nikhil kale

If you have seen the trailer of RAID, you have pretty much seen the movie. Rajkumar Gupta who has given us solid narratives like Aamir and No one killed Jessica, fails to keep us involved in the writing, this time. The movie is set in 1980's which is why, probably, most of the movie is dark and gloomy. It's 128 mins long and has immense scope of putting you to sleep. Ajay Devgn plays a role of a honest government officer and Ileana D'cruz plays a doting and protective wife. Ajay has over the years gotten into the skin of such roles and justifies the character well. Ileana has a negligible screen presence, but whatever she does, you can watch her. Saurabh Shukla is brilliant, like he has always been and you definately look forward to seeing more of him on the screen. A super talent like Sheeba Chaddha has been wasted through out the movie. However, the real attention stealer of the movie is the actress who has played the role of 'Dadi'. The casting unit deserves an applause, truly, for finding her and the director for extracting those lines from her. With over 100 junior artists in the background, no one comes across as a strong actor. The dialogues are crisp and apt in few scenes but mostly seem like a deliberate effort in creating impactful lines which fail badly. The climax of the movie brings you back to a harsh reality that Bollywood can't do without some 'unaccepted love and revenge' cliches. So if you wish to watch the movie, do it at your own risk, but go with zero expectations. Cheers! P. S - Please watch it during the day time, only.