Fighter is a Bollywood movie starring Hrithik Roshan and Deepika Padukone as Air Force pilots. It is directed by Siddharth Anand, who also made War and Pathaan. The movie was released on January 25, 2024, and is touted as India's first aerial action film.
The movie has received mixed reviews from the critics. Some praised the movie for its impressive action scenes, stylish star cast, and patriotic sentiment. Others criticized the movie for its lack of originality, weak storyline, and jingoism.
Here are some excerpts from the reviews:
- "Fighter creates an immersive experience and turns out to be equally impressive. No, it’s flawless, but honestly, the near perfect screenplay keeps you invested and engaged to a point that you barely focus on the loopholes." - Hindustan Times
- "Siddharth Anand delivers yet another solid action entertainer and gets the support of a superbly stylish starcast in Hrithik Roshan, Deepika Padukone, Karan Singh Grover, Anil Kapoor and Akshay Oberoi." - MSN
- "Fighter, an aerial action thriller directed and co-produced by Siddharth Anand, struggles to shake off its flat trajectory. For the audience, if you aren't a Hrithik Roshan fan or an inveterate admirer of Bollywood's notion of a war film, the challenge is to fight off the overwhelming ennui that quickly sets in and takes the film down with it." - NDTV
- "Hrithik Roshan-Deepika Padukone starrer succumbs to the current atmosphere of hyper-nationalism, which in turn weakens the film. Baaps don’t go around declaring who they are. They just know." - Indian Express