By: Somesh Vasishth

The good thing about Mr Bachchan's work is that it can only get better. After a gap of almost 30 years, Big B is confronted with one more Deewaar but this time around he also has maa on his side and that too Bharat Maa.

As Ranvir Kaul, Amitabh Bachchan is a prisoner of war of 1971 in the enemy territory and the leader of 54 other countrymen including Jata (Raghuvir Yadav). Tanuja is Ranvir Kaul's wife, who hasn't given up hope and still awaits the arrival of her husband.

Akshaye Khanna is Gaurav, the man on a mission. He is Ranvir's son who travels from India to Pakistan in search of his father. Amrita Rao plays Radhika, a Hindu born Paki citizen and the love interest of Gaurav.

The biggest hurdle in their path is Khan (Sanjay Dutt) and Sohail (Kay Kay). Sohail is the Pak jailor who lawfully tries to banish the 54 prisoners in the prison.

Produced by Gaurang Doshi and directed by Milan Lutharia, the film is not a fictional work but draws its inspiration from real life incidents of the Prisoners of War of 1971 in depicting Kaul's struggle to break free.

A lot of research has been done to develop the plot. Writer Shreedhar Raghavan and research scholar Vijaynath Garekhan procured materials, research papers and facts from both nations. An Indian spy who spent two decades in the Pakistan jail also proved to be of immense help in detailing of facts.

The music of the film is composed by Aadesh Shrivastava while Nusrat Badr has penned the lyrics.