Akira is a remake of the Tamil film Mouna Guru. Sonakshi has managed to stay a darling of the masses despite the recent debacles. Her likeability stems from the fact that she like her father knows how to play to the gallery. Her dialogue delivery has a punch and in Akira she gets to use that to her advantage.
he issue with Akira is that it strives too hard to become an action entertainer. There is that novelty factor by having an actress as the action lead, but somehow Akira’s punches and kicks feel too rehearsed. Also it’s a cliche ridden film, especially the first half where we see Akira learn martial arts while growing up. The track with her brother and his family fails to develop and it becomes more of a hurdle than a bridge. Music is strictly average and none of the songs help the story progress. The only character that you might be interested in is Kashyap’s cop, but he too becomes a caricature towards the rushed climax. Predictability and bad dialogues don’t give the narrative any scope to grow on you.