Though the movie has everything for which director Vasan Bala is known for, it suffers from a long runtime and over the top climax scenes of a rescue effort. For this reason it definitely cannot be counted as one of his better movies. ( Didn't the director gauge during trial shows that it was too long for comfort? ) I was mighty impressed with his directorial style of " Monica O my darling ". Though this movie's style is also patterned in a similar manner, one gets weary watching the exaggerated and overstreched jailbreak scenes. On the positive side it has an outstanding performance from Alia Bhatt who plays Satya a protective elder sister to Ankur ( Vedang Raina) and who vows to save her younger brother from the death sentence whatever the cost.
Director Vasan Bala uses camerawork and rock background music to give a fast pace to the narrative. His penchant for using Bollywood references throughout is attractively done. So the brother-sister song ( My sister is one in thousands), the yaari song from Zanjeer are used to propel the plot forward in his customery style. There are a few more references. I felt however that this time Vasan has bitten off more than he can chew. After the end of a long drawn climax ( difficult to believe) an unnecessary song by Diljit Dosanjh is added during the end credits. The movie can be cut by around 30 minutes to improve it's overall effect. In the supporting cast Manoj Pahwa plays a retired don to perfection. The antagonist is played impressively by Sikandar Kher.
Director Vasan Bala uses camerawork and rock background music to give a fast pace to the narrative. His penchant for using Bollywood references throughout is attractively done. So the brother-sister song ( My sister is one in thousands), the yaari song from Zanjeer are used to propel the plot forward in his customery style. There are a few more references. I felt however that this time Vasan has bitten off more than he can chew. After the end of a long drawn climax ( difficult to believe) an unnecessary song by Diljit Dosanjh is added during the end credits. The movie can be cut by around 30 minutes to improve it's overall effect. In the supporting cast Manoj Pahwa plays a retired don to perfection. The antagonist is played impressively by Sikandar Kher.