Khufiya Review: Audience 'Escapes Nowhere' For Two And Half Hours
Khufiya, the Netflix debut of the renowned director, Vishal Bhardwaj is a spy thriller starred by Tabu, Ali Fazal, Azmeri Haque Badhon, Navnindra Behl, Ashish Vidhyarthi, Wamiqa Gabbi and many others. The film is based on a Novel by Amar Bhushan- “Escape To Nowhere”. Amar Bhushan was the former chief of counter espionage at India’s foreign intelligence agency, Research and Analysis Wing (RAW).
The screenplay and cinematography illustrate a nuanced portrayal of the protagonist, Krishna Mehra (KM), the RAW officer. Tabu as KM effortlessly conveys the inner conflicts of the character — a woman officer of India”s counter espionage – in regards to the brave choices she has to make for her profession and her identity as an individual. Tabu is successful in showcasing the struggles of an officer in acceptance of one”s identity by self and seeking acceptance from dear ones.
Wamiqa Gabbi and Azmeri Haque Badhon are two other actors, plays the other two amazing roles, who significantly contributed to the progress of the plot. The chaos and the emotional turmoil that these woman characters go through are well communicated to the audience.
Each frame in the movie with its colour tone, is set to give the flavour of the espionage world, meant to engage the audience every second with an adrenaline rush, through the suspense filled sequences. Ali Fazal, playing the “mole” in the espionage, is outstanding in giving justice to his role as an ideal husband and a mom-addicted son. Navnindra Behl”s performance as the weird mother and mother in law is also worth appreciation.
Khufiya, as many other movies now, once again sets ground for bravely proclaiming different shades of love and romance. The love here is an implicit fire that drives KM in her mission as a RAW agent. The events are sequenced in a tight non-linear mode to engage the audience for every second.
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