Force (film)
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Critical response
The album received positive reviews from music critics, with particular praise being given to "Khwabon Khwabon". Joginder Tuteja of Bollywood HungamaBollywood Hungama
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gave 3 out of 5 stars and said "Force delivers as promised and turns out to be an impressive soundtrack. While 'Khwabon Khwabon' was anyways expected to be the USP of the soundtrack, 'Main Chali' turns out to be another number that works quite well for the soundtrack. Overall, an album that has a potential to turn much bigger if the film too turns out to be a good success." Tanuj Manchanda of Planet Bollywood gave 7 out of 10 and quoted in his review that "After hearing all songs, one can say that this is undoubtedly one of the best albums of the year both in terms of lyrics and compositions. Harris Jayaraj has proved his mettle time and again and this time also he succeeds with flying colours. Javed akhtar as usual is dedicated towards giving his best. And the best part of the album is that all songs except ‘Dum Hai To Aaja’ are soulful and a treat for all music lovers and does not have any remixes to rob off the impact. Force is definitely recommended!" Devesh Sharma at Filmfare
Filmfare
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awarded it 3 out of 5 stars and quoted "Overall, Jayraj has arrived on the Hindi music scene and one looks forward to hearing more of his original tunes (and not reprises) in future." Komal Nahta of Koimoi.com stated that, "the songs have not become as popular as they are nice. Javed Akhtar’s lyrics are appropriate."
Release
The film released on 30 September 2011, receiving mixed to positive reviews from critics. The film is John Abraham'sJohn Abraham (actor)
John Abraham is an Indian film actor and former model. After modeling for numerous advertisements and companies, Abraham made his film debut with Jism , which earned him a Filmfare Best Debut Award nomination. This was followed by his first commercial success, Dhoom...
biggest opening for a release up-to date.
Critical response
On the release, the film received mixed to positive reviews from the critics. DNA India rated the movie by giving 4 out of 5 stars stating that "Force is high voltage action". The Times of IndiaThe Times of India
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gave Force 3 and half stars out of 5, asking all Gods of War enthusiasts to go for the film. On the contrary, The Deccan Chronicle
The Deccan Chronicle
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gave 2 and half stars out of 5 and wrote, " Force doesn’t live up to its title…at all". Hamara Bollywood gave the film 3 out of 5 stars saying "in the category of action movies, Force just might be the best one of the year". Komal Nahta of Koimoi.com also rated 2.5 out of 5 stars. Komal Nahta further stated that "On the whole, Force will be liked by the youngsters, especially guys. In the final tally, it will prove to be an above-average fare, thanks to the impressive start all over". Mayank Shekhar of Hindustan Times
Hindustan Times
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gave 2 stars out of 5 concluding that, "Force is hardly a force to reckon with".