feel good movies which you don't want to end. There were a few flaws and unrealistic moments towards the climax which could have been avoided but they are subsided considering the overall premise of the movie
Super 30 aims at drawing our attentions to the devastating educational conditions of poor students in our nation. The story is based upon the legendary teacher, Anand Kumar who hails from Bihar and sacrificed a better portion of his life for educating the poor students.
Talking about performances, it is a phenomenal watch with outstanding performances by all the artists.
I would like to start with Hrithik Roshan's work. People were very critical about the Greek God being cast as a Bihari teacher and I will not refute their concern. Ever since the trailer had shown up, people were commenting about his flawed Bihari accent, Pankaj Tripathi being the apt main lead etc.
But to bring down all such concerns, I am happy to say that I was blown away by the performance given by Hrithik Roshan. You might not find resemblance in physique of the two characters but Anand Kumar's persona reverberates through Hrithik's soul throughout the movie. This is what an artist should be like. Despite being from a Non- Bihari descent he really put up some great efforts with an almost perfect show with minimal glitches in his accent at some instants. His character sees a lots of transformations to portray the various phases of Anand's life. To anyone saying that he was flawed or not upto the mark, I completely disagree. He moved out from his ordinary zone to give us an extraordinary performance.
The conversations between Anand and his father are a real treat to listen because they do it with such originality and simplicity that you could feel the connect with the characters. All the supporting cast including the 30 kids, Anand's father, brother, mother, Mrunal, Aditya, Pankaj Tripathi and Amit Sadh have done a very commendable job. Pankaj Tripathi acts as a comic relief at many instants and their is no doubt in his acting skills. Though his screen presence was little less as compared to the length of the movie, he manages to steal the stage with his presence.
For all those saying that Pankaj Tripathi should have been cast as the main actor, I agree with all of them. But in that case, only 1/10th of the audience would go and watch this film in theaters though everyone would appreciate it even more. So given the circumstances, I will say that Hrithik was perfect at what he was supposed to portray and rest all the actors gave a delightful performance on their levels.
Talking about the content of the movie, it covers a lot of troubles that poor students face and portrays it all in a subtle manner. The only problem I think about the movie is with regard to the cinematic liberty to make some modifications to the real story. I have heard that Anand Kumar started giving tuitions in his Ramanujan classes before commencing super 30. There was no mention about it. He charges the students of Ramanujan batches. I am not saying that this is wrong but it should have been covered. Also there was no mention about Abhyanand Sir. I have heard that he played a crucial role in bringing it up till the time both of them split. Apart from that, who taught the kids Chemistry for JEE?
These few mentions might have added one more star in my rating.
The movie had it;s heart at correct place. An emotional story with an excellent work by HR.
This is a must watch movie for all the aspiring students, their parents and all emotional genre lovers.