Vikram Vedha Review - Hrithik Roshan & Saif Ali Khan's Powerful Face Off Is A Thrilling Massy Bonanza

The duo of Pushkar-Gayathri have brought the redecorated version of Vikram Vedha with the brilliant artists' duo, Hrithik Roshan and Saif Ali Khan. The Hindi remake has got a tremendous cast, and the directors have pulled off an honest remake, despite keeping the same story and thrills intact. There is no denying that the original Tamil film is a fantastic thriller, with two of India's best actors, R. Madhavan and Vijay Sethupathi, nailing their roles like pros. Who would have thought that Pushkar-Gayathri could represent the ancient story of Vikram Vetaal in such a way. Anurag Kashyap's Raman Raghav (2016) attempted the same noir elements a year ago, but failed to make a connect with the masses. VV came out victorious there. The Hindi remake now also comes as a good version, even if you have seen the original.As we know, Vikram Vedha is a story of a face-off between a gangster and a cop. From the trailer, you get to know the gist of the story, and then there are plenty of surprising moments in store for you. Hrithik Roshan plays a gangster called Vedha (Vijay Sethupathi portrays the part in the original Tamil flick), who has a backstory to tell you, and just like every other common man, he has to suffer a lot. The suffering brings him to the gangster universe, and then he tries to bring a change in his style. Now that's suspense you have to experience in theatres. On the other hand, we have an honest cop, Vikram (Saif Ali Khan), a part that was nailed by R. Madhavan in the original flick, who is very dedicated and passionate about his work. However, his rude and unsympathetic behaviour towards criminals is hated by his wife, Priya (Radhika Apte). The cat and mouse game between Vikram and Vedha reveals many secrets and intellectual yet mind-disturbing facts that take this game to the next level. Who will win in the end? The bad or the bad?Pushkar and Gayathri have written the original film very well, and they haven't hurt anything in the basic plot with the remake. However, the treatment is different here. The mass zone is different. The dialogues, and for that matter, their impact, are different here. Vikram Vedha Hindi is a little longer than the Tamil flick, owing an apology to a few additional scenes, but it never looks bored. If we have to keep the comparisons aside, then the screenplay is really engaging and pacy. What it lacks is the approach to try something out of the box office. There is a massive gap between Tamil Vikram Vedha and the Hindi remake, and we all know that the audience has diverted their preferences to many other industries in the past couple of years, so we are entitled to get something new and unique. That's missing here, but it is also understandable because many times remakes don't like to take risks by changing the content.Vikram Vedha has got two of the finest actors in the Hindi cinema industry, Hrithik Roshan and Saif Ali Khan, clashing with each other. What a fantastic duo they have made on screen. Hrithik Roshan is way too handsome compared to Vijay Sethupathi, but that's why Sethupathi's Vedha looked raw and brutal. Hrithik, despite his Greek God image, manages to leave a strong impact. His dialogue delivery and that North Hindi accent are killer! Saif Ali Khan leaves no scene without shining in it. His persona is such that you start to love his character even though you know you are supposed to be neutral on many occasions. Radhika Apte does well, but the screen space is pretty small. Rohit Saraf and Yogita Bihani's support is a major plus, while Sharib Hashmi and the gang members are superb in their roles.Coming back to dialogues, Vikram Vedha is sure to receive hooting and whistles in single-screen cinemas. The mass mania is hysterical — perhaps the best we have seen so far in Bollywood in 2022. The technical departments score an A grade in all sections, be it cinematography, editing, or sound design. What a dazzling background score we have here. The same we heard in the Tamil film, but with the same impact again. Vishal-Shekhar's music works in parts, but the album as a whole is subpar. Moving to the final department - the direction, Pushkar-Gayathri's Hindi debut is definitely noteworthy. Vikram Vedha is a complete mass entertainer, but it has something for the classes too, and we get this combo on very rare occasions. The director's duo packs a solid punch in a mass thriller that has a good number of much-needed Neo-Noir elements. As a whole, Vikram Vedha deserves to be watched for Hrithik Roshan and Saif Ali Khan's power-packed performances and staggering one-liners.