Yes, our families are our weakness. But we have three other weaknesses - honour, duty and country. Take off your rose colored glasses and take a look at the new India. Bang.
A stunning end to a stunning movie. Nikhil Advani pulls off a daring raid into every Indian heart with a movie that will keep you thinking and your blood boiling.
Four RAW agents plan the unthinkable - bringing India's most wanted criminal, Iqbal Seth (no prizes for guessing who that is!), to justice. Alive, to stand trial. What starts off as a perfectly planned kidnapping during his daughter's marriage, though, quickly goes wrong - horribly wrong - due to a unfortunate series of events beyond their control. Fighting the ISI and their cronies on one hand, and the official Indian denial on the other, they need to quickly improvise and execute plan B before it is too late.
The action is top notch - no Rajnikanth and Rohit Shetty at play here! There is no Indian army marching in with tanks blazing. No air force. It's just the foursome - with some clandestine help from across the border. The background score adds tremendously to the rhythm, which is racy and keeps you engrossed and thirsty for more. The story telling is simple, yet encompasses so many complications and details.
The cast is super. Irrfan as the sleeper cell, living the life of a Pakistani barber for almost a decade, Arjun Rampal as the cold killer with an unknown past, and Huma Qureshi as the beautiful but deadly bomb expert are just perfect in their roles and execution. Rishi Kapoor as Iqbal is also amazing, showing so many shades effortlessly. Shruti Haasan also has a brief but memorable cameo as the hot and hurt prostitute and Arjun's love interest.
The only weakness of the movie - a couple of songs that wouldn't have found place in a Hollywood movie, especially a particularly gruesome and bloody collage of Arjun reliving the murder of his love. But then this is Bollywood, and on second thoughts, it's not that bad after all!
Here's a hard hitting, well crafed and beautifully executed movie that will entertain, and engulf, for a long time. Don't miss it for anything!
(And DO NOT miss the Endeavours!)
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