'D-Day' Movie Review

‘D-Day’ Movie Review- Tanmay Dubey

 

Starring :- Rishi Kapoor, Irrfan, Arjun Rampal, Huma Kureshi, Shruti Hassan

Director:- Nikhil Advani

 

Last week our hearts fell for a true story (Bhaag Milkha Bhaag) and this week our hearts will fall for a story that we so wish to be true!

A huge wedding reception is thrown in a lavish 5 start hotel in Pakistan, it’s the marriage between the son of ‘you know who’ or India’s terrorist No. 1 with Pakistan’s famous ex-cricketer’s daughter. The man also known as Bhai is responsible for the infamous Mumbai blasts and other series of terror attacks in India. He faces an assassination attempt, the assassins are four in number, but who are they? Are they Indian RAW agents? Is this operation sanctioned by Indian Government? Will they succeed in their mission? Or embrace an unknown death.

      Director Nikhil Advani brings a very taut, extremely well narrated and a very hollywoodishly (what a fresh change from his past films!) treated story of four Indian agents who go to Pakistan for a counter attack on Bhai. These characters are more humane than purely heroic. They are not dead on emotions and not only are they super heroic in nature; they breathe pain and fight their respective internal dilemmas while on duty. They cry for their loved ones and take revenge. But the thing which drives them is the ‘love for their country’. Their courage is the outcome of victory over their weaknesses.

      The film stands out in performance of the cast, be it ever superb Irrfan, vastly improving Huma Khan, Arjun Rampal as a dude with death staring out of his eyes , Shruti Hassan as a vulnerable prostitute and Mr. Rishi Kapoor as ‘you know who’. The plot is very good (although it has its loopholes) but overall it manages to hook the audience with brilliance in narrative which is also supported very well by good cinematography. Sufi songs like Damadaum, Alvida and Murshid khele holi has great depth in them and you tap the foot every time they are played. 

The film is well researched in the way spies talk to each other and send messages. The production values of the film might not be brilliant but this film is a mix of character driven and plot driven than anything else.

Kudos to Nikhil Advani for bringing a very fresh and new concept in Bollywood.

Enjoy the espionage!!

 

Score Stack Up:-

+ ive:-  Good Music, good story and brilliant performances.

-  ive:-  Slight low on comic offering.

 

 

Box Office, Paisa Vasool Rating:- 3 out of 5

Tanmay's Rating : 3.1 out of 5

 

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Scores Classifications- 

(5)  Very Good, Must Watch 

(4)   Good, Should Watch 

(3)   Not Bad;

(2)  One Time Watch; 

(1)  On your own risk;