a complete waste of timehalla bol be a complete waste of time . the script and dialogue be poorly write and the direction be lacklustre and the act border on hammy . this movie be clearly aim for the rang de basanti crowd but it fall far short of the mark because it do not have even one of the element that make rdb connect with it audience_great script and terrific acting and good direction and a powerful social message that be never preach but show . compare to that near masterpiece and halla bol take a step backwards by resort to scene such a the hero take a leak on the villain persian rug and the hero mentor star down bullet in a truck no less . all of this might have be acceptable in the 80 when there be a downturn in movie quality and bad movie like divyashakti and phool aur kaante become big hit and but movie making have become_should have become_more subtle and thoughtful of late . rajkumar santoshi be a capable director and i appreciate that he want to give a social message in every movie he make but maybe he simply do not know how to do it . he resort to sermonize without a care a to the audience intelligence in understand what he be try to say . maybe he should just concentrate on entertainment and leave the social message to the rakeysh mehras and aamir khan . even if you do not agree with everything i say and you will agree that throughout the screening you will be think that rang de basanti be much much well and mr. santoshi should have leave the industry bash to om shanti om . industry bashing . that right . santoshi have depict the industry a a place of back biting and bitching and the casting couch which the hero happily indulge in with a starlet curiously name sania . there be some people who will think that these portion show the real face of the industry . don not believe everything you see . all in all and raise your voice against movie like this and do not spend your hard earn money on this bomb . out of .