The Ghazi Attack

<p>In November 1971, and were on the verge of declaring war on each other as a result of the precipitated by the under . The and decipher a secret code sent from to (modern-day ), relating to a possible attack on an Indian naval vessel. The Navy deduces that the target may be , India’s sole aircraft carrier. The top command dispatches the submarine , under the command of Ran Vijay Singh, for reconnaissance missions. To temper Singh’s belligerent tendencies, the Indian Navy Admiral assigns Arjun Varma to , with orders to ensure that Singh does not confront any Pakistani warships and trigger a war. The Navy’s top command soon learns that the has dispatched , under Cmdr. Razak Khan, to the to confront . Meanwhile, to divert the attention of the enemy, torpedoes an Indian merchant ship. The attack is picked by , which races to the scene. Noticing survivors in the wreckage, Arjun jumps into the sea and manages to rescue a girl child and a woman, both of whom are refugees. During surveillance, acquires a sonar signal of . Singh believes that they should track down and attack, while Arjun obstructs, reiterating his instructions. Singh then orders the ship’s , Lt. Commander Santosh Devraj, to conduct a drill and target while doing so, despite Arjun’s protests. They fire a , which misses narrowly, thus alerting them of their presence. Aware of the enemy’s presence, Razak orders his crew to head towards at full speed and to set up en route, planning to destroy . pursues path, but they realize at the last moment that it is headed into mines. Singh and Arjun frantically attempt to change its course, but a mine explodes in the stern and damages most of the submarine’s batteries, propellers, and circuits. The sub blows open many leaks, with the forward torpedo compartment flooded, crippling the sub and barring it from firing its forward torpedoes. Singh dies while trying to save Arjun, as sinks to the seabed. Arjun, now in command of the sub, regroups and works towards reviving . They manage to clog the sub’s leaks and pump the excess water out before holding a final farewell for Singh. The crew notices that the vessel is incapable of moving in any direction except upwards or downwards. Since they are unable to chase , the crew artificially triggers one of the naval mines in its vicinity to lure to their position. Razak, believing is still operational, orders his crew to turn around to sink . Arjun and Devraj plan to lure within its range of firing, but a suspicious Razak orders ‘s course to be changed at the last minute. , now having the ability to attack , fires six torpedoes, all of which are avoided by through depth-changing maneuvers, much to Razak’s frustration. S21 dives to 350m in order to slip from ‘s sonar range despite being designed for a maximum depth of 250m. With very limited battery support, Arjun provokes Razak into attacking by transmitting his crew singing ‘ ‘ and the . Riled up by defiance, Razak orders another torpedo attack on , for which will have to turn by port 180 degrees (all the way around, so that the other side faces ). Arjun dives into the flooded forward compartment to manually trigger the torpedoes, successfully managing to do so. also launches its torpedo at the same time. The torpedo launched by misses narrowly, but it is hit by ‘s torpedo and disintegrates in the water, killing the entire crew. surfaces, and the crew manages to save Arjun from the flooded compartment in the nick of time. is later saved by a patrolling Indian Navy vessel. The ending titles narrate the mysterious circumstances of fate, with its sinking credited to the actions of . It also mentions that in the aftermath of sinking, , which would ultimately result in India’s victory, Pakistan’s surrender, and the creation of . has produced the film. Karan Johar distributed the Hindi version. The music is composed by . Visual Effects handled by Eva Motion Studios. The film stars and in the lead along with , , , Ramanuj Dubey, Kunal Kaushik, Priyadarshi Pulikonda, Rahul Singh, Akshay Mittal, Malyaban Lahiri and Naren Yadav. Cinematography is done by , music composed by , Visual Effects Supervisor Vasudeva R Enugala and editing by . The film shooting started on 3 January 2016. It is not so sure to say that ” sunk the on 3 December 1971 at the harbour when then Captain Inder Singh of ordered the attack upon it”. Because official said in his book (Transition to Triumph: history of the indian navy, 1965-1975) “the truth about ghazi is unknown to many” and and neutral analysts believes the might have sunk due to it mistakenly entering its own minefield and collided with one of the mines, which resulted in the violent underwater explosion. Historically remains the only incident in the history of naval warfare where one submarine sank another while both were submerged. Ghazi grossed a total of (US$7.3 million) overall, including (US$6.5 million), with a share of ₹24.45 in India and ₹6.7 crore overseas. On the website , 67% of 6 critics’ reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.7/10. Prasanna D Zore of said that, “The Ghazi Attack is a riveting telling of a war story” and gave the film a rating of 4 out of 5. gave the film a rating of 3.5 out of 5 saying that the movie “is a gripping war drama that leaves a stunning impact.” Renuka Vyavahare of gave the film a rating of 3 out of 5 and said that, “While the visuals and special effects lack finesse, the film compensates for it with its riveting story. Despite the hitches, this underwater thriller is worth a watch.” Saibal Chatterjee of gave the film a rating of 2.5 out of 5 saying that, “The Ghazi Attack delivers many a riveting moment and is bolstered by the talent of a few capable actors. Its plot, however, is devoid of any mystery.” Shalini Langer of gave the film a rating of 1.5 out of 5 saying that the film “could have been an engrossing crisis-at-sea drama but the film is so busy slaying Pakistanis that it loses sight of its core strengths.” Divya Pal of criticized the screenplay and direction of the film and gave the film a rating of 1.5 out of 5 saying that, “All in all, “The Ghazi Attack” is utterly disappointing.”</p>