'Halahal' review: Cliched plot line dotted with brilliant performance

Halahal is latest web release which is a cop drama. movie is much awaited and stars Barun Sobti in le role. It released on Eros w on September 21. Here's a review of movie. 

• Director: Randeep Jha
• Cast: Barun Sobti, Sachin Khedekar, Manu Rishi Chha, Purnendu Bhattacharya, Archita Sharma, Sanya Bansal, Anurha Mukherjee
• Producer: Zeishan Quri
• Where to watch: Eros w

Halahal Plot

Halahal is based on story of a murder dressed as a suicide. A medical college student named Archana has an enemy who mand to get rid of her in most gruesome way possible but also opened an intricate and dangerous cop-criminal game. far of deceased girl, Shiv refuses to believe verdict and thinks post mortem reports have been tampered with. ding to his list of suspicions is Archana's college mates who behave funny and an indirect threat by college principal. 

However,  dangerous investigation reveals how whole system of mission in  college is corrupted. It seems to start from a tuition institute and works all way up to topmost level of ministrative hierarchy. only ally that Shiv has is rough-edged police officer named Yusuf.

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Halahal review

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movie runs for one hour 37 minutes with thrilling scenes and hold-your-breath moments. However, it is t something one has t seen. Barun Sobti stars as disgruntled police officer who decides to help far of deceased girl, played by Sachin Khedekar. Here's what can be expected from movie. 

What works?

Barun Sobti can d Halahal to his list of brilliant performances. He seems to have come a long way from his Arnab Singh Raiza days and he h alrey proved it with performances like Asur, Tu Hai Mera Sunday and 22 Yards. His moustached police officer with a rough Haryanvi accent works wonders for plot. t to mention, Sachin Khedekar's performance as  grieving and frustrated far who is unable to unearth what really happened to his daughter. two actors have successfully gotten into skin of ir characters. 

Despite cliched plotline, re is still a something new to story of and credit goes to writers Gibran orani and Zeishan Quri. scenes also seem to move smoothly from one to next. objective narration without usual dose of sentiment also ds to a positive Halahal review. movie is more about dialogues than action and that works for it. 

What doesn't? 

story is cliched, which does t work for film making it a somewhat tedious watch. For those looking for something fresh and new, re is thing here except actors' performance. Many films have alrey tried out this 'righteous two against big b world' storyline before. Halahal begins well but tends to drag it out in end. re are also a few plot-holes which one might find it hard to igre. 

Reviewer Rating: 3.5/5

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