D-Day

coming of age cinema is being churned out every other week with directors experimenting with different themes with likes of lootera n now d-day. This flick from bollywood stables is such a breath of fresh air, with its spy cum action theme. Right from the word go, director has managed to keep the things tight n keep the audience glued to their seats ably complemented by the good acts of arjun rampal, rishy kapoor(the businessman) n irfan khan.. Special mention n praises to both the lead actors who keep the momentum going.. Also noteworthy is the background score which helps the movie in a big way, especially alvida where the hero puts into pieces the slaying of his love interest, beautifully done.. Though the film weakens post interval but the "Changing India" ending does make up for it... recommended...

>> D-Day :: He has had failed starts in the past with Chandni Chowk TO China ,Patiala House and Salaam-e-Ishq, received redemption with Delhi Safari and has finally come to terms with the 'D-Day'. Yes, this one's a Nikhil Advani baby. The flick starts with a huntdown - Operation Goldman to bring home the Most Wanted Man on India'a wishlist, scampers off to the protagonists' past and the emotional turmoils each of em go through. Irrfan's a guy torn b/w family , the risks of business , Rampal (one of the best of the lot ! a better performance than his Rock On outing and a marked improvement from the days of 'Asambhav') is a tough,level headed ex army men fighting with the ghosts within. Huma's calm and composed in her role, Shruti Hasan s adorable. Its unfortunate ,but I found Rishi Kapoor -the 'bhai' miscast and ludicrously laughable at times and was more so undone by the stretched climax of the movie and the flaws that ranged from him being all tidy and well suited even as a car with huge amount of explosives burst right next to him, yes even the shades were intact.. Lol !! :-P . The best act (apart from Rampal offcourse!) comes from Chandan Roy Sanyal , playing Goldman's nephew here. Long,messed up hair,like those of a reggae lover and an evil guy you love to hate, rightfully deserved those whistles you would hear from the crowd when he gets his fateful end, starts from where he ended in Kaminey. As for Kapoor ,who fails otherwise but delivers one of the last dialogues of the movie which save the finale potholes for Advani. The portrayal of the Prime Minister who is constantly given instructions on the phone by somebody referred to merely as "Madam" is a nice caricature :) Am going with a 3* outta 5 for D-Day, its well researched and at a decent run time for just over 2.5 hrs , D-Day is a pretty watchable ...But it has its share of crests and troughs and those last 20 minutes or so, where Advani goofs up pulling a Zero Dark Thirty sequence, for that extra ounce of Patriotism hit I guess are the ones that stops it from being more than just an 'okayish- good' flick.

D-Day is a kind of step taken by Bollywood , wherein it shows nailing of the most wanted criminal of India. Perhaps, since it never happened so the movie makes you feel will this ever happen?

The story telling of the movie is very gripping, somehow the length(2 hrs 35 mins) is kinda draggy but its OK as the movie keeps the audience at the edge of their seat till the end. Its a welcome return of director Nikhil Advani whose last couple of films have met drowning ends. Technically , D-Day is one of the brilliant movies to come in recent times.

Music is at its place as the timing of "mast kalandar", "Alvida" and "Dhuan" is perfect and make you feel the situation.

Performance wise Irffan stands out as Wali Khan. Rishi Kapoor enacts role of 'Goldman' Iqbal in a confident way and we feel that he is transforming even today. Arjun is superb as rough Rudra. Huma qureshi's performance is great as usual. Akash Dahiya as Aslam is a performer to watch out too. Shruti Hasan does great justice to the cameo kind of role in the movie. Chandan Roy Sanyal as nephew of Iqbal is flawless. Nassar and Sandeep Kulkarni in their brief appearances are solid.

D-Day will appeal to the kind of audience who like watching movies made with realistic approach. Its a blend of all in one. A movie which deserves a watch.

Rating : 9/10

Yesterday Irrfan sir and today rishi ji left for an unpredictable journey leaving the whole Bollywood industry as an orphan and to pay them a tribute in my own way I watched this gem starring both the legends Rishi ji as usual played his role with full honesty (definitely) Irrfan sir always an amazing actor (once he said "People never watch my movies because of my face but because of my acting " and this was one of his greatest achievement) A must watch

D DAY: i would say a very good movie with a very good direction. As expected Irfaan Khan showed his talent again and his acting is worth to watch.Rishi Kapoor is now emerging as one of the best Villains in the movies now after Amrish Puri.Started from Agneepath to Aurangzeb and now in D DAY , his acting, dialogs ..just awesome :).

The movie doesn't looses its pace , because of which the audience will never get bored in the movie.Irfaan Khan won the hearts of the people because of his simplicity and delivery of his dialogs. I would say one should obviously go to watch this movie.Its worth watching.A very good movie after "The Wednesday".