This movie is based on true incident which occurred during era, when tracking the criminals was difficult considering the fact that cellphone technology had not made its inroads. Considering this fact nowadays the job of cops, security agencies etc have become much more easier like crack opening a beer can.
Nowadays the investigating agencies are blessed with mobile traces, CCTV footage, Traffic Signal Monitoring and even advanced forensic science. The movie revolves around the politicians and business men with plenty of black and unaccounted money.
The crooks don the garb of CBI or Income Tax official and raid the victims after due research. All the true incidents seems to have occurred in 1980s and raid on jeweler was 50 one. Akshay is the mastermind well supported by Anupam Kher in pulling off many a raids and hoodwinking the victims into believing that they were really being raided. Even when they realize that they have been fooled they cannot complain since the source of income is dubious or unaccounted for.
The law of the land has to catch up since they get bolder and bolder and want to pull of a final heist with a famous jeweler, if one Googles he can arrive at the real name of the same. The film too gives an indirect clue to the identity of the famous jeweler located in Opera House Mumbai. How they go about systematically planning and recruiting assistants through a newspaper advertisement staying in a Five Star Hotel is a very interesting plot, which keeps one of the edge.
How the real CBI works around heist and tries to prevent the atrocious and audacious raid is the climax of the movie. Watch it for its climax and how the plot is treated by the director of Special 26 (Neeraj Pandey of Wednesday fame ). The role of Jimmy Shergil and Divya Dutta has been superbly planned and executed in the overall plot.
Manoj Bajpayee has done full justice of his role of CBI investigating officer who tries to trap the fake ones. He plans his moves meticulously with foresight and inside information. Kajal Agarwal has displayed a cosmetic role to perfection. I liked the cricket connection to this movie giving a new twist or clue to the original culprits.
This movie is dedicated to Ponty Chadda who was the distributor for many a Bollywood movies in Northern India and rescuing many a distressed film makers. The liquor baron ( 35 k crore worth ) was brutally murdered along with his brother at his farmhouse. I hope the cops get into the deep rooted conspiracy of murder of Ponty Chadda, who deserves justice. Let the savior of Bollywood movies in North rest in peace.