Stop making spy thrillers when you cant introduce anything novel in it, alteast in story or execution. CNT is a very routine spy thriller that you have seen in hundreds of films of this genre coming from Bollywood.
They tried to infuse some romantic angle as well to the film but it is so poorly established that it has no juice in it to make you feel for the two love birds. Not every spy thriller with romance can equal Alia Bhatt's Raazi which i feel did a way better job in this genre. CNT has shades of Raazi and even some ETT vibes but as i said , does not have a personality of its own. The sequence of Mast Kalandar is also very routine seen before in D-Day.
The climax is straight up copied from Force 2 and it is extremely underwhelming. Whoever thought of including a deshbhakti BGM while the climax FPP fight unfolds needs to think again next time. You see Force 2 's climax, the rock BGM made the fight sequences look adrenaline pumping and exciting. Dont just include deshbhakti songs wherever you feel like.
The action scenes are good thats why i give the film some points although none of the action scenes are "never seen before". There is also one twist towards the end which also was good but its not anything smart or something you havent seen before.
If you see this film, you will realize how good Alia Bhatt was in Raazi as she beautifully shouldered the film all by herself. Parineeti is no Alia Bhatt and though she tries hard, she leaves no impact. Sharad Kelkar is a terrorist and we are forced to believe that because the film says so without showing any proof. Others are decent. Harry Sandhu is totally wasted as he has absolutely nothing to contribute in the entire story.
The love story was never needed. It didnt add anything to the main plot. You dont feel for the love birds at all.
Overall, a very ordinary spy thriller that doesnt have its own characteristics but rather inherits them from other successful hindi films. If interested still, watch it on OTT .
