Kaabil Movie Review: Hrithik Roshan's Sincere Act Is Kaabil Enough To Keep You Glued!

Plot

The film opens with our visually impaired hero, Rohan Bhatnagar (Hrithik Roshan) cooking some fluffy scrabbled eggs in his kitchen while having a phone conversation. The scene next moves to a cafetaria where he meets Supriya (Su) whose world too is surrounded by darkness. What follows next is a coffee date, a tango dance and bingo, our lady has already lost her heart to her man. Soon, the couple tie the knot because 'Andhere mein agar kisi ka saath ho na ... toh andhera kam lagta hai'.

Life is hunky dory for the Bhatnagars until one fine day, their neighbourhood scumbag Amit Shellar (Rohit Roy) and his friend Wasim cast their evil eyes on Supriya. After a series of humiliating incidents, Supriya meets with an unfortunate end and from thereon begins Rohit's quest for vendetta. But it's not easy when your opponent is a local politician, Madhav Shelar (Ronit Roy) who can stoop to any lows for his brother. Is he Kaabil enough to seek revenge from his wrongdoers?

Direction

Sanjay Gupta's last outing Jazbaa was heavily panned by the critics and was a box office disaster. Thankfully, his latest outing has all the elements of some 'seetimaar' entertainer even though it falls prey to a typical Bollywood revenge saga where you know the fate of the evil. However, we so wished that the director gets rid of his trademark Instagram filter-tinted frames that just spoils the fun! Also some of the locations looks semi-fake.

Performances

Hrithik Roshan is the 'star' of Kaabil. He pulls off a superlative act and keeps you hooked. His earnest to the role of a raging blind man is crystal clear in the scenes and the actor has got the mannerisms of a visually impaired spot-on.

Yami Gautam complements well with Hrithik and she too puts up a good play.

Brothers Rohit and Ronit Roy play the bad guys with a mean streak. Unfortunately, the characters lack shades and that's why they don't get to experiment more in the grey zone.

Narendra Jha and Girish Kulkarni are good in their roles.

Technical Aspects

Hrithik Roshan's Kaabil derives inspiration from several films in the west. You are familar with the concept of revenge. But what makes this flick interesting is the path which the main protagonist chooses to punish his wrongdoers!

The loud and out-dated dialogues might work its charm only on the single screen. The film lacks realism in a few areas but nevertheless it still makes up for an edgy watch.

Kaabil would have been a much tauter and gripping version, had the editng scissors been a little more sharper!

Music

The title song is 'Kaabil-e-tareef'. Urvashy Rautela's raunchy redition of Saara Zamaana might find some takers. Mon Amour is a foot-tapping number. The rest of the songs barely strike a chord.