India's Most Wanted

Yusuf is #IndiasMostWanted terrorist, accused of direct involvement in over 10 separate bombings in India. Some intelligence officers go to nepal to nab him. This group comprises simple, middle class, nameless guys. They have no weapons, no emotional or financial backing. They have been successful in the past, but no one is aware of their existence. So how do they do it? Performances r decent. But the film isnt gripping. The indian govts apathy is well depicted. Rating 2.5/5.

Arjun Kapoor and his team have intelligence that claims that terror bombings of Indian cities is being conducted out of Nepal. The central bureaucrats scoff. They say all the bad guys are in Pakistan and Iran. What are our heroes to do but pool their own money and go on an unsanctioned mission?

The credits at the beginning of this movie claim it is "based on a true situations." I take that to mean there were terror bombings in India at the time indicated, that they did capture them, and that the authorities clammed up about how they caught the bad guys, because all such missions violate some law. So the film makers did what film makers have done since Edison's crew was filming stories about the Russo-Japanese War in New Jersey. They reached into the current collection of cliches of thriller fiction and came up with this bog-standard collection of tropes.

Not that there aren't some nice bits here. I went into the theater wondering how they were going to fit in the musical numbers that seem to be in every modern Indian flick. There we are in the first scene, and it's set at a snack bar, where a musical group is performing. Then a bomb goes off, and suddenly whenever I heard the soundtrack picking up, I clenched my teeth. I wonder if that will last into the next Indian movie I see.

But other than that, it's a standard movie with no redeeming features except that while it doesn't do anything particularly wrong.... well, I always hope for more, and so should you.

This film could have been so much better had they really invested great actors into the project. They took Arjun Kapoor who looks overweight and completely disinterested into the role and does not have any acting skills to boast of. He has survived on YRF projects initially but now people just do not like or root for him. You expect better from a director of No One Killed Jessica and Aamir. You missed the bus totally this time Mr Gupta and as for Kapoor, I am already worried about the losses Ashutosh Gowarikar shall face after the debacle of Panipat.

This story is all about a man with his team execute a impermissible plan. The Movie loosely creates a thrill for minute but that didn't work at all. Arjun Kapoor tried something new and all debut theater artists did it nicely. Plot was slow but good, it is a lengthy story 123minutes Ah it is lengthy 100minutes was enough. I read some articles/reviews/tweets after movie but they only say the good parts and minor flaws but there is big flaw which is the length of the movie and slow plot. Audience want is thrill atleast suspense but in this movie Sir Raj Kumar Gupta failed i was expecting even everyone expect a good movie from the director/writer just like his last hits "Raid and other some best work like Aamir, No one Kill Jessica etc." and if you can't serve the reality properly add some masala(comedy/drama/action) in it. Just because the movie is about manhunt without gun, I can't say anything but the movie is not that good, I watched it Just for the Unsung Heroes of the Country. I've given five stars for unsung heroes and for the work of making this movie. When we hear "the movie is inspired by true events/story, we get excited but don't be excited for this one. Just watch if you want to.

• itsbymayank "Mayank Bharat Bhushan Louteriya"

INDIA'S MOST WANTED REVIEW :

Surgical strike has became a trend since encultarative success of 'Uri : The Surgical Strike'. That film had everything to tell the story in commercial manner but here the case is different. Why? Because it is not direct Surgical Strike or an Attack, it is an estimated and unpredictable chase and capture mission. Although it is predictable for cine viewers who can clearly sense the coming events and like mentioned earlier that commercial package is missing too.

India's Most Wanted is an unbelievable story where 5 Unlikely heroes saves the billions and never gets the fame and credit for that. Five patriots from a small town team up to capture India's Most Wanted Terrorist and travels to Nepal without any official back-up. Can they manage to get him Or they fail? You get all the anwers in the film. Writing viz the film looks healthy but the Screenwriting seems outdated and melodramatic. As an Actor Arjun Kapoor finally gets a full-fledged acting role and does the Justice to his part by fair Margin than earlier ones. Supporting cast is impressive while Jeetendra Shashtri as 'Friend' steals the limelight. Amit Trivedi fails to give the needed musical support. Actually, the chase films which are more curved towards story-telling should not have mainstream music. Editing by Banerjee is pacy if you can exclude songs and unneeded portion. Cinematography and VFX Work is Good. Raj Kumar Gupta delivered a Fantastic film like Raid last year so the expectations level was higher this time and unfortunately he couldn't live upto them. When you have clear sense and focus on the film then you shouldn't be using the same old formula because the story is not regular, right? All What goes wrong has been sum up in one line, i guess.

In a nutshell, India's Most Wanted is much needed story for the Audience but the look out by the makers remains average. This script could have been told with better viewing experience, especially from the Director like Raj Kumar Gupta. Although he misses the main protocol, somehow he manages to keep something watchable in the narrative and saves the ship from the Crap stroke. The patriotic feeling and sympathy towards the untold and unknown heroes can be watched once.

RATING- 5/10*