A gem of a movie that puts forth a realistic spy thriller, with a tight narrative and brilliant acting.

This story is set in the time indo-pak war of 1971 a tells the story of a Sehmat played by Alia Bhatt, who marries into a Pakistan generals household to act as a spy and relay any information she can acquire to the other side during this turbulent period. She takes up this risky role because her father was a spy and had been diagnosed with cancer and as his last request asked her to do this for her country. the story showcases here struggles and choices she had to make for her country and her duty.

the pace of the movie is kept at a were tight and smooth rate with little to no time for sappy unnecessary drama to break the tension. the acting is really good in the movie kudos to alia bhatt and Vicky Kaushal for there fabulous performance.

the best thing this movie does is showcases humans as humans and fixate on showing the Pakistani army as only filled with bad people, as we see for the Sehmat’s husband (played by Vicky Kaushal) who is a gentle and considerate person, at the same time it doesn’t dignify every action of the Indian intelligence as just, as they were ever ready to eliminate Sehmat if need be. this realistic and genuine portrayals allows all the actions and choices by the characters to have a weight and realism to it, and threads a thin line to show the duality that exists in war.

A very entertaining movie to watch and definite recommend.

15 movies down…….485 to go.

see you soon.

alvida.