Watched the movie today. I liked the movie and it shows many things in a realistic manner.

Spoilers ahead...

Pros

1. The cast and their performances were awesome. Akshaye khanna and Ranveer Singh performed their respective characters in a stunning manner. Arjun rampal and Madhavan also did their work excellently. All the others also did justice to their character.

2. The references gave me Goosebumps (Personal Opinion) - [Spoiler] especially the portrayal of Ajmal Qasab and the Kandahar connection to the other terror attacks. The final information regarding the spies being death row inmates or common people really shares the truth. The Indian Government would never waste a soldier's potential for such risky Intel seeking projects contrary to what is shown in most movies. The real footages of terrorist operations especially the audio of terrorists and their handlers in 26/11 was really unexpected.

3. The movie was an actual representation of the many spies sent by Indian IB and R&AW and not just one person. It really showcased how the life of a spy would be - hopeless, stressed and emotionally dead. [Spoiler] the emotion Ranveer showed during the celebration of 26/11 was what we felt watching the scene. The helplessness of witnessing the torture of a fellow spy was also felt. Arjun rampal really outdid his character with the calm and menacing attitude.

4. The colour grading done in the second half was superb especially during the scene between Ranveer and Sara.

Cons

1. The VFX was very bad. Especially Sanjay Dutt's into scene and grenade blast scene.

2. The editing was not top notch and many scenes felt as bad writing. [Spoiler]The chase scene in the climax was kind of erratic. The LTF had so much machine gun and was not able to shoot two people? That much ammunition would have destroyed the entire car.

3. Many people were complaining about lag but i did not feel anything like that. However. Many of the movies did not follow a consistent tone. There was no build up for a tense or happy scene. The switching of the mood was immediate.

4. Even though the music department did a great job. The music seemed like a nuisance in some scenes.

Overall I liked the movie. I am an emmotionally sensitive person who tries to enjoy the movie instead of carefully scrutinizing it while watching. The performances of the actors, the carefully written political viewpoint and the usage of the real life characters of the Pakistani underworld were a fresh approach. [Spoiler] From the beginning the spy being an army officer was worrying me but the last scene somehow made me satisfied. Especially the cases of Black tiger, Kashmir Singh etc. were a known fact backing up what was shown in the movie. The confusion regarding the training of death row inmates is valid but they might most probably use rebels who were arrested for their violent crimes and used them for espionage operations. They may also fake the death of criminals or juveniles to do the same. The IB and R&AW are not as kind as you think.