Asad Khan

Facts twisted & made a fictional story by BJP centric director to propagate against a particular party. Meanwhile, while cherry picking & quoting false pretenses. The director failed to address that it was BJP's L.K. Advani who requested of the Government a white paper to file defamation suits against Christopher Andrew (co-author with Vasili Mitrokhin) Besides, Mitrokhin was not content with the way the book was published, he told the inquiry committee and felt he had not accomplished what he intended when writing the notes. His handwritten notes are still classified. All those people who are praising this fictional story wrapped around some conspiracy theories to drive India to false propaganda to benefit one political ideology during 2019 elections. Moreover, Criticizing its direction, story-telling and songs, Rachit Gupta of TOI concluded that:- "It also doesn’t help that the final slide of the movie tells the audience that the authenticity of all the facts displayed in the film cannot be VERIFIED." Writing for Scroll.in, Nandini Ramnath noted it to be a politically motivated film that did not have any rigor evidence and failed to be an effective conspiracy thriller. A review over India Today rated it one out of five stars and noted it to be a politically motivated film that did not have any logic and might be easily dispensed with. A review over The Hindu noted it to be an ideological slideshow that exploited Shastri's death to attack left, secular and socialist ideologies and institutions and though based on an engaging topic, was a 'hotch-potch of hearsay, juvenile arguments' that ultimately lend to utter confusion rather than any conviction. Another review over News18 India rated it one out of five stars and noted it to be a politically motivated film with unconvincing arguments and made for a dull watch.

This Akshay Kumar-starrer is a two-hour clutch-your-head, can-I-really-be-watching-this nonsense, from beginning to end. Copied Rag Doll from Flash, some scenes from Mummy & Kung-Fu Hustle. Poor acting & a total waste of time. Streaming on Disney+ Hotstar, has an advantage that a theatrical release doesn’t – the fast-forward button.