After earning directorial credentials with Lagaan, Ashu Gowariker hit the village roads again with a mega-hyped film (Shah Rukh Khan starred, therefore...) about an Indian NASA engineer realising his country needs him more. SRK won acting plaudits, but the film sank like a stone, despite some positive reviews.

The length: A sincere, earnest project, this film had tremendous potential, but lazy pace and documentary-style realism needs a far tighter script to fly. Bollywood never required an editor more.

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