Raazi is the story of a simple as any other college girl whose father is a core member of the intelligence bureau of India. The relations between India and Pakistan are on the verge of war. The story revolves around the sensitivities and volatile situations on both sides of the borders. The father who is under the disguise of a friend to the military officials of Pakistan decides to sacrifice his daughter’s life by getting her married to Brigadier’s son. Before getting married, she gets trained by the best Intelligence personnel.
Sehmat, the girl, sacrifices her everything to move to Pakistan and spy for the intelligence bureau. Living amongst them, Sehmat risks her life every day, to gather all the confidential information needed, in order to give India an upper edge in case war erupts. Dodging the risks, how her life changes when she falls in love with her husband Iqbal and what she has to endure all through, in order to protect the pride of her nation is what forms the crux of the movie.
Shankar Ehsaan Loy’s music is good. Less dialogues mean, more emotions beautifully captured. First half was not satisfactory on many aspects. Introducing Sehmat as a sensitive girl and then, portraying her as a strong-willed girl was not convincing enough. The girl accepts her father’s decision (to have become a member of IB, and in turn, the girl needing to become one is not convincing enough in the first place). Editing was poor. Alia Bhatt has grabbed a role of a life-time and she has done justice to it. Meghna Gulzar, daughter of legendary Gulzarji has made him proud with her directorial ability. Costumes, especially, Kashmiri embroidered outfits and the sets look good truly reflecting periodic story.
I told couple of friends that when so many people rave about a movie so much, I tend to walk out from the theatre feeling “”MEH””. This was one such movie. Nevertheless, a good attempt!
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