Shanghai

A little dark political movie but all together not a bad watch. First half may feel cliche and bore but second half reaps it all.

Pluses:

• Emraan Hashmi as 'Jogi Parmar' was so so convincing as a character. This guy is a heart stealer. Absolutely loved him. Who says he cant act.
• Abhay Deol as the IAS officer 'T.A. Krishnan' was as usual good performer.
• Kalki Koechlin as 'Shalini Sahay' played her part well.
• Prasenjit Chatterjee was a pleasure to watch as a strong chracter playing the role of a political leader 'Dr. Ahmedi'.Wish we could see more of him.
• Supriya Pathak conjured up an amazingly serious character as that of a CM, very much in contrast to something so humorous to which she is always associated with.
• Storyline and presentation goes hand in hand, and buckles up by the end of the flick. Sharp climax and a few characters under the wrap unveil themselves beautifully before you see the movie ending.
• Watch it for the sheer performances of a powerhouse packed actors and an otherwise cliche but presentably good storyline.

Minuses:

• First half of the movie is quite a let down given the hype created around it.
• The characters in the movie were not artistically framed well in the first half and they seem to be littered all over.
• Music of the movie was such a let down. There is something utterly wrong with the music industry of Bollywood.

My rating: 3/5