2 stars for the excellent cinematography and brilliant actors. Alia Bhatt, Ajay Devgn, Vijay(playing the trans Raziya) and the other minor actors have made given excellent performances.
That being said, the movie is slow and lacking any feel or connect with the audience. I would have preferred someone less delicate in the role since the main role should be someone who terrifies the baddies.
Conveniently forgetting to tie up all knots of the movie is getting the entire effort down. For example, why Gangu suddenly wanted to get the children into the school only when the school authorities wanted the brothel to shut down. Itna bacche achanak kahan se aa gaye.
What happened to ramnik? To her parents? Why that kamli was not taken to hospital? How come Raziya becomes a friend? What was the reaction of that tailor why Gangu decided for his life without asking him? How did she conveniently win the election without giving a single speech? She is not shown doing anything socially, except exercising.