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Critic Review
Ittefaq (2017)Ittefaq opens with a rainy Mumbai night where we see a man escaping from the cops in his Merc. Minutes later, his car skids off the road. But, the wounded man manages to dodge the police and disappear. That same very night, a petrified woman runs out on the road and bumps into the police van seeking help. The shot then moves to the crime scene in her flat where right next to a shattered glass table, lies the dead body of her hot-shot lawyer husband Shekhar. Standing beside it is that same very man-on-run, Vikram Sethi (Sidharth Malhotra), a best-seller author who is already accused of murdering his wife. The terrified woman is introduced as Maya (Sonakshi Sinha). Vikram ends up as a prime suspect in Shekhar's murder too. But soon, the needle of suspicion also points at Maya. Enter investigation police office Dev Varma (Akshaye Khanna) who sets out to solve this high-profile double murder case. Both, Vikram and Maya claim they are innocent. He says she is lying and vice versa. Two murders. Two versions. Two different versions of the story. Will Dev nail down the real killer? .
Overall, Ittefaq is not a taut thriller that you expect it to be. But if patience is your asset, this unhurried suspense drama can be watched for Akshaye Khanna's crackling screen presence, acting prowess and sublime charm. Why he doesn't do films more of.
On the whole, ITTEFAQ is a weak show and doesn't get the grammar of whodunit right. The film is devoid of entertainment value as well as the shock element. At the box office, it will fail to make a mark..
Ittefaq is gripping and promises a thrilling ride in a tight narrative and needs to be watched for its smooth execution. Also Akshaye Khanna’s cop act is perhaps one of the smoothest performances of 2017!.
Want to live 100 minutes of suspense? Go for it before the spoilsports come in to ruin everyone’s experience. By the interval, you’ll feel you know what’s going on, but sit back and see yourself getting proved wrong..
If the makers hadn't taken the phrase 'raat gayi baat gayi' too seriously to leave a few loose strings untied, this Sidharth Malhotra- Sonakshi Sinha- Akshaye Khanna starrer could easily have been one of the best whodunit thrillers Bollywood has seen in w.
