Aiyaary

"Aiyaary" - 2017

Watched "Aiyaary", a Hindi movie on 16th Feb 2018 written and directed by Neeraj Pandey, starring Siddharth Malhotra, Manoj Bajpai, Vikram Gokhale, Anupam Kher and Nasiruddin Shah. I watched it with Jayant, Sucheeta, Sameer & Pooja.

Manoj is head of a covert unit of army that is used to eliminate country's enemies. Arms lobby inevitably comes into the picture. Siddharth defects. A chase ensues.

What is the big plot? Why did Siddharth defect? Who is Aiyaar? What is Aiyaary?

The word Aiyaary can be loosely translated as shape shifting / magic. True to its name the movie has excellent transformations of characters. Full marks to make up and equal marks to the bearing adored by the actors in transforming the personality.

Manoj and Siddharth justify their selection.  Acting by all the cast is good. The two new female faces have also done well. Anupam and Vikram are good, as always. Nasiruddin also makes a guest appearance and hogs the lime light. Manoj's lip movements seem constricted.

Direction is good, but the story lacks the flow and the speed is uneven, slowing the tempo at times. Aadarsh scam is also part of the story.

It was a good movie, but not what you would expect of a Neeraj Pandey film.