Vikram Vedha Movie Review: Hrithik Roshan, Saif Ali Khan, and the rest of the Vikram Vedha team demonstrate why Bollywood has failed

The movie follows the model of “Baital Pachisi,” which describes how a wise king (Vikram) is quizzed by a celestial spirit (Vedha), a Bhairava, and for every incorrect response he will find himself further away from catching the “master of chaos,” the movie features Vikram (Saif Ali Khan) hunting to eliminate wrong, i.e. Vedha (Hrithik Roshan)

Like Betaal, Vedha traps everyone in a web of intricate inquiries when they first meet. Vikram will eventually be removed by Vedha, but he never stops sowing the doubts in the’saint’ cop’s head. The remainder of the movie is about how, towards the conclusion of his third narrative, everything takes a complete 180-degree turn.

For those who are unaware, this is the Hindi version of the Tamil film from 2017 with the same name and production crew. Retaining the same members under the leadership of captains Pushkar and Gayathri was the best way to “retain” the charm (and damage) from the original project. They bring back P. S. Vinod for Cinematography, A. Richard Kevin for editing & Sam C. S’ background score is still thumping but better.

The editing fails at times, but for a film nearly 160 minutes long and a few omissions to be expected, it doesn’t deduct much. The build-up doesn’t land properly on stoking curiosity about the emotional connection you’ll need later. Even his Frau track on Vikram doesn’t add much to the organized chaos, just acting as filler.

Before entering, Hrithik Roshan knew he was going to replace Vijay Sethupathi and he was very brave with him just for this decision like what he did with Veda is immortal. But, HR didn’t just sign up to repeat the magic, he did it his own way, with always the same results – you’ll be surprised at the end. The way he balances the extremes of good and evil within him is what sets him apart from the original. It’s like playing the best and worst person on this earth at the same time, nailing both.

All in all, Vikram Vedha further reinforces Akshay Kumar’s concern that heroes aren’t okay with multi-stars, because it’s a perfect example of how you can ignite the soul of the screen by accumulating 2 stars.