Balan, the boy, never really comes of age. But his innocence does. It becomes older than he ever will, carrying the burden of knowing what no child should have to know. That, perhaps, is the deepest sorrow that the film leaves us with.
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Do you believe in curses? Sequels are cursed. And this curse is the hardest on legacyquels—those revived for audiences old and new.
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My children (who are at the ‘magic elementary’ age) loved it. They responded to the action, the humor, and the emotional points. As a parent, I appreciate that there were no themes too mature for an eight-year-old, cartoon violence aside.
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Namrata — Excerpt: If one seeks a lens to understand Asrani’s journey, it is perhaps best found in Chala Murari Hero Banne (1977). Beneath its laughter lies an almost autobiographical resonance. The film’s humour, while entertaining, is inseparable from its poignancy.
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Nimish Dass — Excerpt: Special Ops is a global Indian web series in the true sense and should be on the bucket list of those—especially non-Indians—interested in Indian intelligence, state politics, and foreign affairs.
