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'Super 30 made me feel I was back in class'Last updated on: July 12, 2019 16:17 IST

Super 30 is a must watch for each and every student, parent and teacher, feels Anup Raaj.

Anup Raaj joined Anand Kumar's Super 30 class in 2009. He went on to graduate from IIT-Bombay, and is an entrepreneur today. You can read his inspiring story here.

After watching the Hrithik Roshan starrer, Anup shares his thoughts on it:

The first half of the film depicts the early stage of Anand sir's struggle and his love for mathematics.

Hrithik Roshan has done so well. His acting is above expectations. The way he has gone down to match the look, feel and emotions of Anand sir is really great.

He mirrored the real Anand sir life in every aspect -- energy, enthusiasm, look and feel.

The teaching was an exact match.

Anand sir used to teach us how to solve things mentally, without pen and paper.

The 'Close your eyes' technique is so deeply-rooted in my mind that I use the same technique when I teach.

The 'Straight line' chapter was exactly as I studied it.

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Super 30 made me feel that I went 10 years back, that I was back in class.

Being from a Hindi medium board, I could totally relate the low confidence when faced with the Hindi-English issue. I faced a huge problem in English even after coming to IIT.

The film was so intense and entertaining that it reached intermission in no time.

The second half was more about the hardships faced by Anand sir to keep Super 30 alive.

By the end of the film, almost the entire theatre had tears in their eyes.

People lifted up Anand sir on their shoulders like Sachin Tendulkar's World Cup moment.

Everyone looked at him with respect.

Super 30 is a must watch for each and every student, parent and teacher.

Every student and his family can relate to some parts of Anand sir's life.

It is a very motivating movie.

I joined Super 30 in 2009. It was good to get that feel again.

I rate this film 9.8 on 10.

The Super 30 ReviewLast updated on: July 12, 2019 15:17 IST

'What Super 30 really wants to say is Hrithik Roshan can be an action hero without showing off his sculpted torso,' says Sukanya Verma.

'Directed by Vikas Bahl' announces the opening credits, only to have a big cloud of smoke blot out his name.

Quite evocative of the sexual misconduct allegations leading to the once eminent film-maker's fall from grace.

Super 30, his fourth film (Chillar Party, Queen, Shaandaar) is about an underdog fighting all odds to rise above his circumstances and emerge victorious.

Mercifully, it is not about Bahl, but Anand Kumar, the visionary mathematics teacher from Bihar and Super 30 founder under whose altruistic tutelage many a deserving but disadvantageous students have prospered.

Of course, it is a fictional take and liberties are taken to render Kumar's triumph more cinematic than realistic by throwing dramatic bouts of rain and storm, animation-aided classroom sessions, manipulative background score and cheesy lessons in English Vinglish.

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Cinema at its most dishonest pretends to appear great by telling stories of significance.

Our biopics are almost never about reporting a reality. Either an exaggerated version of 'only the good bits' or an exercise in jazzing up an actor's body of work, this template-like adherence to the 'I-get-knocked down-but-I-get up-again' framework is utterly predictable.

What is not is a slyly implanted scene, where a lady shows up to falsely accuse the protagonist of molestation, mocking the aforementioned events and telling of Bahl's guile.

But even though the prism of objectivity, Super 30 can never shrug off its cosmetic depiction of a man's success against a system corrupted by politics of class, caste and economics.

Part of that problem is at the centre of its storytelling -- a woefully miscast Hrithik Roshan.

He doesn't look the part.

He doesn't sound the part.

Though an intrinsically solid actor, it is awkward to watch Hrithik's natural intensity and intelligence fight hard and fail miserably to make the posturing idealism, excessive tan or heavy-handed accent work.

Roshan sports a new shade of brown in every scene and his attempt to speak Bihari sounds like an Amitabh Bachchan fan mimicking Lal Badshah.

No amount of scribbling equations on the blackboard like A Beautiful Mind's John Nash, projecting naiveté like Koi... Mil Gaya's Rohit or arranging samosas for famished students applying mathematical 'mandawali' on a susceptible hotelier helps in taking him seriously.

Also for a movie whose focus is shared by the titular kids -- it is even narrated by an ex-student (a persuasive Vijay Varma) -- Super 30's insistence on restricting them to the sidelines is as problematic as the hierarchy it means to challenge.

Wouldn't it be nice to know these children as closely as the teacher who inspired them? Super 30 accomplishes neither.

When the batch does get its moment to shine towards the climax in an intentionally comical fulfillment of 'padhaai ki ladaai' motto, it plays out in such an absurd, contrived manner, perhaps it's a good thing they were kept on ignore.

Super 30's celebration of Anand Kumar's achievements is just as hollow.

One gets a better sense of disappointment in a heartbroken father's (a kindly Virendra Saxena) failure to send his deserving son to Cambridge, owing to shortage of funds, than when an unkempt Anand is forced-to-sell papads. Everyone else in his family looks like they at least took a bath.

Early bits of Super 30 breezes through until a politically affiliated businessman (Aditya Shrivastava) makes Anand an offer he cannot refuse.

All of a sudden, the tone shifts to a gangster flick what with flashy gold chains, dance bars and coaching mafia.

In one of its least convincing scenes, Anand is bitten by the conscience bug and decides to set up the Super 30 programme, an all-expenses paid coaching centre to prepare poor students for IIT-JEE.

Considering he tests their calibre by putting them through a test and handpicking 30 of those suggests he prioritises aptitude over poverty.

But the politics of his beliefs as well as this film's are clumsily treaded in Super 30's dizzying symbolism like tossing a rudraksh around every casteist character's neck, Anand's Cambridge admission burned to flames, a student river rafting stormy waters to reach Anand's classes, reference to the Eklavya-Dronacharya chapter of Mahabharata and the repeated reminder that Ab raja ka beta raja nahi banega.

What Super 30 really wants to say is Hrithik Roshan can be an action hero without showing off his sculpted torso.

He will sport the same gruffness, articulate the same aggression, inspire the same fan club, dismiss extortion calls in the same 'take your best shot' vein and survive a bullet like the same Hindi film hero.

Pankaj Tripathi as the evil, rambling, politician, Mrunal Thakur's four scenes love interest and Amit Sadh as the oddly dressing journalist are completely wasted in the ensuing scenario.

Simplistic and lopsided, Super 30 is so satisfied by its master-to-mahatma narrative, it ends up seeing superb in so-so.

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Super 30 First Day Early Estimate

Saturday 13 July 2019 01.30 ISTBox Office India Trade Network

Super 30 had a decent first day of around 11-11.50 crore nett as per early estimates. The film picked up a little in the evening to get into double digits. The numbers are low for a Hrithik Roshan starrer but its a decent number for a film of this genre which does not offer much for the youth in terms of entertainment. The industry would have probably expected a higher number than 11 crore nett but for the trailer it was never going to go much higher unless there was a phenomenal pick up on the first day. The numbers are better than films like Raid and Padman which did have the asset of music as compared to Super 30 but on the other side were smaller films than Super 30.

There is an uptick in the evening so Saturday should see good growth to consolidate this opening number but the test will be on Monday as nowadays every film goes up on Saturday and some films can go up 30-40% and falter on the weekdays while others go up 30-40% and sustain collections post Sunday.

The film has done far better business in the urban cities while mass circuits have not performed especially single screens which are dull. The film has a wide of release which was probably not needed as its looking a big city multiplex film. If the likes of Gujarat, Bihar and Nizam can show big turnaround over the weekend especially on Sunday then the film could actually do good business and have a long run.

super 30 is the biggest opening fir this type of film with zero promotion and music

. Totally good start not lets make the wom speak 😉😉

the usual suspects are at it again..

I'd actually be glad if the film is a bit 'heavy' on the drama because otherwise it'd be a subtle but dry film with no takers.. Hrithik has had his "Lakshya"! So time for some good content with drama & BO glory.

what a beautiful beautiful movie

this is a winner for HR and i am not even concerned about the movies..such movies and performances are a milestone and hrithik has given his best performance ever..he was SO SO good

i so wanted this to work for him esp after all he has been through with classless losers targetting him in every possible way..i am so happy for him..he deserves it..i was never a fan but i started liking him the way he conducted himself with so much dignity despite being targetted by one of the most classless people on earth..but after this movie i am a fan..this was much awaited..and he totally nailed it to the T

full review may come later but as of now i am just too thrilled..what an amazing cinematic experience..bravo!!

Hrithik should seriously do more films. Today, every single atom in my body was reminded of why I am a fan. He is so unbelievably talented and deserves so much more recognition. Mrunal is right when she says that we tend to forget how phenomenally he performs because his good looks tend to overshadow his acting.

He lived, breathed and gave his heart and soul to this movie. Watch out for the pre-interval scene; his acting has so much of weight and he is so into the character that you forget that this is Hrithik Roshan. The emotions that he displays seem so natural and are so beautifully expressed that you really feel like this is Anand Kumar who is motivating his students and pushing them to defy their limits, follow their dreams and let their passion remain unflinching. All the emotional scenes he is in tug at your heartstrings. Especially the rain scene where they all dance, the climax (oh my god those emotions he expresses) and the scene where he wraps papad in his letter (those who watched will know) He is truuuuly the soul of this movie - so earnest, natural and sincere. Anand Kumar chose the perfect actor to play him. He has dedicated so much to this role, so much that his mannerisms seem on point and even his accent seems to flow beautifully. I cannot express how much I feel proud as a fan today. It's overwhelming - seeing your all-time favourite actor after 2.5 years who has grown so much as an actor in such a beautiful movie with such beautiful messages. I'll say this again, if he doesn't get awards for this I'll be so really pissed.

Mrunal Thakur is so pretty and is so so natural! Loved her chemistry with Hrithik even though they hardly had scenes together. The "Phi" joke is EPIC xD Pankaj Tripathi and Aditya Srivastava are brilliant and so are the actors who play Anand's parents. Nandish is also great! Apart from HR I think the best part is the youngsters who comprise Super 30. All of them are outstanding! Loved the class scenes and the Basanti No Dance sequence - so powerful. Everyone had started dancing in the cinema hall xD Jugraafiya and Paisa are lovely too, especially Jugraafiya for its adorable music and lyrics. But Niyam Ho takes the cake. It's the end credits music and it gives you goosebumps. I'd say that this song is the soul of the movie ❤️

Overall the film offers you a multitude of emotions - laughs, tears, shock, anger. It's an absolutely beautiful movie and I think every single person should watch this. I can't pinpoint even one dull moment. There are so many things to learn from it and the film addresses many issues that we have in India.

4.5-5/5. Might seem faefetched but it's probably going to be ranked amongst my favourite movies ever. It's Hrithik's best movie after Jodhaa Akbar if not alongside. Performancewise, it's definitely Hrithik's career-best. He is UNBELIEVABLE.

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