Baby 2015

History is made by those who give a damn

6.7 / 10   161 vote(s)
Action Thriller

An elite counter-intelligence unit learns of a plot, masterminded by a maniacal madman. With the clock ticking, it's up to them to track the terrorists' international tentacles and prevent them from striking at the heart of India.

Release Date 2015-01-23
Runtime 2h 40m
Directors Neeraj Pandey, Sudeep Chatterjee, Rizvi Naved, Vicky Sidana, Suganndha Mehrotra, Shubhagat Chowdhury, Raghav Jairath, Vikas Singh, Mohankumar Padya, Rahul Kubal, Prashant Waghmare, Nikita Rathod, Sudhir Trivedi, Sheveta Raut
Producers Mehruz Siganporia, Tarlok Singh, Ilhan Kizilkaya, Manan Sampat, Ravi Sarin, Ajay Kapoor, Karan Shah, Shivaji Dasgupta, Shital Bhatia, Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, John Hassan, N. Vinoth Ganesh, Sachin Keny
Writers Manoj Muntashir, Neeraj Pandey, Neeraj Pandey

Good intentions, average execution

Though I'm an admirer of Neeraj Pandey's work, Baby was not among the same league as Special 26 and 'A Wednesday', which was a class apart. Most Indian audiences would like this movie a lot but for me it was a case of an average movie that could've been a great one. There were a lot of loop holes(not particularly plot holes) and it could have been cut short by about 10-15 minutes. Some dialogs seemed as if they've been included just to please the audiences like Akshay's wife saying more than once "Marna mat"(Don't die). In fact she was one of the only miscast of the movie. Started 'not liking' her from her very first scene. First half felt like somewhat dragging, but the second half must've infused interest in the majority.

The movie had its pros too, first of which was the star-cast and the acting. Akshay Kumar was great, which he always is in these kind of roles, and everyone supported hi beautifully, be it the fight sequence from Tapsee Pannu, or the supporting roles of Anupam Kher and Rana Daggubati. Danny Dengzongpa seems to be in the second innings of his career and I'd love for him to play an elongated part in this one. Other good things about this movie were that it seemed good on the technical front and the research behind it bore fruits like the rest of the director's works. Finally, Rasheed Naz must be the perfect person to play 'Maulana Mohammed Rahman'.

I personally liked D-Day, which was based on the similar story-line, a lot better than Baby though the majority might differ. Hence I won't say to stay away from this one, instead go for it and decide for yourself.

Shreyance Parakh