Director: Dharmendra Suresh Desai

Writer: Vipul K. Rawal

Stars: Akshay Kumar, Ileana D'Cruz, Manoj Bajpayee

Strength:  Plot, Music

Weakness: Special effect

Runtime: 148 min

Rating: 3.5/5

    

Plot: A prominent naval officer is accused of murdering his wife's lover.



Review: The movie is based on a true story on the real life incident of Naval Officer K. M. Nanavati, which stirred the nation in 1959. A naval officer pleads not guilty even after having murdered his wife's boyfriend and walks away free. Even though the most parts of the story are based on facts, the relationship drama is what makes the plot a thriller. The foundation is fairly simple: Director Suresh Desai reveals the characters of the film in a very likely manner with a heartbroken officer along, his cheating wife along with her lover. The inclusion of the evil sister, compassionate cops, a ruthless reporter and a blatantly confused jury provides the film many opportunities to intertwine stories. The core of the film is its heightened and nerve-wrecking drama, focusing even on the courtroom drama, which takes almost the entire second half of the film. 

The songs in the film were very well made especially "Tere Sang Yara" and "Dekha Hazarp Dafaa", both penned down by Manoj Muntashir. The background score also moved in good pace with the movie.

The special effects used in the film were somewhat lousy and the language of particular characters gives away the authentic feel of the drama. 

The main success point of the film is its ability to hook the audience even though the film almost stretches the two and a half hour long mark, making the film worthwhile for suspense and drama fans.

Source: Internet