Kaabil Review: Bahut Kaabil Hai!

"Kaabil", directed by director, Sanjay Gupta, left me stunned. The reason why I was left stunned is that I really could not imagine what had happened in the 2 hours and 20 minutes I sat through the movie.

A blind man, Rohan, is out to seek revenge from the goons who are behind the death of his wife, Supriya and that is our plot. It might look normal but it is actually an emotional revenge saga. And the word "emotional" makes a lot of difference to this Hrithik- Yami starrer movie.

Hrithik Roshan's portrayal of Rohan, is simply excellent. He lifts a one time watch movie to a Must watch level. His portrayal of a blind Rohan Bhatnagar, has been his second best portrayal to date(Best being in Guzaarish). Yami's short but lovable role of a blind girl Supriya is cute and melted my heart at places. But like Nawaz in Raees, Ronit Roy's portrayal of Madhavrao Shellar is par excellence. His on-screen presence ensured that my eyes were not off the screen for even a second.

What falls against Kaabil is the editing and screenplay. A quite choppy editing and somewhat lousy screenplay of the first half does not go down well with an excellent direction, cinematography and background score. These 2 together hamper the viewing at times.

Kaabil explores love, emotion, tragedy and revenge with outmost sincerity because of which Kaabil deserves 3.25 stars. I would like to elevate this rating of 3.25 stars to 3.75 stars because of Hrithik Roshan's sincere performance, Ronit Roy's menacing performance and EMOTIONS. The movie is sure to deter you emotionally by the end. It is an emotionally bittersweet saga.

Go watch it, Without Regret. And it is actually better than Raees. Do NOT go as per box office, if u do, u will miss something u rarely get from Hrithik i.e. a wonderful performance.

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