ccamp3175 To an American, especially a post-9/11 American, the idea of a "terrorist musical" would seem outrageous and naive. It would be grossly unfair to make fun of this film in that way, though; MK defies classification in Hollywood genres. The diapason of themes in this movie is impressive and, to quote Roger Ebert, one actually cares what happens to these people, even the unholy maker-of-fatwas Hilal. A young man's flirtation with extremism is teated, as well as the little-understood Hindu-Moslem, and little-known Russian-Pathan dynamics. I loved the scenery and cinematography, and was very interested to hear about the symbolism from the other IMDb commenter's.

Jessica Carvalho Mission Kashmir is one of my favorite movies!When Altaaf, 11 years old, stays orphan after a violent attack to his house,he is adopted by Inayat Khan, a generous official and for his dear wife Neelima, whose only son died in a tragic accident.Everything is going well,until Altaaf discovers that the man he calls ''dad'' is also the boss of the special group that tragically killed his family.Angry,Altaaf runs away from home ,and grows under Hilal Kohistani cares. Hilai is a brutal man ,dedicated to a holy war, wishing the Kashmir's Independence.Ten years later, Altaaf returns as a destruction instrument in an annihilation and revolutionary mission. Unexpectedly, he reviews Sofia, a beautiful friend of his childhood, and stays between love and hate, the brutality and the humanity, the pardon and the revenge, in a touching and adventurous action film, where the past crosses with the present, to decide which will be the future of a nation.The story is beautiful,colorful ,with great actors and a nice message. The actor who plays the adult Altaaf, Hrithik Roshan, is awesome. That's why my vote is ten.

Claudio Carvalho Minor SpoilersIn Kashmir, Inayat Khan (Sanjay Dutt) is the supervisor of the police, married with the Hindu Neelima (Sonali Kulkarni) and having the beloved son Irfaan (Master Yogin Soni). After a mission against terrorists, Khan is hurt and a doctor, friend of his family, heals him, although the prohibition (called 'fatwah') by the terrorist Malik-ul-Khan (Puru Rajkumar), who fights for the independence of Kashmir. The doctor and his family are executed by Malik-ul-Khan, as an example to be followed by the other doctors. Some days later, Irfaan suffers an accident, and no doctor treats him, afraid of the 'fatwah' and the boy dies. Later, Khan gets an information where Malik-ul-Khan would be, and he goes to the place with his men wearing ninja mask. The terrorists are lodged in a house of a local family, and Khan and his men, blinded with the feeling of revenge, shoot in everybody in the house, including the father, the mother and the six years old sister of the young boy Altaaf (Master Mohsin). The boy becomes speechless and Neelima convinces Khan to adopt him. One night, the boy accidentally finds the truth and goes away from Neelima and Khan. Ten years later, Altaaf (Hrithik Roshan) becomes a terrorist, raised by the Afghan killer Hilal Kohistani (Jackie Shroff), and comes back with an assignment against Kashmir and a personal vendetta against his former father and presently Inspector Khan. This unknown movie is one of the best action movies I have ever seen. The direction and the performance of the cast are outstanding. The soundtrack is something wonderful. The dances, with colored costumes and magnificent choreography, are marvelous. The special effects are also great. The screenplay is excellent, having a complex and dramatic story, and in order to help other users to understand the plot of 'Mission Kashmir', let me provide some additional clarifications based on the Heritage Illustrated Dictionary. India is a sub-continent situated in southern Asia and comprising the Republic of India, Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Officially, India is called Republic of India. Kashmir, also called Jammu and Kashmir, is a territory occupying 86,024 square miles north of the Republic of India and between Pakistan and China; claimed as a state by India and partially occupied by Pakistan in a dispute dating from 1947. Therefore, the dispute in the movie is ancient. Although having a production of films greater than in Hollywood, movies from Indian 'Bollywood' are not common in Brazil. However, the sample that I have seen shows a high-quality industry with excellent movies. I agree with the comment of another user, who wrote that if 'Mission Kashmir' were an American movie, would be indicated (and even awarded) in many categories of Oscar. The unique negative remark is the end of the story, which is corny for my standards. But I do not know much about their culture and religion, and therefore the last scene might be acceptable for their beliefs. My vote is nine.Title (Brazil): 'Missão Kashmir' ('Mission Kashmir')Note: I received the following remark from an IMDb User on 14 Sep 2006:"Well India is not a sub-continent but a country recognised by U.N. since its independence from British colonial rule in 1947 . Pakistan , Nepal , Bhutan , Bangladesh are other U.N.-recognised countries , separated from the main country of India . Sikkim is a state in India."

osubuckeyesrule I felt that this movie might be something good judging by the previews I had seen of the movie. I felt that the story was ok, nothing too great. The thing that bothered me the most was the one Sikh in the movie was shown to be someone who didn't know what he was doing and was shown as a coward. Reality is that Sikhs are known for their courage and strength. History proves this. I was disgusted by the first scene of this film where the Sikh is called names and has to be saved. This is not truthful. Sikhs throughout history have been the ones saving others. I felt that this film along with every other hindi film mocked Sikhs.Movies worth watching are Maachis, and an old classic, Sholay.