 "Raid 2 movie review: Ajay Devgn-Riteish Deshmukh's intense face-off is powerful & compelling")
Star cast: Ajay Devgn, Riteish Deshmukh, Vaani Kapoor, Saurabh Shukla, Supriya Pathak, Rajat Kapoor, Amit Sial, Yashpal Sharma, Govind Namdev
Director: Raj Kumar Gupta
Amay Patnaik IRS, Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax is back to conduct his iconic 75th Raid in Raid 2 and this time he is against Central Minister Dada Manohar Bhai. While the trailer packed a solid punch, let’s find out whether it lives up to the sky-high expectations of the cinegoers…
The story begins in 1989 in Rajasthan, where Amay (Ajay Devgn) is on his way to conduct a raid at Kunwar Kuldeep aka Rajasaab (Govind Namdev)’s palace. As he is busy indulging in alcohol, one of his servants informs him about the raid. He plays a trick by making his men fire bullets in the air to scare the income tax officers so that he can move all the assets and black money secretly from trucks via the back gate.
As Kunwar’s subordinates are on their way with all the assets, Amay waits for them on the road and reveals it is a trap. Kunwar’s subordinate offers Amay a bribe and he accepts his offer by demanding Rs 2 crore.
As an accused of bribe, Patnaik gets transferred to Bhoj, where people worship central minister Dada Manohar Bhai for his generous nature and his hardships for the development of the city. He runs a foundation in the name of his mother Sushma (Supriya Pathak), which is huge and grand.
While roaming with his wife Malini (Vaani Kapoor) and daughter in the foundation, Amay crosses paths with Dadabhai, who praises him for his honesty and in return, Patnaik compliments him for his work for the development of the people.
However, Amay knows that Dadabhai is just pretending to be a good person and has hidden the black money and assets worth Rs 500 crore. As he makes strategies to find evidences against Dadabhai, the latter is also smart and is always one move ahead of him. In the intense face-off between Amay and Dadabhai, who will win the final showdown? Will Amay successfully conduct his 75th Raid against Manohar.
Director Raj Kumar Gupta has beautifully blended the thriller with smart twists and turns, which makes you at the edge of your seat. Despite being a pacy-affair _Raid 2_ has a rhythmic pause in the narrative, which makes it compelling. The director has given us several highlights with some powerful goosebumps moments, which will leave you speechless. Amit Trivedi and Amar Mohile’s BGM add intensity to the storytelling and enhance the viewing experience.
Talking about the performance, Ajay Devgn once again nails the character of Amay Patnaik with his charisma and unmatchable swag. His portrayal of a no-nonsense honest Income Tax Officer is simply brilliant. Riteish Deshmukh is superb as Dadabhai and plays the complex character of with ease and finesse. Vaani Kapoor manages to make a mark as Malini while Saurabh Shukla, Supriya Pathak, Rajat Kapoor, Amit Sial, Yashpal Sharma and Govind Namdev play their characters to the T.
On the whole, Raid 2 promises to be a winner due to its gripping story and impeccable performances.
Rating: 3.5 (out of 5 stars)
Raid 2 is playing in cinemas
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