Staring:
Sanjay Dutt, Hrithik Roshan, Preity Zinta, Puru Rajkumar, Sonali Kulkarni
and Jackie Shroff
Director:
Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Producer:
Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Music:
Shankar, Ehsaan and Loy
Running
time: 157 minutes
Year:
2000 (cinema), 2002 (DVD)
DVD:
Single sided dual layered
Release by:
Columbia Tristar/Destination Films
Alternate
versions: Region 2 PAL DVD expected on 9th September 2002
Extras: Theatrical trailers (Mission Kashmir, Lagaan, Gandhi
and Lawrence of Arabia) Video:
Aspect ratio:
2.35:1
Anamorphic enhanced:
Yes
Format: NTSC
Region 1
Source:
7/10 Artifacts:
8/10 Sharpness:
7/10 Colour:
8/10 Contrast:
8/10
Comment: Clean,
with good colours and sharpness although could have been better –
looks soft at times. Slight source problems noticeable but minor, non-distracting.
Use of noise reduction and edge enhancement also visible.
Language/Formats:
Hindi Dolby Digital 5.1, English Dolby Digital 5.1 (dubbed)
Subtitles: English,
French, Spanish, Portugese, Chinese, Korean and Thai Subtitles (including
songs)
Source:
8/10 Clarity:
9/10
Comment:
both good dynamic and lively Dolby Digital 5.1 sound tracks in Hindi
and English
Overall DVD rating:
8/10
- Comparatively it’s one of the best Indian films transfers
on DVD, but still has not been treated with the same respect that flop
Hollywood R1 DVDs get from Colombia.
Links:
- Internet
Movie Database link
- Official
movie website
- Vidhu
Vinod Chopra Q & A
- Film reviews;
- Planet
Bollywood
- India
FM
- Rediff
- Forum threads;
- Mission Kashmir
Screenshots !!
- Mission Kashmir
DVD
- MK rereleased?
- Mission Kashmir
Making
- Mission Kashmir
pirate
- MK DVD is going to
release......
- DEI IS DOING MISSION
KASHMIR- COURTESY SUNNY AUDIT!!!!
- Mission Kashmir(DEI)
- MK DVD - A Columbia
Release?!
- DEI Not Releasing Mission
Kashmir DVD
- Mission Kashmir DVD
(pirate!)
- Mission Kashmir Pirate
DVD
- MISSION KASHMIR/DEI
DOING IT: ITS OVER RIGHT?
- DEI not doing MK DVD
- DEI does MK! (or maybe
NOT!)...
- Mission Kashmir DVD
by DEI
- how many would be gutted
if DEI didn't do MK DVD...
- I didn't enjoy Mission
Kashmir
- Mission Kashmir DVD
- suggestions required for DEI!
- Vidhu Vinod Chopra Q
& A...
Other DVD reviews:
One of the best Bollywood films of 2000, Mission Kashmir
(2000) is finally available on DVD after a lot of back and forth as to
who did have the rights and would do it. All good things to those who
can wait. Is this DVD from Columbia-Tristar, their second 'Indian' DVD
after Lagaan:
Once Upon a Time in India (2001) a good thing?
The film master used is in good shape. There are minor instances of speckles,
dirt and fine scratches, also some density fluctuations a couple of times,
but overall it's quite clean and image steadiness is good. Colour and
contrast rendition are good. The film master is faithfully reproduced.
Colours are sometimes vivid and sometimes muted.
Image sharpness is uneven, going from sharp to fuzzy. Overall it's below
average for a CT DVD but very good compared to most Indian DVDs and about
the same as DVDs from Indian quality label DEI.
The noise and grain level is low, but some scenes have a veil of fine
noise over them that's typical of digital noise reduction. Video artefacts
are minor. Some edge enhancement, a bit noise reduction flicker, smearing
and noise at times (most visible in the end credits). The look is pretty
film-like and pleasing on any kind of display. Compression is good.
The DD 5.1 sound is of good quality as well with some deep bass effects.
The recording level is way too low, though. There is also a second 5.1
track in English with all dialogue dubbed but the songs left alone. This
English version is atrocious. If you think it's a good idea to listen
to Brad Pitt or Julia Roberts speaking Chinese or Japanese you might like
this English version as well. But for everybody else it's obvious that
you can not use American voices from a completely different cultural context
and marry them to Indian characters without generating a jarring culture
clash. It would work if the original cast had dubbed themselves into English,
using the Hinglish we associate with Indians. But what we have here is
awful. Especially Hrithik Roshan's English voice is ridiculous, a macho
Marlboro man that's so wrong that I had to stop listening to this parody
after a few minutes. Avoid this English version at all costs.
Yes, this DVD is a good thing. Very few Indian films are available on
DVD in this quality. Compared to the best DEI DVDs it's a bit softer but
has less video artefacts as well, therefore looking more film-like. There
are no supplements except for 4 trailers. That's ok considering that the
film is long and needs all bits for itself. Not okay is the lack of a
separate song menu. One would have thought that CT got enough feedback
for "Lagaan" from people complaining about the missing song
menu. Apparently not as they did it again. Dear CT: Indian DVDs need a
separate song menu since the songs are often watched many more times than
the whole film by people which watch and buy Bollywood films on DVD. Ok??!
Got it??
- by Michel Hafner, fuller review and ratings on the IMDB
Screen shots:
DVD main menu
DVD chapters
audio menu
Puru Rajkumar, hush up!
Sonali’s love
Jackie goes over Mission Kashmir
Preity flower
the warning
the pain returns
dreams
pressure
Hrithik’s final say
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