What a pleasant surprise .The only reason I decided to give this movie a try was the director Mani shanker .He never repeats himself and always comes with a new story .His last movie TANGO CHARLIE was quite an under rated effort .16 December was fav as well .Rudraksh was a mess but atleast he tried something different .In MUKHBIR too he ventures into a new path altogether .Never before seen story which shocks you completely .This in my opinion is Manishanker's finest effort till date .Sadly the movie went totally unnoticed .
Mukhbir starts quite slowly .In fact the first 15 minutes are very dull .The war in a jungle at the start looks straight out of Tango charlie and has a strong sense of deja vu .The romantic song that follows tests your patience .However story gets quite exciting when Sameer has to change his identity as a 'Vinayk Marathe' .The film is quite gripping thereafter .various scenes at this junction are masterstroke from writing point of view .Especially when the Mukhbir is asked to kill his own mentor .So touching and moving ! The sequence between Sunil Shetty-Susanth singh is another powerful one .
However the final is bit absurd .One fails to understand why does not Rahul Dev kill Sameer immediately instead of giving him another chance ? Even the way Sameer dances in the rain is so weird!The climax looks like a rushed job .
Sameer Duttani is simply outstanding .Never expected him to give such a poerful perfomance .You really feel sorry for his character.Om Puri is excellent .Sunil Shetty does well .Raima sen is a waste.
Overall an excellent movie with brand new subject in the Indian screen .
4/5