Khufiya Movies
Download (1080p)Director: Vishal Bhardwaj
Writers:Vishal Bhardwaj.Amar Bhushan.Rohan Narula
Stars: Tabu.Ali Fazal.Wamiqa Gabbi
Khufiya story: A RAW operative is assigned the critical case of exposing a mole in the agency who causes the murder of an asset. To avenge the death, the agent sets up elaborate surveillance on the suspect while juggling her dual identity as a spy and a lover.
Khufiya review:
Writer-director Vishal Bharadwaj is a master storyteller whose flex is serving gripping and edgy tales. And he doesn’t let down in his latest offering, loosely based on Amar Bhushan’s 2012 novel Escape to Nowhere. The fictional story is set in the early 2000s, shortly after the Kargil War, and has all the ingredients of a spy thriller. A poetic opening seamlessly makes way for a riveting narrative about Krishna Mehra, aka KM (Tabu), who is on a mission to bring to book a traitor agent, Ravi (Ali Fazal), who is responsible for her asset’s death in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
The novel is written by the ex-chief of the Counter Espionage Unit of RAW (Research and Analysis Wing), and the movie translates the world of espionage on the screen with authenticity, from decoding messages, relaying secret information, bugging offices and homes, to double-crossing agents and more.
Spies have always made for intriguing characters, and here, too, Bharadwaj includes many such steely operatives that will keep you on the edge. The team that's led by the KM or her boss, Jeev (Ashish Vidyarthi), is as humane as hard-hearted. While Jeev says, “Humaare jism mein dimaag dhadakta hai, dil nahin,” they go to any lengths to prevent their mission from being jeopardized.
Besides the thrill of the elaborate net laid to nab the culprit, the layered narrative also reveals what secrets can do to the spies’ personal lives. Throughout its runtime of 2 hours and 37 minutes, the movie stays its course without too many distractions. However, in the latter half, it loses grip intermittently.
Another highlight is the film’s music. With poet and lyricist Gulzar, Bharadwaj creates magic again, whether with the melancholic Mat Aana rendered by Rekha Bharadwaj or the energetic and folksy Mann na rangaav by Rahul Ram.
Tabu is remarkable in her portrayal of a sharp spy, a lover, and a woman torn between her ruthless job and family life. Atul Kulkarni has a brief but powerful role as her ex-husband. Ali Fazal is in top form as an overindulgent traitor whose life unravels later. Wamiqa Gabbi shines as a loving and dutiful but sassy wife and a mother who takes on a perilous journey to get her son back. Bangladeshi actress Azmeri Haque Badhon does well in her brief role.
The fictional take on a novel said to be inspired by true events tells an engaging spy story. But it’s also the heartbreaking portrayal of personal loss that will strike a chord with the viewer, as the interesting characters and events keep one hooked until the end.
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