Patriotic Bollywood movies are churning big h in the box office. After Raazi and Uri: The Surgical Strike created ripples in the industry business, expectations from the John Abrahan starrer Akbar Walter have skyrocketed.Â
Opening to a three-point-five stars rating from a majority of movie reviewers, John Abraham and Mouni Roy‘s espionage thriller is winning hearts of moviegoers so far as the reviews on the micro-blogging site Twitter. Directed by Robbie Grewal the movie high on action and drama also stars Jackie Shroff and Mouni Roy in key roles.
After the success of his previous two films, Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran and Satyameva Jayate, RAW is expected to be his hat-trick at the box-office.Â
Ahead of the movie’s release, trade analyst Girish Johar is expecting a good start for the film. He predicted its day one box office collection around Rs 6-6.5 crores.
Actor and Singer Suchitra Krishnamoorthy tweeted, "#Raw #RomeoAkbarWalter made my heart swell with patriotic pride. A true story an important story superbly told. Every Indian must watch this - not only for cinema but to celebrate our real life bravehearts who gave us the India as we know it today"
#Raw #RomeoAkbarWalter made my heart swell with patriotic pride. A true story an important story superbly told. Every Indian must watch this - not only for cinema but to celebrate our real life bravehearts who gave us the India as we know it today 👌👌ðŸ‘ðŸ‘💕💕
— Suchitra Krishnamoorthi (@suchitrak) April 4, 2019
Film writer Shashank Khaitan tweeted, "@bunty_walia @TheJohnAbraham #RomeoAkbarWalter is a very good film. It showcases the life of a deep state agent with atmost sincerity. The clinical nature of their mission and lives is beautifully captured. The Director @robbiegrewal and DOP #TapanBasu have created a superb world."
@bunty_walia @TheJohnAbraham #RomeoAkbarWalter is a very good film. It showcases the life of a deep state agent with atmost sincerity.The clinical nature of their mission and lives is beautifully captured.The Director @robbiegrewal and DOP #TapanBasu have created a superb world.
— Shashank khaitan (@ShashankKhaitan) April 4, 2019
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Arshad Warsi shared on Twitter, "Saw #RAW last night @TheJohnAbraham has portrayed a very complexed character with ease & subtlety. @sikandarkher was bang on, @bindasbhidu surprised me, he was brilliant. RAW is an intense film with a very smart screenplay, loved all the twists & reveals..."
Saw #RAW last night @TheJohnAbraham has portrayed a very complexed character with ease & subtlety. @sikandarkher was bang on, @bindasbhidu surprised me, he was brilliant. RAW is an intense film with a very smart screenplay, loved all the twists & reveals...
— Arshad Warsi (@ArshadWarsi) April 4, 2019
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Actor Harshvardhan Rane shared on Twitter, "Watched #RomeoAkbarWalter a brilliantly shot film that makes you want to hug everyone who dedicated their lives for our country â¤. @TheJohnAbraham Sir gives it all of his heart and soul. Congratulations #RobbyGrewal @vanessawalia1 @bunty_walia @ajay0701 #RAW TEAM 🇮🇳"
Watched #RomeoAkbarWalter a brilliantly shot film that makes you want to hug everyone who dedicated their lives for our country â¤ï¸. @TheJohnAbraham Sir gives it all of his heart and soul. Congratulations #RobbyGrewal @vanessawalia1 @bunty_walia @ajay0701 #RAW TEAM 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/Mt1S2sV7MZ
— Harshvardhan Rane (@harsha_actor) April 3, 2019
The film is based on true events from India and Pakistan conflicts during 1971. John Abraham’s character is introduced in the trailer who is trained to be a spy for the country’s intelligence agency, RAW.
The music of RAW has been composed by Ankit Tiwari, Sohail Sen, Shabbir Ahmed and Raaj Aashoo and the lyrics have been penned by Shabbir Ahmed, Murli Agarwal, Prince Dubey and Ashok Punjabi.