He's your average shy guy next door. Happy receiving lovey dovey text messages from a female stalker. Or poking a random joke on his colleague. He would seem a regular office goer to you. Only this gentleman doesn't work in a chota mota company but is actually a secret agent on duty. That too without weapons and tech friendly gadgets. Yup, no Q or bikini clad gals for him. Boo hoo! Meet Prabhat ( Arjun Kapoor) who is now assigned a covert operation of nabbing India's most wanted terrorist no one has ever met or seen. This baddie is only a large bulging eye who is infamous as the Ghost who bombs. Loosely based on capture of Yasin Bhatkal ( renamed Yousuf here) , India's Most Wanted has an interesting story to tell. Prabhat leads a team of four who are as dedicated to their motherland as he is. "Naukri paison ke liye nahi, desh ke liye"they tell their ever supportive senior officer ( Rajesh Sharma, impressive) .Travelling to Nepal as tourists, the team gets cracking on the seemingly impossible mission. With no help whatsoever from the Central Government. Its pre 2014, remember. If you expect an edge of seat thriller a la Bond James Bond, the film might disappoint. Director Raj Kumar Gupta tries to keep the narrative as realistic as possible and hence, the screenplay is devoid of thrills and chills but still remains fairly engaging throughout it's two hours plus run time. Gupta also correctly highlights the Government apathy and bureaucratic difficulties faced by intelligence bureau agents on duty. At least in that bygone era. Of the cast, Arjun Kapoor is rightfully restrained and sombre as Prabhat. Having said that, he isn't able to rise above the script and make his own mark something an Akshay Kumar or a Ranveer Singh would've easily done in this role. The villain's character also remains largely underdeveloped. He keeps harping about "jihad against kafirs"through his bulging myopic eyes which ooze fire. Sorry Janab, but still is ineffective! On the tech front, the background score is a winner. The scenic Nepal locales are well picturised. Inspite being an espionage drama, action is sparingly used which may or may not be a good thing depending on your appetite for dhishoom dhishoom. The end result is not as impressive as 'Aamir'( 2008) and 'No One Killed Jessica'( 2011) but not as pheeka as 'Ghanchakkar'( 2013) either. India's Most Wanted falls somewhere in between Raj Kumar Gupta's filmography till date ( in best to worst ranking) . Nevertheless, the director deserves praise for taking a calculated risk of embracing restraint and realism in place of slick car chases and gun blazing action sequences. It may work for some; not work for many. Hota hai.chalta hai.theek hai! The film isn't your typical desi Bond. But still merits a one time watch for telling an interesting tale. Doesn't matter if it takes it's own sweet time to get to that point.