Arun Katyal, portrayed by Sidharth Malhotra in the Indian Hindi-language action thriller film “Yodha,” is a soldier and a member of the Yodha Task Force. He is the son of Surendra Katyal, the founder of the Yodha Task Force. Arun is known for his unyielding determination to save lives and refusal to negotiate with terrorists. However, during an attempt to save renowned scientist Anuj Nair during an Amritsar flight hijack, Arun fails to succeed, leading to the suspension of his squad. Years later, when another flight gets hijacked and Arun is on board, all evidence points towards him being on a mission for revenge against the system that took everything away from him.
The film “Yodha,” directed by Sagar Ambre and Pushkar Ojha, was released on 15 March 2024. It stars Sidharth Malhotra as Arun Katyal, Raashii Khanna as Priyamvada “Priya” Katyal (Arun’s wife), Disha Patani as Laila Khalid (a flight attendant), Ronit Roy as Major Surender Katyal (Arun’s father), Tanuj Virwani as Sameer Khan, Sunny Hinduja as Jalal (a Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist), Kritika Bhardwaj as Tanya Sharma, S. M. Zaheer as Anuj Nair, Chittranjan Tripathy as S N Dhingra, Farida Patel Venkat as Mrs. Katyal (Arun’s mother), Mikhail Yawalkar as Ahmed Khalid, and Sanjay Gurbaxani as the Indian Head of State [1].
Principal photography for “Yodha” began on 27 November 2021 and included shootings in Delhi, Bhopal, Manali, Pune, and Ladakh [10][11][12]. The film’s music is composed by Tanishk Bagchi, Vishal Mishra, B Praak, Aditya Dev, and John Stewart Eduri while lyrics are written by Manoj Muntashir, Jaani, Kunaal Vermaa, Vishal Mishra, and Kaushal Kishore [19]. The first single titled “Zindagi Tere Naam” was released on 24 February 2024 [20], and the second single titled “Tere Sang Ishq Hua” was released on 7 March 2024 [21].
Despite underperforming at the box office [9], critics have shared their opinions about Sidharth Malhotra’s performance in “Yodha.” Bollywood Hungama critic gave it 3 out of 5 stars and wrote that “Yodha is not the usual hijack film and features a fine performance; however, it is quite technical and confusing.” [24] NDTV’s Saibal Chatterjee rated it 1.5/5 stars and wrote that “No matter how lenient you might want to be and how much of a Sidharth Malhotra fan you are… this pulpy action movie is a bumpy ride that lurches from one misstep to another.” [25] Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com gave it 2.5/5 stars and observed that “A light-footed Sidharth single-handedly going at the baddies is a slick sight… On his charm and rugged shoulders that Yodha shamelessly rests.” [26] Anupama Chopra from Film Companion said that “Yodha is a cheesy… low-on-logic thriller that rides brazenly to a crowd-pleasing finale… mostly on the shoulders of a solid Sidharth Malhotra.” [27] Rishil Jogani from Pinkvilla rated it 2.5/5 stars and opined that “Yodha has redeemable qualities… but the film in totality is a tiresome watch… full of clichés… cheesy dialogues…and overused tropes.”
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