Newspaper headlines thrashed the movie: Review of the film Mission Majnu (2023)

“Mission Majnu,” another story based on the patriotic theme, by Shantanu Bagchi, an endeavour to pay homage a few more unsung heroes who lost their lives saving the motherland. The film is solely based on a spy thriller inspired by a true incident of Pakistan’s covert mission to test a nuclear bomb. It was a retaliation that was being executed after the successful attempt of India’s first nuclear bomb test in Pokhran1 in 1974, named ‘Smiling Buddha’. Chief of R&AW, R. N. Kao, recites the story of undercover agent Amandeep Ajitpal Singh. Sidharth Malhotra, also known as Tariq (the cover name,) alias Amandeep (the real name,) who resides in Pakistan, has been chosen to find out the nitty-gritty of the entire mission and to eke out the information. His father was a traitor; in order to eradicate this title, “son of a traitor,” he works compassionately for India and proves himself. His dogged determination is aesthetically represented in the film. Rashmika Mandana’s portrayal of blind Pakistani girl Nasreen has been shown quite a few times. She marries Tariq and is unaware of the mission.