Movie Review: Sidharth Malhotra’s ‘Mission Majnu’ is fun but not strong

‘Hindustan ki hifazat ke liye main kuch bhi kar sakton hai’ is the story of such an unsung hero, whose bravery and espionage cost Pakistan dearly. Directed by Shantanu Bagchi, ‘Mission Majnu’, which came on the OTT platform Netflix, once again narrates the exploits of the Intelligence Agents of RAW. The film depicts the decade of the 70s, where India’s first successful nuclear test was conducted in 1974 under the leadership of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. But this had created panic among the rest of the countries. America had also imposed many restrictions on India. At the same time, Pakistan was also shocked at this achievement of India and secretly got involved in the exercise of making atomic bomb.

Story of ‘Mission Majnu’

Amandeep Ajitpal Singh aka Tariq is an Indian spy in this fictional story inspired by true events. He has been appointed as a tailor in Pakistan to keep India informed on suspicious activities there. Tariq’s father was accused of being a traitor and Amandeep is ready to go to any extent to clear that stigma. In such a situation, he is given a mission by RAW that he has to find out the nuclear plants of Pakistan and he has to stop them. In this path of espionage, Tariq falls in love with a blind Nasreen (Rashmika Mandanna). He also marries her and is about to become a father, in reality Rashmika is the cover of this Indian undercover agent.

Here Pakistan has spread a trap of secret nuclear test. During his mission, Tariq meets two other spies, Kumud Mishra and Sharib Hashmi. Together with these two RAW agents, will he be able to expose Pakistan’s secret nuclear test exploits? Will Tariq be able to make Nasreen aware of the truth of his being Amandeep? Will he be able to wash away the taint of being the son of a traitor? You will get answers to all these questions after watching the film.

Trailer of ‘Mission Majnu’

Review of ‘Mission Majnu’

Even before this, many films like ‘Ek Tha Tiger’, ‘Baby’, ‘Madras Cafe’, ‘Raazi’, ‘Mukhbir’ have been made on Indian spies. Shantanu Bagchi as director also captures the same thread. His story line is also no less interesting, but he could not live up to his execution. The film fails to offer anything new. In the first half, the director spends a lot of time developing the story and characters. Coming to the real issue, a lot of time is spent. The love story of Tariq and Nasreen looks filmy. The most important aspect of a detective film is the suspense and the thrill. Both of these are lacking in the film. There has also been a lot of carelessness in the development of the characters. The emotion of patriotism also does not add up in that way. Patriotic scenes seem forced through India-Pakistan.

Talking about the music, ‘Rabba Jandaan’ and ‘Mati Ko Maa Kehte Hain’ have become soothing in the voices of Jubin Nautiyal and Sonu Nigam. The background score is in keeping with the theme. Bijitesh’s cinematography is decent. Editing should have been tighter. Green color is used everywhere by the art director to show the Pakistani environment. The climax is strong.

Coming to the performances, Sidharth Malhotra pulls off the unsung heroes like Tariq and Amandeep beautifully and convincingly. He adapts to all shades of character with ease and ease. In the role of blind Nasreen, Rashmika has tried her best to strengthen her character, but her character is not layered, it is flat. Kumud Mishra shines once again. Sharib Hashmi proves that he is capable of doing justice to all kinds of roles. It is good to see Parmeet Sethi on screen as RAW head after a long gap. Ashwit Bhatt and Zakir Hussain are also frozen.

Why see- Fans of patriotic and espionage films can watch this film.