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After a long time in a Malayalam cinema, a climax was satisfying- and intriguing and well um, saddening. A super duper movie with a running time of 1 hour and 50 minutes. Jojo George killed it as the twin, the Iratta. Surely some awards are on the way for Iratta. A double role for a thriller!

If Meghna Gulzar's Talwar was a wonderful exercise is restrained story telling, this time over, Raazi has failed. It is still a restrained piece of direction, without any chest-thumping and jingoistic dialogue-baazi, somewhere something does not jell. I am told that it is based on true events and characters, but it seems incredible. Imagine, the date line of the movie starts in January 1971. Yet, we must believe that the protagonist, Sehmat has developed into a brilliant spy with combat training in 2 months flat. Is it possible? There is no zest as the movie unfolds. The prevailing mood of the entire movie is one of a funeral, even in the scenes of rejoicing like the wedding and the children's sing-song in the school. Pedantic and lifeless. Even the cinematography is confined and restricted. One can understand that, as the challenge is enormous in recreation of 1971 Rawalpindi. Raazi is an above average movie with a gripping storyline and a wasted effort. The blame lies with Ms. Gulzar. Alas!