When I went to the theatre yesterday, I did not know this movie was by Neeraj Pandey ("a Wednesday" fame). (Interestingly, I was also watching "a Wednesday" (yet another time) later yesterday night on TV after watching Special 26.) I had hoped on this based on the trailer and Manoj Bajpayee. I didn't know it was based on a real life incident.

I expected only entertainment and got only entertainment.

The plot is fast paced and starts off right in the beginning. You kind of get the introductions later. It took me a while before I realised this was a period film with no mobiles and with old (now illegal) vehicle number plates.

The plot is not very tight and there may be small holes here and there, but overall, it is executed with precision. The acting of Akshay, Anupam, Rajesh Sharma, etc, were top notch. Manoj Vajpayee does a fairly good job, too.

The only character that did not impress me was Kajal Agarwal's. Neither did her acting. She had trouble speaking Hindi, too and many a times, I felt her sequences were unnecessary. But the movie goes on at a pace that can make you ignore this aspect altogether.

Overall, I give it 8 for entertainment and direction.