Red Alert The War Within Movie Review

Red Alert The War Within (Hindi)

Release Date:
July 09, 2010

'Red Alert: the War Within' is based on the true story of Narasimha (Suniel Shetty), a poor farm labourer who desperately needs money to fund the education of his children. To earn his way, he finds himself in the midst of the Naxalite movement, forced to make difficult, and morally questionable, choices. At first, he starts as a mere cook for the terrorist group. Before too long, he graduates to weapons training, shootouts and kidnappings. A good, kind man trying to earn for his family, Narasimha finds himself in a position he had never bargained for; a man left with no choices. The conflicted Narasimha's life gets more complicated when a confrontation with the group leader (Ashish Vidyarthi) turns his world upside down; now he's caught in the middle of the law and the militants. The only way Narasimha can survive is when he finally takes matters into his own hands. Does he follow his conscience and thwart the movement? Or, does he look out for himself and his family, and embrace the Naxal cause? Though 'Red Alert: the War Within' is the account of one man, it embodies the true conflict facing the impoverished: Do we fight to protect a nation that has forgotten us? Or, do we fight to survive and feed ourselves? Do we really have any choice? 'Red Alert: the War Within' is based on a real life story, culled straight from today's torrid headlines.

'Red Alert: the War Within' is based on the true story of Narasimha (Suniel Shetty), a poor farm labourer who desperately... Show More

The vision is but peripheral, and the viewpoint, entirely missing, as we follow a group of armed revolutionaries in fits and starts settling scores with a democratic state, they feel, has failed them entirely

Hindustan Times

Despite all the effort, it looks like everyone’s kitted out for a movie, marred by naïve, woolly-headed points-of-view

Indian Express

But the movie suffers from the same problem that all Bollywood films on controversial subjects do - how to present both sides, equally well, not offending anyone

India Today

It may be politically correct in its tenor, but Red Alert does make you sit up and demand attention

Times of India

The movie gets too busy in its own agenda and conveniently ramble on with it sidelining the need of the viewer completely