After the assasination of the Indian Defence Minister, the authorities decide to launch a manhunt for the killer, and assign this case to Inspector Manu Verma. Manu's investigation results in the arrest of a man named Raghavan, who is found guilty, and sentenced to be hanged until death. Quoting wilding from the Holy Bhagvad Geeta, Raghavan is hanged, and Manu returns to his job, his wife and his young daughter. And then Justice Balwant Chaudhry is killed in the same manner Raghavan had killed when he was alive. Before the police could recover, there is another death. This time Inspector Arjun is certain that the killings are done by a person who is copying Raghavan. And the evidence of these killings leads Arjun to none other than Inspector Manu Verma. The Indian Defence Minister is in the heart of Budapest on a friendly foreign visit. There is however a hidden agenda behind the smiles and handshakes. A floppy that has information that could affect the destiny of the Indian nation. Manu Verma, the head of the Minister's security is informed that an assassin, Raghavan is out to eliminate the Minister. Before the evening is through, Raghavan strikes and vanishes into thin air - and the floppy too. Verma becomes a man obsessed with capturing Raghavan. Sure, there's elements of Face/Off and Fallen and the masks are pure Mission Impossible, but so what. Those movies didn't have Amitabh Bachchan or Raveena Tandon, now did they?<br/><br/>Probably too dark and disturbing for giant success, though. Too bad. rakesh omprakash mehra is a man the advertising industry in india bows to. his short film for amul was hugely appreciated. his technical finesse could put any hollywood slam wham director to shame. i wish i could usher similar praise on his maiden directorial venture..aks. this could have been good as a 2 hour movie. but three slowwwwwwwwww hours of boredom which lead to a rather sloppy climax certainly make for your money's worth. and neither is this classic film noir. its just an ambitious attempt gone wrong. 2/5
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