‘Raazi’ Critics’ Verdict: Alia Bhatt Makes This Film a Must-Watch

What are critics saying about Alia Bhatt’s new film ‘Raazi’?

Film: Raazi
Director: Meghna Gulzar
Cast: Alia Bhatt, Vicky Kaushal, Jaideep Ahlawat, Rajit Kapur, Shishir Sharma, Soni Razdan

Excerpts from reviews of Raazi:

The lynchpin of this enterprise is Alia Bhatt’s stupendous performance as Sehmat, with the young star once again displaying the maturity and confidence of a veteran on camera. She is as convincing wielding a gun as she is crying her heart out at the betrayal that is unavoidable in the task she has taken on. By mining his innocent persona, the astonishingly versatile Kaushal becomes a perfect match for the baby doll looks that Bhatt uses to carefully camouflage her character’s iron will.

Anna MM Vetticad (Firstpost.com)

As Alia Bhatt delivers a compelling and impressive central performance as a spy who betrays her family, there’s no hand-wringing sentimentality or obvious flag-waving. Despite this, the movie is unable to liberate itself of the outlandishness and questionable themes of the novel on which it is based. Alia Bhatt’s carefully judged performance goes some way towards conveying Sehmat’s improvised bravado and ability to wear a mask that slips only when she is alone.The young actress casts a large shadow over the proceedings.

Nandini Ramnath (Scroll.in)

For a film so packed with plot twists, the gentle calmness in the air, even if slightly claustrophobic, given that it’s mostly set inside a palatial home, surprises you, while holding your attention all through. In fact it doesn’t surprise me that Bhatt, along with others, performs the spy’s character so brilliantly. 

Mayank Shekhar (Mid-Day)