Raazi movie reviews

14-05-2018

Here's what the critics are saying about Raazi, starring Alia Bhatt, Vicky Kaushal, Jaideep Ahlawat, Soni Razdan, Rajit Kapur, Arif Zakaria, Ashwath Bhatt:

India Today

It's 1971 and Hidayat Khan (Rajit Kapoor) wants his daughter Sehmat (Alia Bhatt) to take over his job by becoming an informant for the Indian intelligence bureau. For her very first mission she is required to become the devoted daughter-in-law of a top Pakistani army officer. Read the complete movie review here.

NDTV

Raazi, based on Harinder Sikka's novel Calling Sehmat, is about the daughter of a spy strategically turned into the daughter-in-law of an opposing spy, and Gulzar keeps the storytelling cut and dry, draining the film of jingoism as she lets the young girl go about her work. Read the complete movie review here.

The Indian Express

Raazi is an adaptation of Lt Commander (retd) Harinder S Sikka’s novel Calling Sehmat, on a Kashmiri girl of mixed Sikh-Muslim parentage who gets married into a high-ranking Pakistani military family, so as to spy for India. It was promoted as an ‘unknown true story’ of the 1971 war, and was given a willing platform by the Indian Navy. Read the complete movie review here.

Livemint

Like she did in Talvar, Gulzar assembles and marshals an expert ensemble. It’s a pleasure watching a detail-oriented director like her collaborate with an actor like Bhatt, who has a knack of making the tiniest gestures count. Read the complete movie review here.

Hindustan Times

This is 1971. The diplomatic relationship between India and Pakistan is tense because of Mujibur Rahman’s activities in East Pakistan. The two countries are on the brink of a war and information is their most lethal weapon. Sehmat Khan (Alia Bhatt) is married in a family of high-rank Pakistani army officers. Read the complete movie review here.