SS Rajamouli has clearly had an influence on this generation of filmmakers, as evidenced by the trailer for Ranbir Kapoor’s Shamshera. The trailer introduces viewers to a ‘lootera’ who is carrying out his father’s mission. In the film, Ranbir plays both father and son.
Sanjay Dutt plays the antagonist Shuddh Singh, who is hired by the British to track down the criminal who is terrorising the local villagers. Vaani Kapoor appears to have a love story with Ranbir’s character in this film. Recently, Sanjay Dutt appeared in Akshay Kumar’s Samrat Prithviraj. In Yash’s KGF: Chapter 2, he played the antagonist Adheera. Vaani was most recently seen in Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui.
While Rajamouli’s influence is palpable in Shamshera, one cannot help but recall Thugs of Hindustan, which bombed at the box office and was one of YRF’s biggest flops, starring Aamir Khan, Katrina Kaif, and Amitabh Bachchan.
Shamshera is set in 1871, and the locations and scale all appear to be quite impressive. Because the filmmakers are releasing it in IMAX, it appears that they have ensured that the audience receives a worthwhile experience.
Shamshera is Ranbir Kapoor’s first film since 2018’s Sanju. The actor has not appeared in a film since Rajkumar Hirani’s last, but he will appear in Ayan Mukerji’s Brahmastra in September. Aside from Shamshera and Brahmastra, he has Animal by Sandeep Reddy Vanga and a Luv Ranjan film in the works.
Karan Malhotra, who previously directed Brothers and Agneepath, directed Shamshera. On July 22, the film will be released in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the film was repeatedly delayed. It was supposed to be released in December 2019, but it was pushed back to March 2022, and then again.