Plot
A much
decorated
soldier-turned-writer
Parabjeet
Walia
(Naseeruddin
Shah)
finds
his
world
crashing
down
when
his
daughter
falls
prey
to
lung
cancer. However
instead of
grieving
over
the
loss,
he
decides
to
dig
deeper
to
unravel
the
mystery and
comes
face-to-face
with
a
harsh
reality
closely
guarded
by
the
haughty
corporate
tycoon
Paddy.F.Sharma
(Sharad
Kelkar) who masquerades
as
a
philanthrophist
in
the
town along
with
the
support
of the
state's corrupt
chief
minister
Ramandeep
Braitch
(Divya
Dutta).
Enter
NIA
officer
Arjun
Mishra
(Arshad
Warsi)
who
is
asked
by
the
CM
to
attempt
a
cover-up
when
one
of
Walia's
'quick
shot'
remedies
threatens
to
blow
the
lid
off
Paddy's
devious
intentions
which
has
already
endangered
the
town.
Meanwhile,
there
is
a
journalist
named
Simmi
(Sagarika
Ghatge)
who
is
out
to
avenge
the
murder
of
her
RTI
activist
boyfriend
in
the
hands
of
Sharma.
Soon,
the
trio
embark
on
a
common
mission
to
save
the
town
from
being
pushed
in
the
abyss
of
death,
disease
and
destruction.
Direction
Debutante
director
Aparnaa
Sharma
needs
to
be
applauded
for
choosing
a
subject
that
is
so
relevant
in
today's
times.
Terms
like
reverse
boring,
groundwater
pollution
and
chemical
contamination
generally
don't
find a
place
in
a
Bollywood
thriller
and
that's
where
Irada
comes
across
a
refreshing
subject.
Aparnaa
Sharma
struggles
with
a
half-baked
flimsy
plot
which
almost
drowns
the
noble
intention
of
the
film
as
they
ain't
enough
to
keep
you
glued
to
the
screen.
Performances
'Ishqiya'
duo
Naseeruddin
Shah
and
Arshad
Warsi
are
the
saviours
when
the
plot
just
limps
around
minus
the
mystery.
It's
a
treat
to
watch
Shah
recite
Dushyant
Kumar
(Aag
Jalni
Chahiye)
and
Nawaz
Deobandi
(Jalte
Ghar
Ko
Dekhnewalo)
to
disguise
his
revenge
in
those
poetic
words.
Sagarika
Ghatge
is
merely
reduced to
a
sobbling
soul
in
most
of
the
scenes
and
that
simply
fails
to
strike
a
chord.
Divya
Dutta
is
impressive
in
her
scenes
whereas
Sharad
Kelkar
ends
up
as
yet
another
caricaturish
villain
from
Bollywood.
Technical
Aspects
Irada
falters
when
it
comes
to
the
writing
and
direction
department.
What
looked
like
a
great
thought
on
paper
sadly
failed
to
translate
on-screen.
The
fulm
lacks
enough
suspense
and
tension
to
hold
your
attention.
The
editing
and
cinematography
works
fine
with
the
tone
of
the
film.
Music
There
is
nothing
remarkable
about
the
soundtracks
as
you
barely
remember
them
once
the
end
credits
roll.
Verdict
Irada
only
manages
to
scratch
the
surface
and
fails
to
be
an
edgy
ride.