Lakshya

Lakshya is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language coming-of-age war-drama film directed by Farhan Akhtar and produced by Ritesh Sidhwani. It stars Hrithik Roshan, Amitabh Bachchan and Preity Zinta in lead roles with Boman Irani and Anjula Bedi in supporting roles. Based on the 1999 Kargil War, the film is about Karan Shergill, an aimless and lazy boy from Delhi who joins the Indian Army and transforms himself into a soldier to make his girlfriend Romila Dutta proud of him. At the 50th Filmfare Awards, Lakshya received 4 nominations, including Best Director (Farhan) and Best Actor (Roshan), and won 2 awards – Best Choreography (Prabhu Deva for "Main Aisa Kyun Hoon...") and Best Cinematography. Though not a blockbuster at the box office, the film gained a cult following. Plot Karan Shergill is an aimless, rich boy living in Delhi who has no plans for his future. His girlfriend Romila Dutta aka Romi, an aspiring journalist, tries to make him understand that he needs to have a goal in life. Eventually, he thinks of joining the Indian Army after one of his friends decides to do so. However, his father ends up lashing out at him on learning about his decision. Infuriated, he decides to stick to his decision. Karan gives the Combined Defence Services Examination and gets selected into the Indian Military Academy in Dehradun. However, his lack of discipline, overconfidence and laziness makes him unsuitable for the life. Upset, he flees from the academy and is forced to confront his parents' low opinion of him. His decision also causes Romi to angrily break up with him for not respecting his own choices. Devastated, Karan finally comes to terms with his situation and returns to the Indian Military Academy, takes his punishment, and becomes a focused and disciplined officer.