Aiyaary Movie Review
अय्यारी
16 Feb 2018
Aiyaary movie review: what critics say (17)
What critics say Critics are largely negative: 2 of 17 rated critics gave it 3.5 or more, 9 gave it 2 or less.
With films like A Wednesday, Special Chabbis and Baby, Neeraj Pandey has established himself as Bollywood's go-to director for stories of men in uniform. He has a genuine love and flair for making these worlds come alive.
Read the full reviewAiyaary wants to be a daring thriller that calls out smarmy politicians and arms dealers. But it only fires blanks.
Read the full reviewIt's a bloated, prolonged mess of misplaced purpose that digresses from military misdeeds to animal cruelty.
Read the full reviewNeeraj Pandey is no Costa-Gavras. But for our hard-earned bucks this filmmaker drives in a forceful message on subterfuge in the the defence hierarchy better than any Indian filmmaker.One day I hope to see him do a film on Bofors…
Read the full reviewFor a film like 'Aiyaary', there is no scope for any music because of its plot but the film could have been better paced, all thanks to the under-cooked narrative.
Read the full reviewBollywood churns out ample films but this one is worth a watch. Keeping aside how it will fare at the Box-Office, Pad Man has definitely gets us thinking about the plight of women who cannot afford sanitary napkins.
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What we know
An Indian Army officer is compelled to chase down his protege when the latter turns rogue and threatens to disrupt the country’s government and army.
Trailer
Cast and crew
Manoj BajpayeeColonel Abhay Singh
Sidharth MalhotraMajor Jai Bakshi
Rakul Preet SinghSonia Gupta
Anupam KherTariq Ali
Naseeruddin ShahBaburao Shastri
Kumud MishraRetd. Lt. General Gurinder Singh
Adil HussainRetd. Colonel Mukesh Kapoor
Vikram GokhaleArmy Chief Pratap Malik
Pooja ChopraCaptain Maya Semwal
Juhi BabbarAbhay Singh's Wife
Nivedita BhattacharyaNews Reporter Kamya
Rajesh TailangBrigadier K. Srinivas Where to watch in India
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Box office
Day-wise India net starts on 16 Feb 2018. Advance booking and every day's figure are on the box office page.
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Questions
Is Aiyaary worth watching?
Critics rate it below average: 2.1 out of 5, with 3 of 17 critics recommending it.
When did Aiyaary release?
16 Feb 2018.
Who is in the cast of Aiyaary?
Manoj Bajpayee, Sidharth Malhotra, Rakul Preet Singh, Anupam Kher, Naseeruddin Shah, Kumud Mishra, Adil Hussain, Vikram Gokhale.
Who directs Aiyaary?
Neeraj Pandey.
What do critics say about Aiyaary?
17 critic reviews are on this page, with a Critic Score of 2.1 out of 5. Each one shows the critic, a short excerpt and a link to the full review.