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        Mixing realistic movies amidst the potboilers has given a new lease of life to Bollywood movies. Never tired of experimenting and not wanting in unraveling truths, this one should qualify as the most poignant one to have emerged from the stables. The movie, banking on the inputs of S Hussain Zaidi's novel, has brought the stark facts to light of the dreaded Mumbai bomb blast, 12 March, 1993 to be precise. In not heeding of an impending warning three days before, the law force has been found guilty of playing havoc the lives of well over 300.

        More than the staggering number, the wound took a long time to mend for the scores of shattered souls. The collusion of foreign power and the amount of money pumped in to carry out the orders are enough fodder for the director to get his act right. Without the distraction of songs, it turns out to be an experience as if you were right there on that fateful day. Getting skin deep into the characters of the key elements, the director has got the best out of Pawan Malhotra (Tiger Memon), his henchman Badshah Khan (Aditya Srivastava) and the duty-drenched Police official Kay Kay Menon. Aditya stands out literally, more so in the frames when he is on the run, down and out in spirits and finance.

        Handling a sensitive issue called for a lot of guts. Director Anurag Khashyap's work is seen in every frame. But you can find always find a cynic wondering the 'bright idea' of opening old wounds.