Brilliant acting by Naseeruddin Shah, Vidya Balan and Arshad Warsi in recreating the dialects of Eastern UP and Bhopal. Vidya Balan steals the show from the great Naseer with a character that has all shades of womanhood - grace, beauty, oomph, guile and tact.
Music is good and lyrics from Gulzaar as always brilliant in their contemporary lingo but deeper meanings. It is not a slam-bang thriller but still has shades of The Good, Bad and the Ugly or After sunset with each character trying to out-wit the other in one way or the other, by hook or by crook.
An endearing quality about Vishal Bharadwaj movies is the Inidanisation of whatever the situation and the rustic simplicity of the situations.
Overall not a movie that sets the box-office on fire but worth a watch as a thriller.
Rating : * * * * *
