'Fighter' Review: Hrithik Roshan, Deepika Padukone soar in this aerial actioner

Last Updated: Monday, 22 Apr 2024

4 out of 5
'Fighter' Review: Hrithik Roshan, Deepika Padukone soar in this aerial actioner

In 1986, a film about a pilot who is given a second chance to redeem himself took the world by storm. Tom Cruise’s Top Gun set the benchmark for what an aerial action film involving planes should look like. Many tried to duplicate the formula but nothing came close to the original, until 2022, when Cruise made a comeback in a refurbished version of the franchise.

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