Movie review: 'Naam Shabana': As good as 'Baby', the film grips you

It is a remarkable performance but then this is a remarkable film. The two halves of the narrative are almost like two different films, both equally irresistible. But constructed under differing circumstances. The first half is devoted to building a relationship for the loner heroine with a boy(Taher Mithaiwala) who won't take no for an answer, and then dismantling her hope for love. The second-half constructs a brisk bracing spy thriller with Malayalam star Prithvi Raj pitching in a gritty menacing turn as a nasty international villain.It is here that the action explodes on the screen with optimum impact.