D Day

Agent Wali Khan (Irrfan Khan), appointed by the Chief of Indian intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), Ashwini Rao (Nassar), has been on a mission for nine years to keep an eye out for the activities of Indias most wanted D-Company leader, Goldman (Rishi Kapoor) while working as a local barber.One day he notices Goldman distributing his sons wedding cards to people in the mosque where he prays and comes to know that his son is getting married and Goldman is breaking his security protocol to attend that. Sensing a chance to nab Goldman alive he informs Ashwini about the same who assembles a team quickly - Ex-Indian Navys Marine Commando(MARCOS Unit) and mercenary, Captain Rudra Pratap Singh (Arjun Rampal), RAW.s explosives expert, Zoya Rehman (Huma Qureshi), and Aslam, a Mumbai thief and a murderer who was given a chance of freedom by participating in this mission. On the day of the wedding, Wali sees his wife and son off at the airport, where they are meant to fly to London.

Wali goes home and stages his familys death in the hopes that the ISI will not put them in harms way and he can join them after the mission is accomplished. However, all flights to Europe are cancelled, stranding Walis wife and son at the airport. When Walis wife calls up Wali his phone is switched off and she learns her house is on fire. Disturbed and upset about not being able to locate Wali she informs the airport security about the same. The airport security personnel runs a check to see and discovers that three bodies have been recovered.

Suspicious at the coverup he summons the ISI.The ISI while questioning Zoya and her son Kabir notices kabir holding some pencils that belong to the same hotel where Goldmans son is about to get married. When asked Kabir informs that the pencils were given to him by Wali a couple of days back . Realizing that Wali is an operative out to get Goldman ISI alerts their counterparts who are at the wedding.As a result, Wali, Rudra, Zoya, and Aslams plan to capture Goldman is placed in jeopardy.

Goldman escapes unscathed and the four agents have to go into hiding. Embarrassed at the failure of their operation, the Indian government disavows the four agents; only Ashwini remains their ally, but he is forced to resign. Aslam is captured and tortured by Goldmans nephew when he tries to escape through the Karachi docks. He is rescued by Rudra, who was trying to take revenge on Goldmans nephew for murdering Rudras lover, Suraiya (Shruti Hassan), a Pakistani prostitute. Upon hearing that Walis wife has died and that his son is in ISI custody, the four agents decide to find a way to finish their mission, despite the government having abandoned them.

The ISI decides that Goldman is too much of a liability to continue protecting, so they decide to kill him. Before they can, the four RAW agents take out the ISI and take Goldman hostage. Wali notifies Ashwini, who works to find them a safe route out of Pakistan. Goldman taunts Wali by telling him that his wife and son are actually still alive, and that he can arrange their reunion. Wali is torn between accepting Goldmans help and finishing his mission, to the point where he shoots Rudra to take control of the group.

Ashwini tells them to be at Checkpost 35 before 6am. At the same time, Wali arranges a meeting with ISI, proposing an exchange of Goldman for his wife and child. After tying up Rudra and disarming Zoya, Wali leaves with Goldman. Zoya then frees Rudra and they also leave.Wali drives to Checkpost 40 but is shot and killed by Pakistani forces, who, unbeknownst to Wali, have poisoned and killed his wife and son.

As Walis car is examined, it is revealed that Wali did not actually bring Goldman with him; he had apparently anticipated the Pakistani betrayal, and had left Goldman in the car that Zoya and Rudra had taken. Through flashbacks, it is revealed that this was a plan hatched by Wali and Rudra in order to get Goldman to cooperate and give Rudra and Zoya time to get Goldman across the border to India. The Pakistani forces give Rudra and Zoya chase and only barely miss them before they bring Goldman over the border, where Ashwini is waiting. Once across, Goldman taunts them by saying how nothing has changed in India and he will be released soon and is able to continue his works. Rudra shoots Goldman in the head, indicating that he is the face of the New India.

D-Day received generally positive reviews from the critics. Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave the movie 4 stars out of 5, concluding that D-DAY is what a well-made thriller ought to be -- taut, transfixing and spellbinding, with an astounding finale. Dont miss this high-octane thriller! D-Day has all the right ingredients that make it a memorable film, writes Paloma Sharma of Rediff.com. The Hindu stated that D-Day sends out a strong statement.

The problem is that it is emotional. And modern India is not that naive. Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN gave it 3 out of 5 stars and stated that D-Day is far from perfect, but as pulpy Bollywood action films go, it's very watchable and works its strengths. The film's ending, controversial and melodramatic to say the least, nevertheless sits comfortably with the wish-fulfilment fantasy that Advani's milking. Sneha May Francis of Emirates 24/7described the film as a sensational take on India's most notorious gangster.

Subhash K. Jha of IANS called the film an acutely accomplished work of art. Deccan Chronicle praised the film and stated that Rishi Kapoor makes the best Dawood Ibrahim. He has the demeanour and an ominous aura. NDTV gave it 3 stars.