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Credits
Producer/s:	Sanjay Gupta
Director:	Sanjay F Gupta
Cast:	Sanjay Dutt, John Abraham, Celina Jaitley, Mahesh Manjrekar, Lara Dutta
Music:	Vishal-Shekhar, Shibani Kashyap and Strings
Lyrics:	Anwar Maqsood, Sanjay Gupta and Virag Mishra

Let's get right to the point: the first half of the film is static. It bores you to a point where you'd almost want to up and out of the movie hall. The second half is gripping in parts but the main drawback of the film is its contrived nature. There's a fake feel about the entire proceedings on screen. Not once does one empathize with the characters.

But on the flip side, it may appeal to a section of the male audience, especially the action sequences. But even hardcore Sanjay Dutt fans are bound to feel letdown in this film. It doesn't have anything to do with his performance but his character is so boring and dull.

In contrast, John Abraham has the best lines and his character gives more scope for performance. It would be no exaggeration to say that he's overshadowed Dutt in this film. It's probably Sanjay's character; his monotonous look in the entire film and the fact that he hardly has much to say. There's a stony silence about him most of the times. John's styling is excellent.

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