Review of Khuda Haafiz . . .

 Review of Khuda Haafiz . . . 

Faruk Kabir who started his career in Bollywood as an assistant director in Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani and on this occasion of Independence Day his directed film Khuda Haafiz arrived starring Vidyut Jammwal in a lead role.

Now what to expect from Vidyut? Obviously it's out and out action flick. Jumping on walls or terraces or jumping from windows and some breathtakingly awesome stunts we all expect from his films as we have seen his image as commando one man army but here die hard action fans won't find it here or will find acrions in less quantity than his earlier films. Khuda Haafiz is a more thriller.

Story set in 2008 where recession hits the nation so badly and many people lost jobs. It's story of software engineer Sameer (Vidyut Jammwal) and getting arranged married to Nargis (Shivaleeka Oberoi). It's set in Lucknow and after marriage both of them loosing their jobs and to survive in that critical situation of recession they are consulting one recruitment agency which is outsourcing the people to Arab countries. Both of them getting job at Noman a fictional city which we see Uzbekistan in real. First Nargis is getting appointment letter before Sameer so she has to go there first to start the job then after few days Sameer shall get his appointment letter. Sameer didn't want to let her go alone but as situations were too bad because of recession they had to take this decision and next day when Sameer gets a call from Nargis and she says that she's in problem and then Sameer goes there to find her from this the story picks up.

It's a thriller where a common man Sameer is on a struggle to find his wife in unknown country without any clues. As he goes there he's facing such problems, he's getting clues, he's also fighting to the local goons of there etc we see in Khuda Haafiz.

From very beginning it's on right track and nowhere it's loosing it grip. It has song when they're getting married but not a waste of time like other masala films. It's length is ok for me aa it didn't bore me for any scene.

It has some good supporting casting too. Anu Kapoor who's playing local taxi driver there in Noman who's helping Sameer in finding his wife.

Shiv Pandit is playing cop along with Aahna Kumra as colleague.

Nawab Shah is also there with deadly look.

Story is regular but still screenplay is so engaging as they more focused on presentation of it.

Execution by Faruk Kabir is top notch for this story. He made it simply solid one. Nothing that lacks efforts such as Vidyut's acting also other actors' acting, camera work, action sequences, thrills, emotions and most importantly spotlighting two dark facts one is recession and another women's illegal businesses.

Faruk Kabir succeed in covering such aspects mentioned above in well manner that makes a film decent watch.

Some scenes of the film which i loved are:

- Vidyut and Shivaleeka's bus stand scene when Vidyut is getting angry because she cries.

-Vidyut'sinteractionwith Indian ambassy official and requesting to help with such emotions that won my heart to see that fear on common man's face.

- Vidyut is fighting with the group of people in very less space that's the best executed scene of the film, came work is superb there also actions are damn good.

- Aahna Kumra's fight sequences.

- Climax Action scene is very well crafted and looks like Hollywood action sequence.

So here in terms of acting Vidyut gas got more scope and for action he has less here and he satisfactorily does his job with justice to his role Sameer as he also gets hurt and bleed because he's not a fighter or an army person here but he's common man and that's i liked about his role.

Faruk Kabir's Khuda Haafiz is a decent watch for me and I'm sure those who like thrillers will definitely like this one simply made film.

My Ratings for Vidyut's efforts in both actions and acting

3.2/5.

--- by Harsh Desai Filmy . . .