Are her actions moral? Is she a good person? All these questions are left to the viewer's conclusions, and opinions might be varied, but the human effect is always there, and setsting it apart from other gripping but shallow spy thrillers. The main protagonist, Sehmat, could be seen in either a positive or negative light depending on the personal stand of a given audience on the subject, and never are we explicitly encouraged to take sides. The film highlights the characters as real people and makes sure to never glorify or demonise one side or the other based just on their nationality. Raazi breaks the paradigm of heroes and villains in the name of communal strife. The entire espionage track is handled with mastery and is only benefitted from the unpredictable proceedings, keeping the viewers hooked all through.
The script is excellently written, infused with great detail and a fascinating glimpse into the complexity of the relationship between the two nations. Telling the story of a young Indian Muslim woman who follows her father's footsteps to become a spy by marrying into a Pakistani army family during the 1971 Indo-Pakistan war, Raazi is a gripping, taut thriller. Meghna Gulzar's Raazi is the kind of film you watch in one breath, and it keeps you right on the edge of your seat.
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