‘Dhaakad’ movie review: Kangana Ranaut sizzles in this skimpy outfit of a film

Mounted like a showreel of Kangana Ranaut’s versatility, this action-thriller is extra model than substance. When a face that would soften 100 hearts will get into the enterprise of separating our bodies from souls, it deserves consideration. Residing as much as the title, Kangana constantly evokes awe in motion sequences and her silence evokes curiosity as she walks into an area that’s often meant for hulks like John Abraham and Vidyut Jammwal.

Nevertheless, director Razneesh ‘Razy’ Ghai dashes the hope that his star performer raises. He has manufactured a set of ‘scenes’ however there may be solely a flimsy storyline in between. It appears the makers are holding placards for the viewers: right here is the spellbinding entry of the protagonist, take a look at the scene to determine the brutal nature of the villain, right here comes the tear-inducing sacrifice of the sidekick… and so forth.

Ghai tries to maintain us hooked with mood-altering lights, pumps lots of bullets and blood in motion set items, and even employs baby artists in violent scenes to control the viewers, however nonetheless fails to deliver us anyplace near the sting of our seats.

It reminds one of many campy Hollywood and Korean motion thrillers the place blood and gore should be seen to be believed; the place the heroine sings within the den of the villain even when she is proven to be a tough nut to crack, and the place the antagonist reaches the highest storey of a high-rise by the climax. Nearer dwelling, director Sanjay Gupta used to dish out this delirious stuff the place violence is normalised and the protagonist is bulletproof.

Right here, Kangana performs one such hero referred to as Agent Agni. Grappling with reminiscences of her violent childhood, Agni aka Dragonfly has emerged as a drive that ensures no different woman has to undergo hell. When her handler (Shashwata Mukherjee) assigns her the mission to extract Rudraveer (Arjun Rampal), a cold-blooded animal who operates in coal mines and offers in human trafficking, Agni finds there may be extra to this murky world than meets the attention.

Nevertheless, Ghai paints a sketchy element of Rudraveer and his companion in crime Rohini (Divya Dutta). The movie means that they’re merchandise of the identical system that they’re combating in opposition to, however the thought stays solely on paper. The showdown between Agni and Rohini in the direction of the tip of the second half is probably the one scene the place you’re feeling some churning within the intestine. In a exceptional show of histrionics, Divya wins it palms down.

Normally, such pulpy content material works on inherent humour in storytelling, however Ghai chooses to maintain it glum and superficial. The smile surfaces solely when Agni’s state of affairs within the movie, inadvertently, begins reminding us of Kangana’s considerations in actual life.

Within the absence of a cogent character arc, Arjun looks as if a mannequin from a trend present who misplaced the best way from the ramp and reached the jungles of central India. He’s made to sound husky, however the transfer solely stretches our ears. Even trusted performers like Shashwata and Sharib Hashmi fail to make us put money into the proceedings.

Maybe, the one approach to endure Dhakaad is to observe it as a celebration of Kangana’s expertise. We all the time knew that she might emote, however right here she exhibits that she will be able to style blood as properly. The star fires weapons and kicks butts with the identical quantity of conviction she shows whereas adorning the skimpiest of attire. The movie is one such outfit!

Dhaakad is at present working in theatres