At one point near the interval, Karan is standing by the river-side and throwing stones in the river, and is self-reflecting. The mountain was a metaphor for Karan's internal struggle otherwise, there were many other scenarios that were possible in a war film. Though the setting being in the mountains is quite obvious, I found it very interesting that the film chose the conquest of one unscalable mountain as the ultimate aim of Karan and his batallion. He wants to resolve the complicated relationship that he has with Romi, and his parents. However, Karan's internal struggles continue to haunt him. In the second half of the movie, the focus shifts towards the Kargil War. He is still struggling to find his calling and having a mechanical robot-like job is something that he does not want. Karan, however, dressed in white, cannot wear this mask. At one side, these people are wearing sunglasses, and the other side, they are wearing ties, representing some sort of duality of a casualness and a formality. He is surrounded by people who have found their aim in life, represented by the people dressed in black, and having suitcases with them. He sees many versions of himself in the mirror signifying his indecisiveness sometimes, he wants to be someone, and sometimes, he wants to be someone else.
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He is trying to break free from the expectations of the people around him. However, Karan finds them to be weird in his head. The old people judge him for the lack of a purpose in life depicted by their higher level. The stage and the surroundings are a metaphor for the thoughts in Karan's brain. He is on a stage and a bunch of weird old people are sitting in the audience at a higher level.
The song Main Aisa Kyun Hoon is a depiction of this internal struggle. Everyone around him with the exception of Romi is judging his idleness and his lack of ambition in his life, and this makes him question himself. And, he does not even know how he is going to spend his day, forget his career aspirations. His talented girlfriend, Romi (Preity Zinta), is an activist known for leading agitations against the establishment, and is on her way to become a television journalist. His friends have ambitious plans for their respective careers. His parents compare him with his US-settled brother, and Karan hates this comparison. Karan is constantly being exhorted by his parents to do something worthwhile with his life. I really like the first half more than the second half.
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The first half of the movie focuses on Karan's internal struggle, while the second half of the movie depicts his external struggle, though his inner struggle is the one that drives him even later. He decides to join the Indian Army, and then, finds his aim of recapturing a peak from the intruders in Kargil and successfully achieves it, too. He belongs to a rich business family, and therefore, money is not something that concerns him. Lakshya is the story of Karan Shergill, played marvelously by Hirthik Roshan, who is struggling to find a lakshya-a purpose-in his life. There is something beautiful about that film that stirs up the emotions. A few weeks ago, I watched Lakshya and was moved by the story yet again.