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Sandy 231 days ago

IB 71 starring Anupam Kher and Vidyut Jammwal is based on an untold story of Indian Airlines hijacking in the year 1971 before the Bangladesh Liberation War in December 71. Ganga was an old aircraft in the Indian Airlines fleet, already withdrawn from service but was re-inducted just days before the hijacking. The film highlights the role of IB (Intelligence Bureau) in the months leading to 1971 War and how behind the scenes work of IB agents contributed to India's win in the liberation of Bangladesh. A must watch to understand the contribution of our men and women from the Intelligence community.

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IB 71 movie review: Vidyut Jammwal steps out of his comfort zone only to leave us confused

Ib 71 movie review: vidyut jammwal breaks out of his action hero shell to play a spy in this sankalp reddy film..

An espionage thriller, IB 71 chronicles India’s top-secret mission that is said to have aided India’s victory in the 1971 India-Pakistan war. Starring Vidyut Jammwal and Anupam Kher in pivotal roles, the film starts off on a high note, but soon goes off track. With visuals, voice over, text captions and flashbacks, there’s a lot happening for one to understand the exact timeline of the film. Until the interval, I genuinely couldn’t figure what the film was trying to show or say. Directed by Sankalp Reddy, IB 71 in the first half, seemed nothing but an attempt to take us on a ride, play some riddles and leave us all confused without any answers. But thankfully, the second half picks up, pieces of puzzles start to come together and it all made some sense. Was it too little, too late? Somewhat, yes.

IB 71 starts with Pakistan preparing for yet another war after being defeated in 1948 and 1965, and this time from the Eastern front in alliance with China. Upon receiving vital information about this impending attack, Intelligence Bureau Chief Avasti (Kher), along with his top agent Dev (Jammwal), comes up with a plan to save the nation without firing a single bullet or letting the neighbouring country get the slightest hint about it. As mobilizing the army at a short notice appears to be a tough task, they suggest blocking of the air space to prevent Pakistan and China from attacking India. Dev is assigned this task and how he accomplishes this confidential mission in the next 10 days, along with 30 other undercover agents is what the film shows in the second half.

Crisp editing makes for an easier watch

With a runtime of a little less than two hours, the film is tightly edited and that length, perhaps, is the only good part about it. The story doesn’t seem drag, stays to the point and ends before it turns into a snooze fest. Reddy, who has earlier helmed Ghazi Attack, has the intent right behind telling this untold story based on true events, but somewhere he loses focus and goes all over the place.

Aditya Shastri’s story is intriguing and holds a lot of potential to keep you hooked. What doesn’t really work is the screenplay for which six people are credited -- Sankalp Reddy, Arjun Varma, E. Vasudeva Reddy, Arun Bhimavarapu, Gargee Singh and Abhimanyu Srivastava. For the longest time, they looked like disjoined and scattered pieces of a puzzle. Even when the story is picking pace, there is very little or no connect with how it unfolds for audiences to understand. The background music gets a bit too loud at places, though cinematography in certain scenes elevates the whole experience, especially the ones involving the plane.

What left me utterly surprised, and somewhat impressed, is that despite being based on such a sensitive and serious subject, there is quite a lot of subtle humour peppered across the film. I mean, it’s not common to see people laughing out loud while watching spy thrillers, but some one-liners and punches make it hard to control that laughter. Full credit goes to dialogues by Junaid Wasi and Sahar Quaze.

Vidyut Jammwal leaves you confused

Jammwal delivers a decent performance and he looks quite unlike his earlier big screen outings. You are used to seeing an actor do high-octane and gravity-defying action on screen, and suddenly he underplays all that and turns into a one-dimensional character that has nothing larger-than-life about himself, it can leave many confused. As an IB agent, his body language and mannerisms are on-point and he aces the few hand combat scenes that are there in the film. Kher delivers a restrained performance where he steps back and let the story be in forefront. As the chief of intelligence bureau, he commands authority and a strong screen presence, and that very well comes out in the scenes we see him in. Yes, it’s for very limited time Kher appears in the film, but then the story is more about the mission and less about the people behind it. Vishal Jethwa as Qasim Qureshi, a brainwashed youth, is in his element. He may not be as impressive as he was in his debut outing Mardaani 2, or as convincing as his last, Salaam Venky, yet he manages to make his presence felt, and trigger a few laughs with the way his character has been written.

Watch IB 71 in theatres to witness yet another untold story of heroes who seldom get spoken or written about in history books. It may not give you an adrenaline rush but will give some goosebumps towards the climax that is high on patriotic flavour.

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IB 71 Reviews

Even by low standards of how ridiculous action movies can be, IB 71 mishandles its depiction of real-life espionage events in 1971. If you believe this movie, then you have to believe one IB agent has a superhero level of fight skills and defense plans.

Full Review | May 23, 2023

Better execution would have turned it into a cracking spy thriller but in its present avatar, IB 71 feels like an opportunity gone to waste…

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/5 | May 23, 2023

Reddy’s staging skills abandons him when it comes to getting his characters to sound credible.

Jammwal steps out of his comfort zone only to leave us confused.

This Vidyut Jammwal film claims to have been cobbled together from actual events, but the execution is both simplistic-comic-book and convoluted.

Full Review | Original Score: 1.5/5 | May 23, 2023

If you have an affinity for period action thrillers, this film successfully checks the boxes.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | May 23, 2023

Vidyut Jammwal's hunky presence is determined to shore up the film when it tends to flounder despite its unwavering adherence to the plot and its eschewal of cheap thrills.

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IB71 Review: Vidyut Jammwal's Middling Spy Drama Is Not Without Its Moments

Ib71 review: vidyut jammwal's hunky presence is determined to shore up the film when it tends to flounder despite its unwavering adherence to the plot and its eschewal of cheap thrills.

Cast : Anupam Kher, Vidyut Jammwal, Dev, Dalip Tahil

Director : Sankalp Reddy

Rating : Two and a half (out of 5)

A war film that is more an espionage thriller than a battlefield drama, IB71 , directed and co-written by Sankalp Reddy (who made The Ghazi Attack six years ago), presents an account of “true events” masterminded by an Indian intelligence agent to scuttle a planned Pakistani operation against India on the eastern front during the 1971 Bangladesh liberation war.

Fronted by Vidyut Jammwal, who is also one of the producers of the film, IB71 is sparing in its dependence on action sequences, preferring a relatively sedate approach to the exploits of an intrepid IB operative, Dev, who hatches a daring hijack plot in order to land in Pakistan with a band of Indian secret agents.

The Ghazi Attack was an underwater action film that revolved around a submarine that mysteriously sank in the Bay of Bengal during the 1971 Indo-Pak war. Parts of IB71 play out on a decommissioned airplane that is ready for a specific spy mission days ahead of the same military conflict.

Secret agent Dev's plan is to give India a pretext to block its airspace and thwart enemy plans to ferry men and ammunition to East Pakistan with Chinese assistance. The man is single-minded in his focus on the job at hand. He has no time for romance or other distractions.

IB71 is a two-hour film has no lip-synched songs. But it takes its own sweet time to get off the ground. The first hour is a veritable jigsaw puzzle – confounding and unconvincing. A great deal happens on the screen in this part of the film – Jammwal's steely spy sneaks into a Pakistani airfield with an assumed identity, gathers crucial intelligence and discovers that India is in danger of being attacked in ten days.

In a race against time, Dev heads to Kashmir with a fellow-spy, enlists two young Kashmiri liberation warriors, including a 17-year-old boy Qasim

(Vishal Jethwa). It is, however, hard to figure what on earth he is exactly up to. We do at best have a fuzzy notion of the exact nature of the spy operation. The stunning images of the slow-clad Valley help the audience keep itself occupied until some degree of clarity begins to dawn.

It is only in the second half, when Dev and his team are airborne with the two young Kashmiri radicals on their rickety passenger machine, that IB71 begins to gather something that feels like momentum. Less talk and more action are always the best policy when a film flies into a haze.

That is not to say that IB71 has no redeeming features at all. It definitely does. By far the best thing about the film is its surprisingly uncluttered storytelling in the second half. Like the aircraft, the film is low on fuel but it manages to stay afloat till such time that it can contemplate a safe landing

The screenplay stays firmly fixed on the drama that unfolds in constricted spaces – on the plane, inside the cockpit and finally in a hotel and its compound. The action that takes place outdoors has an appreciably different timbre given the stunning beauty of the landscape.

Part of the fault for the marked difference between the two halves of the film lies partly with the script, and partly with the editing. But the final moments of IB71 , no matter how facile they may seem, serve to somewhat offset the incoherence that mars the first half.

The breathtakingly lovely Kashmir Valley vistas are captured in all their wintry, snow-covered glory by director of photography Gnana Sekhar V.S. The lush visuals create an ambience that provides a contrast to a thin and unflashy storyline.

Jammwal's hunky presence is mined to shore up the film when it tends to flounder despite its unwavering adherence to the plot and its eschewal (for the most part) of cheap thrills and other convenient concessions. While the lead actor steers clear of the excesses that his action hero persona often triggers, he cashes in on every opportunity to peddle his on-screen invincibility.

A boat chase on the Dal Lake and a group fight involving him and his IB mates pitted against Pakistani security men – there isn't too much else in the film by way of explicit action – Jammwal does what he is there for – take the lead when danger looms, fight his way out, and emerge largely unscathed.

Anupam Kher, cast as the Intelligence Bureau chief from whom the hero takes orders, has a few scenes that allow him to make his presence felt. But once these are out of the way, he is reduced to pacing up and down in his office, reacting to news streaming in from many, many miles away of Dev's daredevilry.

The strangest treatment is reserved for Dalip Tahil. He plays Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto but is given no lines to speak. If the idea is to convey the insignificance of the Pakistan head of state in the larger scheme of things that has been set in motion by a gutsy Indian secret agent, it definitely isn't a good one. It not only amounts to sidelining a veteran actor, but also to frittering away the opportunity to whip up some drama.

The Pakistani officials in IB71 are, as one would expect, etched out with very broad strokes although it must be said that the film does not take recourse to overt jingoism. Hobby Dhaliwal. playing a highly stressed-out high-up in the Pakistani military establishment, and Ashwath Bhatt in the role of the ISI chief occasionally rise above the limitations of a screenplay that yields a serviceable spy thriller that is surprisingly shorn of massy elements.

IB71 leaves one with the nagging feeling that it could have been a much better film has the writing been a less of the by-the-numbers kind. But even as a middling spy drama, it is not without its moments.

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IB 71 Movie Review: Vidyut Jammwal's film lands despite rough weather, Vishal Jethwa steals the show

Vidyut jammwal's ib 71, which is based on true events, is an account of what happened during the indo-pak war of 1971. with a sluggish first half, followed by a thrilling second half, the film is a decent thriller, says our review..

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Vidyut Jammwal is out there to prove his mettle. While he does not want to completely do away with his action hero image, he wants to also show his acting prowess. All his recent releases - be it Khuda Hafeez or Sanak or the latest IB 71, he does have action sequences but those are not the scene-stealers. This time, Vidyut not just acted but also bankrolled the project . But, is this spy-thriller just as taut as it promised to be, or does it falter? Let’s find out.

Dev (Vidyut Jammwal) is introduced as the flawless spy at the very onset of the film. He has a critical mission and while his face gives away fear, he oozes confidence in front of the enemy, thereby succeeding in it smoothly! However, the information revealed is frightening - Pakistan is planning an attack in 10 days and something drastic has to be done to prepare everyone for the war. This can’t be done in such short time, so he and Anupam Kher’s character have to devise a plan. They do have one, but it is extremely risky. A failure would not just mean over 30 lives being risked, but an impending war and bad image for the nation. Will Dev succeed in yet another critical mission where the stakes are so high? If he does, how will he achieve the feat? That’s the crux of the story.

The major fault in IB 71 is the slow first half, coupled with cringe dialogues. One that stayed with me is ‘ meri biwi pet se hai par khayal mere pet ka rakhti hai ’ (my wife is pregnant but takes care of what I eat). The spying continues for too long, breaking the pace. It gets painstakingly slow at points and even when Vidyut is out to fight, one might not feel a similar thrill like they always do.

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However, it is the second half that redeems everything. It gets interesting and keeps us hooked. It is the second half where the action really begins, not literally. And by the end, thanks to the chest-thumping music meant to rouse your nationalism, you would not feel that bad.

Vidyut Jammwal is good with his performance. There are several sequences where he could have been better, but the character demands that he shows minimal emotions. When there is Vidyut, you expect action and he will give the audience just enough without overdoing it. Vidyut shoulders the film alone and takes up the entire screen time.

However, the show-stealer here is Vishal Jethwa. He might have limited screen space, but he simply excels in whatever he has been asked to do. Despite the over orange lipstick and cheek tint he is often given, he nails his role. From showing anger, fear or determination - he is good at all of it. He is severely underutilised and we hope we get to see him more.

Anupam Kher has what can be called an extended cameo . There is not much that he has to do and he does it effortlessly.

Director Sankalp, who had earlier worked in The Ghazi Attack, often loses control of the screenplay. His script could have been tauter and smoother. His hold on the reign is loose in the first half, which drowns the overall effect.

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‘IB 71’ review: A flight of fancy

The new film from ‘the ghazi attack’ director sankalp reddy is led by vidyut jammwal..

IB 71 is set in the 1970s, has a storyline that dates back to that decade in Hindi cinema, and is silly fun like movies from that period. The new film from The Ghazi Attack director Sankalp Reddy takes potshots at the sorry state of the Pakistani security establishment, represented here by a worryingly overweight Army general and an intelligence chief who runs his own errands, including driving his car.

It’s 1971, and the latest Indo-Pak war is around the corner. Indian spy Dev (Vidyut Jammwal) comes up with an outlandish plan to stall Pakistan: stage a hijack involving Indians.

The plan is to be carried out by two of the most incompetent fliers since the folks from Airplane! Kashmiri militants Qasim (Vishal Jethwa) and Ashfaque (Faizan Khan) are among the enemies of India who are simply too bone-headed to represent a serious threat to the omnipotent Dev and his boss Avasti (Anupam Kher).

The comic book-level scenario, based on a story by Aditya Shastri, claims to have been inspired by actual events. IB 71 is the latest movie to suggest that espionage played an equal, if not more important role, than military strategy, in the 1971 war.

Leaving aside what armed forces veterans make of this undermining of their contributions, IB 71 doesn’t exactly make a great case for privileging spooks over soldiers. The Argo -style scheme to bluff the adversary is as sophisticated in conception as it is clumsy in execution.

Reddy has a good thing going, and salvages what he can from the debris of overwrought performances and groan-worthy plot-holes by focusing on the look, period detail, and action scenes. Among the highlights of the handsome-looking production, shot by Gnana Shekar VS, are a high-speed shikara chase set on Srinagar’s Dal Lake and a fight sequence filmed in near darkness. Vidyut Jammwal, looking way too dandy for his character’s line of work, is also in fine form as the fast-thinking Dev.

Reddy’s staging skills abandons him when it comes to getting his characters to sound credible. The film is always better off when the actors say nothing. Some of the most risible dialogue emerges from Qasim, played by Jethwa with bulging eyes, flapping hands and a wild Kashmiri accent. Ashwath Bhatt, as Pakistan’s spy chief Afsal Aga, is in second place when it comes to supplying the giggles.

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IB 71 Review: Vidyut Jammwal Impresses In Clutter-Breaking Film With Crisp Narrative

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Last Updated: May 12, 2023, 10:41 IST

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• 12 May 2023 | Hindi
• 1 hrs 57 mins | Action, Thriller
• Starring: Vidyut Jammwal, Anupam Kher, Dalip Tahil, Vishal Jethwa
• Director: Sankalp Reddy
• Music: Amit Trivedi

IB 71 Review: Kudos to Vidyut Jammwal for recognising a story like this and breaking the clutter with a rare conviction and belief!

Bollywood can’t get enough of its favourite theme, patriotism. Over the decades, films based on India and Pakistan’s complicated political ties have been made galore. Now, their template may be extremely formulaic but weaving a story that makes a point without any kind of preaching and excessive chest-thumping is no cakewalk.

In 2017, Sankalp Reddy, who mononymously goes by Sankalp, made his directorial debut with the bilingual film, The Ghazi Attack. The submarine warfare film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu in 2018. It was an underwater tale of the courage and patriotism of the men aboard the Indian Submarine INS Karanj and was inspired by true events from the mysterious sinking of PNS Ghazi during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. Six years later, Sankalp returns to Bollywood with IB 71, a spy drama, inspired by true events, which is again set against a similar backdrop. Interestingly, he once again manages to achieve what very few filmmakers can – make a patriotic film without the slightest ounce of melodramatic patriotism.

IB 71 is based on the Ganga Hijack, infamously called ‘the hijack that never happened’ and uncovers India’s top secret mission conducted by the Intelligence Bureau that made us win the 1971 war. It revolves around Dev, an IB officer, who single-handedly prevents Pakistan from joining hands with China and attacking India and gaining control over its north-eastern frontier. He takes on the critical operation of carrying out a hijack by two young but ambitious Kashmiri boys from POK (Pak Occupied Kashmir) by risking the lives of about 30 Indian civilians aboard an aircraft and safely bringing them back to their homeland, thus manoeuvring a mission that gives out a message that Pakistan has initiated a terror act on India. He successfully does so within a span of just ten days.

Most of the film takes place in Kashmir and kudos to cinematographer Gnana Shekar VS – who has shot National Award winning films like Vedam (2010) and Kanche (2015) – for capturing the beauty of the state with aplomb. The pristine snow-covered lands and the misty Dal Lake are the beds for most of the action and they render an element of authenticity to the story. The use of greys, mundane browns and cloudy blues convey the mood and tone of IB 71 rather perfectly. Despite a trained martial artist like Vidyut at the centre of the narrative, the stunts are far and few and extremely realistic, and never do you feel that these sequences are forced just to glorify the life of a spy.

A crisp narrative further helps the film. Sankalp wastes no time and dives straight into the story right from the first frame. We aren’t given any sneak peek into Dev’s life and his back story and interestingly, it causes no deterrence in establishing his character and his sharp acumen. Much like The Ghazi Attack, there are no frills here. There are no song and dance sequences and definitely, no love story involved, which, needless to say, makes for a gush of fresh air. Sankalp defies every stereotype and formula and creates a narrative that is impressive and will hopefully, set a precedent for all the patriotic films that are in the making.

There’s no dearth of spy thrillers in Bollywood and more and more of them continue to be made. However, more often than not, these good-looking films have crossed the line of realism to make their protagonists appear larger-than-life. This is also where IB 71 stands out. It gives us a glimpse into the life of a regular spy, who isn’t afraid to revel in grime and grit to protect their motherland. And their job is everything else but glamorous and glitzy.

Vidyut plays Dev in the film, which we are told is dedicated to ‘all the Jammwalions’, with a lot of restraint and grit. For a film that’s bankrolled by him, he lets his co-stars take centre stage where needed without him taking over every frame and that deserves applause. Having said that, Dev might have made for an excellent character and story on paper but it doesn’t provide much scope for a performance. Having belted out a slew of slick actioners over the years, Vidyut turned over a new leaf with Khuda Haafiz: Chapter 2 – Agni Pariksha last year, which surprised many as it offered him the opportunity to put his acting chops on display. If you’ve expected him to carry on that streak, you might be disappointed. But brownie points to him for recognising a story like this and breaking the clutter with a rare conviction and belief!

Vishal Jethwa’s antagonist act in Mardaani 2 (2019) left many impressed. With IB 71, he returns to don the hat of the bad guy yet again. He plays Qasim Qureshi here, a madly driven Kashmiri obsessed with hijacking an airplane and putting the lives of many Indians civilians at risk only so that his imprisoned brothers can be released by the Indian government. His Qasim is unpredictable, erratic and volatile. It seems like an extension of his character from Mardaani 2 but we aren’t complaining because he, once again proves, his mettle with a choice that is out of the ordinary and extremely risky. Some of his scenes with Vidyut’s Dev are pure gold and even in an atmosphere of simmering political tension, you end up cracking up. Kudos to the writing for that!

Anupam Kher as IB Chief NS Awasthi and Dalip Tahil as Zulfikar Ali Bhutto don’t have much to do and hence, don’t leave an impact. Once again like The Ghazi Attack, the narrative is largely led by men with hardly any women in the picture, literally and metaphorically. There are a total of just four women, all of who appear in the background. But if realistic spy dramas fascinate you, go for IB 71. The makers might not have had the chance to make lofty promises through the promos but this is a little gem that might just surprise and impress you. It goes on to prove that a story told with honesty and conviction with no flash and froth will definitely leave a mark and an indelible one at that.

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IB 71 REVIEW: Vidyut Jamwal shines as an agent, the riveting story keeps you hooked

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IB 71 is a decent film to watch that will keep you hooked. Whereas Vidyut Jamwal looks promising in his role. Read movie review here.

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Film : IB 71

Director: Sankalp

Star cast: Anupam Kher, Vidyut Jammwal, Vishal Jethwa, Ashwath Bhatt

Bollywood Bubble ratings: 3/5 stars

IB 71 REVIEW:

Some true events need to be told and heard and IB 71 is definitely one of them. Vidyut Jammwal and Anupam Kher starring IB 71 is a story of a true event that is worth knowing and here’s my honest review on this. When it comes to narrating a true story, you need to have the facts right and the evidence well-placed. Fortunately, I got to see all the right elements in this story with minor flaws. IB is Intelligence Bureau and 71 is the year when this mega incident took place.

Sankalp Reddy, the director of the movie, gives us the backstory of how Pakistani planned an attack on India. He then takes us through the incident with proper details. IB 71 is based on an operation by the spies who managed to lock the Indian air space while outsmarting the Pakistani establishments. They restricted their aeroplanes from flying over India, leading to the Nation’s victory in the 1971 war. Sankalp narrates a story that leaves an impact.

The first half of the film is slow as it takes you through the start of the story. However, it’s the second half of the film that picks up the pace and the story. You feel the rush and the anticipation to know what will happen next. When it’s a movie about RAW agents or IB agents, you just want that India should win it regardless of any circumstances. You feel the rush in you when there’s an intense scene or when you know they are going to blow their cover. A similar thing happened to me when I watched the movie.

Set in 1970, a two-front war between Indian intelligence agencies and the Pakistani establishment. After learning that Pakistan was preparing a war against India in 10 days, the agents in IB quickly made a plan even though they were not ready to strike. However, the agents of IB ensured to defeat them with smartness and not with might. Putting their lives at risk, the agents complete the task and blocked the air space with their intelligence.

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Highlights of IB 71:

Cinematography : Sankalp shows us beautiful locations of Kashmir and Lahore. The drone shots or the long shots of the place look majestic onscreen. There was one boat scene in the movie that was very well shot and executed.

Costumes : Sometimes half the movie looks pleasing when the makers keep apt costumes to period drama or historic movies. Since the movie is set in the 1970s, Sankalp showcases a good range on vintage collections. It looks perfect with the theme of the movie.

Background score : The background music of the movie adds more value and that’s what has happened with IB 71 as well. Given the fact the movie is intense, the thrilling music enhances the intensity of the scene. It gives you an adrenaline rush.

Drawbacks of IB 71:

The storyline : Given the fact IB 71 is a true story, in some places, it felt like it was made up. Don’t want to give spoilers but there are scenes that don’t seem real. However, it also raises a few questions regarding airport security, entering and leaving Pakistan like it’s no big deal when in real life it was.

Timelines : In the first half of the movie, the timeline seems a little confusing to me.

Star performance:

Vidyut Jammwal, the star of the film looks quite promising. The actor plays the role of Dev, an agent from the Intelligence Bureau. He is intelligent and always alert. Vidyut as an agent looks classy and dapper. However, speaking about his performance, he looks convincing as an agent but needs a little flow in dialogue delivery.

Anupam Kher needs no introduction as he plays his part perfectly well. He essays the role of the Chief of the Intelligence Bureau. He knows his part way too well and does it with ease.

Talking about Vishal Jethwa, he plays the role of an activist or a revolutionist who has only one aim. He can go to any extent just to get it. Vishal’s performance as Qasim Qureshi looks just as same as what I saw in Mardaani 2. Yes, he is young and I know he has potential but didn’t impress me this time.

On the other hand, Ashwath Bhatt often plays grey characters and he aces in his department. Dalip Tahil also makes a cameo. He plays Zulfikar Ali Bhutto who was the Former President of Pakistan and his talent seems to be a total waste in the movie.

Conclusion:

Overall, IB 71 is a decent film to watch. The film keeps you hooked. However, the second half of the film keeps you on the edge of your seat. Vidyut Jamwal delivers a promising role and a watchable movie.

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IB71 Movie Review: Vidyut Jammwal’s Spy Thriller is an Unwitting Parody

Director: Sankalp Reddy

Writers: Sahar Quaze, Sankalp Reddy, Vasudev Reddy, Arjun Varma, Aditya Shastri, Junaid Wasi, Abhimanyu Srivastava

Cast: Vidyut Jammwal, Anupam Kher, Vishal Jethwa

If Pakistan is the enemy in an Indian spy thriller these days, you can be sure of a few base themes. One, every Pakistani behaves like a live-action Looney Tunes character. In the opening scene of IB71 , one of them is singing; another is snoring; the third is scowling. Two, their Urdu is a parody of Urdu: “Janaab” and “Tashreef” at the beginning of every sentence usually does the trick. Three, they always need to be taught a lesson; Hindi historical dramas, in particular, love teaching lessons. Whether the student countries need to learn or not is another matter. Four, each of them is a different sort of idiot. In this film, an ‘Azad Kashmir’ radical, played by Vishal Jethwa ( Mardaani 2 , 2019), hijacks an airplane dressed as a defunct 1920s Manhattan gangster in a hat and pinstripe suit. And five…actually, it doesn’t matter. You get the gist. Islamophobia and jingoism are the starting points. They’re too tacky to be offensive. They’re also – in fortunate cases like this one – not the movie’s biggest flaw.

IB71 is presented as “an untold story based on true events”. The film claims to be about a top-secret mission that’s been classified for more than 50 years. Vidyut Jammwal stars as Dev Jammwal, a muscular and intelligent Intelligence Bureau (IB) agent who comes up with a plan to stop Pakistan from attacking India before the 1971 war. It’s not an easy plan to describe, but here goes. Stay with me. Don’t get lost. Hold my hand if you like. So the IB discovers that Pakistan is in cahoots with China to blindside India from the East. They (or, as the voiceover insists, “We”) have 10 days to stop the West Pakistan jets from flying to the East Pakistan military base with the required weapons. Dev, the genius that he is, does some next-level reverse thinking. He proposes that India shuts down its airspace to prevent those West Pakistan planes from reaching the east, which in turn will foil the impending attack. Once he realizes that only an act of war can merit the closing of an airspace, Dev works even further backward. He in turn proposes to fake a hijacking of an Indian commercial plane – by letting real Azad Kashmir militants take control of a fake flight with 30 IB agents posing as scared civilians.

We’re not done. Hang on. Because the hijacking has to be of a specific type to ‘qualify’ as an act of war. For this, the plane must land in Pakistan and the passengers have to be safely transported back to India. Then, and only then, can India legally close its airspace (I bet you forgot this was the goal by now). The plotting and staging make up the first half of the film. The agents’ efforts to outwit Lahore officials and reach the Indian border form the second half of the film. The plan is so painfully elaborate that, when Dev initially narrates it to the IB chief (Anupam Kher), even the script gives up and lets music drown out Dev’s narration. Once his lips stop moving, we hear Kher respond with a curt “The execution will be difficult”. Dev promptly cites the examples of Lord Ram, Maharana Pratap and Guru Gobind Singh to prove that impossible is nothing. He’s right, though, because he is introduced in a scene where he simply walks into a Pakistani military camp disguised as a General, scolds an officer for singing Bollywood classics (“How will you hate India then?” he projects), fools a superior and walks out without going Rambo on a soul.

If it isn’t evident yet, IB71 is very much inspired by Ben Affleck’s Oscar-winning Argo (2012). The template is the same: Declassified mission, ridiculous plan, heroic extraction agent, pensive boss hovering over the phone at the bureau, last-ditch escape, egg on Islamic nation’s faces. But there’s one crucial difference. The film-making of Argo made the true story sound smart and audacious and funny. The film-making of IB71 makes the true story look silly and confusing and far-fetched. Let’s leave aside the cringey Pakistani caricatures for a beat. The Vishal Jethwa character, for instance, seems to be stuck in a parallel Dhamaal (2011) sequel. He’s so hammy that you almost expect Vijay Raaz to turn up as the cucumber-cool Air Traffic Controller. Then there’s the flight itself – the passengers swerve from side to side in the plane as if they were on an AC Sleeper bus to Goa.

The Kashmir sequences in the first half are visually striking, but I couldn’t get over how the radicals didn’t realize they were being followed by an imposing figure like Vidyut Jammwal – in the snow, no less. Nobody is as subtle or discreet as they think they are. When undercover cops communicate with each other through darting eyes and hand gestures at the Dal lake, they look like football managers attempting to signal a play to an aloof midfielder. When two radicals meet during a matinee show of Arzoo (1965) to discuss their master plan, the dubbing makes it sound like they want the entire cinema hall – including the not-so-undercover IB agents – to hear them. Apparently, they’re whispering. When a half-clever moment reveals that a male IB officer is answering ‘family’ phone calls from Lahore in fake voices, he ruins it by mimicking wives and mothers too. (“Quit when you’re ahead!” I screamed, in my most masculine voice). The only two female agents in the film make grave mistakes: One allows a Bengali civilian onto the pretend-flight, the other is stabbed at a hotel.

When the Indians are on the verge of being exposed, a late-night power cut comes to the rescue. At the end of the mission, we see Dev striding triumphantly in slow-motion in the pouring rain towards the border. The film concludes with an epilogue about Pakistan losing the war and failing to break India into parts (“Instead we broke them into two parts: Pakistan and Bangladesh, thus saving millions of lives”). When it cuts back to the hero, Dev is still striding in the rain. He looks pleased. Seasons change, India becomes a superpower, Novak Djokovic retires, AI ends sport, the cure to cancer arrives, climate change resurrect dinosaurs, a meteor strikes, Adam ghosts Eve, the internet is invented before the wheel, fiction ceases to exist, borders perish, movies return, I’m reborn and Christopher Nolan starts to direct the planet. But Dev is still striding in the rain in IB71 .

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IB71: Release Date, Trailer, Songs, Cast

• Release Date 12 May 2023
• Language Hindi
• Genre Action, Thriller
• Duration 1h 59min
• Cast Vidyut Jammwal, Dalip Tahil, Niharica Raizada, Vishal Jethwa, Mir Sarwar, Sahidur Rahaman, Danny Sura, Ashwath Bhatt, Prathamesh V. Jadhav, Hobby Dhaliwal, Suvrat Joshi
• Director Sankalp Reddy, Lee Whittaker
• Writer Sahar Quaze, Sankalp Reddy, Vasudev Reddy, Aditya Shastri, Abhimanyu Srivastava, Arjun Varma, Junaid Wasi
• Cinematography Gnanashekar V.S.
• Music Amit Trivedi
• Producer Vidyut Jammwal, Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar
• Production Action Hero Films, Reliance Entertainment, T-Series
• Certificate U/A

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Based on true events in the 1971 war between India and Pakistan, where the Indian Intelligence Bureau conducted a secret mission to outwit the enemy, giving Indian armed forces the required advantage to win the war.

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Average Ratings: 2.68/5 Score: 66% Positive Reviews Counted:8 Positive:4 Neutral:1 Negative:2

Ratings: — Review By: Komal Nahta Site:Filminformation

Sankalps direction is weak. He has simply not been able to recreate the excitement, anxiety and thrill of the real-life drama €” neither in the script (co-written by him) nor in the narration nor even in the performances of the actors.On the whole, IB 71 is a dull fare and, therefore, will go quite unnoticed at the box-office.

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Ratings: 2.5/5 Review By: Saibal Site: NDTV

IB71 leaves one with the nagging feeling that it could have been a much better film has the writing been a less of the by-the-numbers kind. But even as a middling spy drama, it is not without its moments.

Ratings: 2.5/5 Review By: Zinia Site: India Today

Director Sankalp, who had earlier worked in The Ghazi Attack, often loses control of the screenplay. His script could have been tauter and smoother. His hold on the reign is loose in the first half, which drowns the overall effect.

Ratings: 3/5  Review By: Simran Site:DNA

But there are shortcomings too. One of the significant drawbacks of this film is the sluggish first half. You might lose interest in between and find it too slow for a spy thriller. The movie also lacks suspense factor and isn’t at par with thrillers like Madras Cafe, Baby, or Raazi. You don’t feel the adrenaline rush in the pivotal moments. Still, the movie is a decent thriller.

Ratings: 2/5  Review By: Kusumika Site: Zoom TV

In the end, this abysmal espionage movie fails to deliver any semblance of intrigue, suspense, or entertainment. It serves as a painful reminder of what can happen when lazy writing, uninspired acting, and amateurish direction collide, leaving the audience longing for their wasted time and hoping for a swift end to this cinematic catastrophe.

Ratings: 3/5  Review By: Saheli  Site:Bollywood Bubble

Overall, IB 71 is a decent film to watch. The film keeps you hooked. However, the second half of the film keeps you on the edge of your seat. Vidyut Jamwal delivers a promising role and a watchable movie.

Ratings: 2.25/5 Review By: Vinamra  Site:Firstpost

But when a film ends up being both predictable and pedestrian, theres a problem. Vidyut Jammwal and Anupam Khers IB71 is unfortunately one such film.Here, we have a bunch of stern faces mouthing Janaab after every line, the same issue that bogged down Mission Majnu this year. The end credits are accompanied by a voiceover of Jammwal, what we read is also what we hear. As I said, the man has chosen words this time.

Ratings: 3.5/5  Review By: Ronak Site: Times of India

€œIB 71€ is an engaging watch that sheds light on a remarkable chapter of history, instilling a sense of pride in our intelligence network. With a runtime of nearly two hours, the film maintains a screenplay that keeps the audience captivated throughout, ensuring there is never a dull moment. If you have an affinity for period action thrillers, this film successfully checks the boxes.

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IB 71 Plot:

In 1971, Dev Jammwal is an IB agent, who is assigned to prevent Pakistan and China from attacking India by blocking the airspace.

IB 71 Release Date:

12 May 2023 straight to Theaters

IB 71 Cast:

Vidyut Jammwal Anupam Kher Vishal Jethwa Faizan Khan Dalip Tahil

IB 71 Director: 

Sankalp Reddy

IB 71 Producer: 

Bhushan Kumar Krishan Kumar Vidyut Jammwal Abbas Sayyed

IB 71 Production Companies:

T-Series Reliance Entertainment Action Hero Films

IB 71 Distribution Companies:

Reliance Entertainment

IB 71 Run Time: 

1 Hour 57 Minutes (117 minutes)

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