There’s a new Bollywood film that’s released today called ‘Runway 34’. And it’s different. An aviation thriller made on a real-life incident. First of its kind for Indian cinema. Also, I am glad to report, not a South remake. My friend Ajay Devgn directed, produced, and acted in the film. With the lovely Rakul Preet Singh (in a pilot’s uniform that unfortunately hides her bronzed and toned body and sculpted legs) and an outstanding Amitabh Bachchan. Ajay and Rakul play pilots. They’re struggling to land a stricken flight from Dubai in bad weather and zero visibility at Trivandrum airport. They manage to do so and save all 150 passengers. But are put through a harsh Airport Accident Investigation Bureau probe ordered by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation. Which is conducted with all the cunning intelligence and cut-and-thrust of an edgy courtroom drama by a sly and charming Bachchan.
The first half of the film is a thriller and all about the flight. The second half is the gritty investigation. I have flown some bad flights in my time. The aircraft flying through awfully turbulent weather. Pitching and shaking alarmingly in lashing rain. Dodging lightning. Rattled by thunder. Baggage tumbling out of the hold. Children screaming. Women crying. Hysterical passengers all praying fervently. Hands joined, heads bowed, eyes closed. Our hearts in our mouths. Some fingering prayer beads. All of us promising our Gods that if we survived this flight, we would never fly again. And I know what immense and thankful relief I felt when we finally landed. In almost every case, when the aircraft rolled to a halt and the captain stepped out of the cockpit, he was greeted by thunderous applause.
Those are the same experiences and emotions you go through in ‘Runway 34’. Go watch it.
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About Mark Manuel
The above thoughts/content has been proudly copied from the wall of Sir Mark Manuel. Being interviewing almost every role model of this country and going stronger each day. Mark Manuel is a respected Mumbai editor, writer, as well as columnist.
With over three decades of journalism in leading publications. This includes the Free Press Journal, Times, Dainik Bhaskar, Mid-Day, as well as Afternoon. He is famous for his brilliant pen interviews. He himself is a TEDx speaker.
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His interviews have featured in several leading media houses. They include the Hindustan Times, Huffington Post, BBC, and Network 18. He has interviewed almost every famous person. In the country from Mother Teresa to Muhammad Ali. His first book is just out. It’s titled Moryaa Re! It is a crime thriller that is perhaps the country’s first police procedural. He began his career covering crime. And in a tribute to his experience as well as knowledge of this beat.
Several distinguished officers of the Mumbai Police and its Crime Branch collaborated with him to make this book possible. In a statement of friendship for Mark Manuel and admiration for his work, Amitabh Bachchan wrote the forward.
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