It's been an eventful last couple of days whereby we celebrated the Independence Day, reminiscenced the career of Captain Cool & bid adieu to the music maestro Pandit Jasraj. In between, we also had a couple of movies releases among which Faruk Kabir’s “Khuda Hafiz” happened to be one of them. Inspired by true events, the story is set against the backdrop of the financial recession in 2008. It garnered quite a bit of attention when Vidyut Jammwal (apart from Kunal Khemu for “Lootcase”) wasn’t included among the actors for the virtual press meet about their movies that were lined up for release on Disney+Hotstar. With nepotism & influential bigwigs being a hotly debated topic in recent times, it would surely evoke a sense of satisfaction in Faruk & Vidyut if their movie can prove its worth. So did it manage to do that???
The Indian Embassy swung into action as it was informed that one of its citizen was detained by the authorities of the fictional Middle Eastern nation, Noman. The detainee was Sameer (Vidyut Jammwal), a software engineer by profession who had married Nargis (Shivaleeka Oberoi) about a year back. It was around this time that the recession of 2008 had set in & just like many others they also lost their jobs. With none of their efforts to find a suitable job bearing fruit, they decide to apply to openings in the Middle East which eventually clicks. However, little realize that this chapter of their life could very well be their last together.
Faruk Kabir isn't a name that I am familiar with as I haven't watched his earlier creations such as "The Awakening" or "Allah Ke Banday". From the trailer, it was evident that it's about the search for a lost wife in a foreign land. He has also penned the script & it seemed like one that had potential (pretty much like "Taken") if it was executed properly with a credible screenplay. However, the scenes that unfolds in Noman just didnt quite have the impact apart from the action sequences. There is nothing engaging in the latter half that keeps us invested in this story as it doesn't offer anything new. On the technical side, Amar Mohile & Mithoon has given some soothing tracks while Jitan Harmeet Singh's visuals were fine.
There is no need to even discuss as to how brilliant Vidyut is when it comes to executing action scenes & over here as well, he was on song. However, it was refreshing to see him make an earnest effort to play a restrained character & though he struggled to make it convincing, kudos for trying something different. Sivaleeka was mediocre while Annu Kapoor did his part aptly. As for the rest of the cast, they were average at best.
Verdict: It does not belong the "Commando" series type of movie, though there is still adequate amount of actin sequences some of which like the one in the narrow alley are top notch. There was surely scope for this to be much more engaging but it stops well short of it coz of a pretty average screenplay. In short, commend the effort of Vidyut but the movie didnt work for me!!!
Rating: 2/5
Regards...Ben
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