IB71 movie review: An interesting idea bogged down by contrivances and cliches
1 year, 7 months ago

IB71 movie review: An interesting idea bogged down by contrivances and cliches

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Cast: Vidyut Jammwal, Anupam Kher, Vishal Jethwa, Dalip Tahil Director: Sankalp Reddy Language: Hindi Spoilers ahead Few years ago, I read something very interesting on Twitter. Vidyut Jammwal and Anupam Kher’s IB71 is unfortunately one such film. Even though Jammwal is a man with limited emotions and expressions, the background music does the job of informing us what he’s thinking and what’s going to happen next. Even a seasoned actor like Kher stays perplexed throughout, albeit cracking a faint smile in the end when India outsmarts Pakistan.

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