An Action Hero Movie Review: Ayushmann Khurrana packs a punch

The movie stars Ayushmann Khurrana and Amro Mahmoud in the main lead roles, along with Alexander Garcia, Mohd Talib, Bogumila Bubiak, Hiten Patel, Mirabel Stuart in supporting roles.

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High on action, not just from the hero but even the bad guys, director Anirudh Iyer's film has several logic-defying moments. While most of them make you question your IQ

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Director Anirudh Iyer debuts with exactly a masala action-thriller which only someone like Ayushmann Khurrana could do. The idea of mashing two worlds consisting of people from both sides of the 70 mm screen,

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The antique of shooting a film in the film, as a camera goes through a camera scene deserves a special mention. Ninad Khanolkar’s editing compliments the little over 2-hour duration of the film as the film hardly loses its pace.

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Ayushmann Khurrana recently talked about shifting his focus from exploring social taboos & this is a perfect first step towards the same. Jaideep Ahlawat proves to be the gem he has always been since his first role.

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this is a ‘bring your brain to the theatres’ film as even though this is a masala entertainer, it’s not mindless at all & Ayushmann Khurrana steers in the right direction!

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