Raazi is an engaging, taut thriller but it will be most remembered for being Alia Bhatt's best performance (so far).

The turmoil that regular student Sehmat goes through after she's plucked from her studies and trained as a spy is what makes the film such a thoughtful reflection on the horrors of war, rather than an action-packed espionage thriller.

At a time when the Hindi film industry insists on portraying enemies from across the border as kohl-eyed barbarians thirsty for Indian blood, Meghna Gulzar's Raazi, released in 2018, feels like a relic from a long-forgotten past.

Raazi is an espionage venture with heart and soul tempering its gritty core. Even as it kept me on the edge of my seat for its entire 140 minutes, it broke my heart.