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Am I the only one who found An Action Hero genuinely extraordinary? Like this movie was insanely good in almost every aspect , the pacing, the satire, the action, the dialogues, everything just worked for me. And that climax? Freaking awesome. The whole final stretch had me completely hooked.

Sadly it didn’t do well at the box office, which honestly still surprises me. Feels like one of those movies people will appreciate more with time. Or maybe I’m just thinking too emotionally about it.

For me Anushka Sharma in Zero was one of the most annoying characters Bollywood has produced in recent years. Not even because the character was flawed or morally bad, but because every single scene felt so painfully try-hard. The way she spoke, the constant forced mannerisms, the exaggerated delivery... it genuinely started feeling less like a character and more like someone in a school drama trying very hard to “act disabled” for an award clip.

And the weird part is the film itself already had enough chaos going on, but whenever her scenes came on, the entire flow just stopped. Instead of feeling emotional or natural, it became exhausting to sit through. You can literally predict the tone shift the moment she appears on screen. I’ve rewatched parts of the movie before but I always end up skipping her portions because they feel so artificial and overperformed.

Let me know which Bollywood character annoyed you the most while the movie itself expected you to take them seriously.

Hot take but I feel like movies set in Delhi have a weirdly high hit rate.

It’s not even about the plot being extraordinary. Even the simpler stories somehow feel more engaging. The writing tends to be sharper, the characters feel more natural, and the dialogues don’t sound like they’re trying too hard to be “filmy.”

There’s also this very specific tone these films get right slightly chaotic, a bit edgy, sometimes funny without forcing jokes, and emotional without going overboard. It just feels balanced.

Another thing is rewatch value. A lot of these movies age really well. You can go back to them after years and they still feel fresh because they’re so grounded in how people actually behave and talk.

And for some reason, even when the story is basic, the execution tends to carry it. Like the setting pushes filmmakers to keep things more real and less overdramatic.

Not saying every single one is great, obviously. But compared to most other backdrops, the consistency is kind of noticeable.

Might be bias, but Delhi-backdrop films rarely feel boring.

Anyone else feel this or am I reaching?