The film's script however fails to bring that novelty factor. The subject of corruption in the system is not anything new however the treatment could've made a lot of difference. While the film's story (Shailja Kejriwal) is very average, its screenplay (Ritesh Shah) is unconvincing and very convenient, with lot of cinematic liberties taken to push the story forward. While MADAARI's trailers gave an impression about the film being high on drama and adrenaline rush galore, the film turns out to be (almost) the opposite. Does Nirmal keep his promise and fearlessly meet Prashant Goswami in front of everyone, does Nirmal really keep the child Rohan safe in his 'custody', and why exactly is Nirmal doing all this, is what forms the rest of the story. But, this time round, Nachiket Verma instructs his team to shoot Nirmal the very moment they see him. At the same time, Nirmal calls Prashant Goswami and demands him to have an open discussion before the general public, something that Prashant Goswami agrees to. Amidst all this, Nachiket Verma and his team manage to track down Nirmal and his whereabouts. And when the kidnapper Nirmal calls up Prashant Goswami, the latter who was expecting a ransom in the form of some money, gets shell shocked to hear Nirmal's strange demand. Being a high profile case, the razor sharp Nachiket Verma (Jimmy Sheirgill) gets chosen for the job of bringing back Prashant Goswami's son. Needless to say, this kidnapping shakes not just the Home Minister Prashant Goswami and his wife, but also his cabinet ministers. It's only after Nirmal 'studies' all the activities and movements of his 'target' Rohan, does he manage to kidnap him after drugging his food. The kidnapping does not happen in a day's time. The film starts off with the kidnapping of Home Minister Prashant Goswami's (Tushar Dalvi) only son Rohan Goswami (Vishesh Bansal) by Nirmal Kumar (Irrfan Khan).
Will it be able to 'juggle' its way to the Box-Office collections, let's analyze. This week's release is the hard hitting MADAARI that stars Irrfan Khan in the lead role. Testimonies to this stand bright in the form of films like NAYAK, A WEDNESDAY, RANG DE BASANTI and others. Overall, the film fails to introduce any surprise, suspense, or humour.Bollywood has seen many films that have been based on the theme of common man's fight against rampant corruption. Also, Naina’s motive, ignited by a Deux ex Machina, though making the tale plausible, does not give a strong enough reason to mount the film- thus the entire set-up appears perfunctory.Īlso, most of the scenes appear like oft-seen set pieces. The film begins on an innocuous note and hits the inciting moment immediately but gradually one notices a few cinematic liberties taken over crucial moments which makes the telling casual and unrelatable.
She is unimpressive and not convincing as the charismatic leader who can bring about a change in the country.Ĭoasting along on its stretched star cast and good intentions the ‘stitched-together’ plot is derivative, influenced by films like 2008 released ‘A Wednesday’ and 2016 released ‘Madaari.’ Neha Dhupia and Atul Kulkarni, as police personnel, play stereotypical roles.ĭimple Kapadia as Prime Minister Maya Rajguru is a bit flat and muted.