Published on 12:00 AM, March 21, 2015

MOVIE REVIEW

BABY

Director: Neeraj Pandey
Writer: Neeraj Pandey
Stars: Akshay Kumar, Danny Denzongpa, Kay Kay Menon 
Strength: Gripping Story, Glorious Cinematography 
Weakness: Slightly long movie
Runtime: 159 minutes
Rating: 4/5

Plot: An elite counter-intelligence unit learns of a plot, masterminded by a maniacal madman. With the clock ticking, it's up to them to track the terrorists' international tentacles and prevent them from striking at the heart of India.

Review: The premise of Baby is set around real life characters and missions, but all the characters and events are fictitious. Baby is the name given to the top secret undercover antiterrorist unit. The movie mostly deals with terrorism and what's being done to neutralize it before it goes critical. The film chronicles Baby's final mission, starring Akshay Kumar (Ajay) who is hunting down Kay Kay Menon (Bilal Khan), an escaped terrorist. Ajay's hunt for Bilal leads to the streets of Bombay, Turkey, Nepal and the deserts of Saudi Arabia. 

Baby is truly in a class of its own when it comes to grainy actions, nonstop thrills, mood and style. What truly set it apart was the sense of urgency. There isn't a single dull moment and the soundtrack provides a nice balance with the scenes of the movie. The narrative of BABY flows like a well-made Hollywood film. Actors filter in only where required and they're not repeated just because it makes a commercial sense from a typical Bollywood perspective. 
On the whole, BABY is one of the finest films to come out of the Indian Cinema industry. A definite must watch for everyone.

Reviewed by Mehnaj Kabir