Average Ratings: 3.18/5
Score:86% Positive
Reviews Counted:8
Positive:6
Neutral:1
Negative:1
Ratings: 2/5 Review By: Shubhra Gupta Site:Indian Express
Ultra-sharp R&AW agent Krishna Mehra aka KM (Tabu) sniffs out a mole: an Indian agent is selling sensitive information to the enemies of the state, and needs to be captured at all cost. Vishal Bhardwajs spy thriller Khufiya, broadly based on former intelligence officer Amar Bhushans novel Escape To Nowhere, wades into territory which he may not have ostensibly gone down before.
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Ratings: 3.5/5 Review By: Saibal Site:NDTV
Director Vishal Bhardwaj does not appear to be at full tilt in Khufiya. The way he treats the intricacies of espionage and its human dimensions – he keeps it simple and direct, eschewing the gratuitously flashy – lends the film sustained solidity. Not to be missed.
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Ratings: 4/5 Review By: Dhaval Site:Times of India
The fictional take on a novel said to be inspired by true events tells an engaging spy story. But its also the heartbreaking portrayal of personal loss that will strike a chord with the viewer, as the interesting characters and events keep one hooked until the end.
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Ratings: 3/5 Review By: Shreya Site:Times Now
Khufiya also offers a glimpse of the classic Bhardwaj-style way of making films, like Haider was grey, Kaminey was black, this one is all things dusty, red, and rusty, a little place of each colour from the human palette of emotion. This secretive tale of spying and politics deserves your attention, but watch it with an open mind.
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Ratings: 2.5/5 Review By: Anvita Site:India Today
An espionage story needs to be taut, brimming with so much tension (loud or otherwise), that you can cut it with a knife. Khufiya simply doesn’t have that. But a word for the cast — Azmeri Haque Badhon is excellent. She is charming, deceptive and happens to have a brilliant arc in the not-so brilliant film. Wamiqa, Ali Fazal, Ashish Vidyarthi and Tabu are credible in their roles. It is the script that doesn’t live up to its promise.After its sparkling painting-like initial frame, ‘Khufiya’, sadly, remains a blur throughout.
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Ratings: 3/5 Review By: Umesh Site:Koimoi
All said and done, yes, there are flaws, but they wont completely stop you from immersing yourself into this till the last moment, only if you dont really mind the VB-styled slow burners.
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Ratings: 4/5 Review By: Sulanya Site:Rediff
Khufiya has the length of a movie and satisfaction of long form. Some of its most beguiling sequences exude the charisma of standalone short. Wamiqa’s spontaneous striptease against R D Burman’s evergreen sensuality and Tabus awkward voyeurism as its unwitting consumer or the dark, delicious dinner gone awry in the climax could well be a movie within a movie. Details? Confidential. Verdict? The eagle has landed.
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Ratings: 3.5/5 Review By: Mayank Shekar Site:Mid Day
This might be a great take off point for audiences themselves to discover more of Bhardwaj’s world-class previous works, if this film works for them as much. It’s also perhaps the only spy movie, where the doofus is the white guy. Or as a character tells the CIA agent, “Seems like you guys are smart only in the movies!” I’ve watched Khufiya twice already, over a gap of a week or two. Speed-watched it the second time, without the unnecessary burden/expectations of a slow-burn, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy’ like espionage stuff, basis Bhushan’s book. Hence, enjoyed the second time even more!
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