Zeeshan and his jingoism in the climax gives you that proud-India moment. Phantom is based on the aftermath of the 26/11 terrorist attacks in Mumbai and Indias subsequent plan to counter the. Saif is adept Kat is pretty appealing (pun on the pretty because her make-up is intact even in the battlefield). Check out Phantom (2015) movie review, rating & box Office. Yet, we’re a passive country that lamely does things like refusing to play cricket with Pakistan, rather than go in for a frontal attack.Īs cinema, this thriller is over-simplified, though the gloss adds to the large-screen appeal. To add glamour, Daniyal is accompanied by Nawaz Mistry (Katrina) who works on special assignments for Indian intelligence from London.Īs the prologue says, the Taj Mahal Hotel at Apollo Bunder, blown up that fateful night has a new façade now. Instead, he is clear that if they house the Laskhar-e-Taiba or allow militants like Haris Saeed (the cinema-counterpart of Hafiz Saeed) then the blood-thirsty Indian will take revenge. īased on the book, Mumbai Avengers by Hussain Zaidi, Kabir Khan, fresh from the super-success of Bajrangi Bhaijaan, doesn’t extend a hand of friendship to our neighbouring country in this one.
They even whisper to him that, he can `accidentally’ kill.
So Daniyal is despatched across continents to find the fanatic four who plotted 26/11. After all, like one young officer (Zeeshan Ayub) says, 10 audacious guys from across the border did bring Mumbai to her knees on that fateful night in 2008, killing 166 people. So, they just take it upon themselves to launch a `punish-those-terrorists’ movement. They know permissions from official quarters will not come.