Indian Police Force Review: Sidharth Malhotra makes an action-packed entry with Shilpa Shetty and Vivek Oberoi; Rohit Shetty delivers a hit on OTT

Film:
Indian Police Force

Director: Rohit Shetty, Sushwanth Prakash

Creator: Rohit Shetty

Star cast: Sidharth Malhotra, Shilpa Shetty, Vivek Oberoi

No. of Episodes: 7

Platform: Amazon Prime Video

Indian Police Force Review

In one of the episodes of the show, Sidharth Malhotra’s character says police officers should be like Singham, Simmba or Sooryavanshi. And when you see Indian Police Force, you know that Kabir Malik is the next name worthy to be on the list. Rohit Shetty’s digital debut is all that you would expect from him- police bravery and massy action. Seeing the show will make you realise that his world not only appeals on the big screen but on OTT too.

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Story

Indian Police Force is a story of the Delhi Police department trying to catch the terrorists who cause serial bombings in the city on Delhi Police Raising Day. Special Cell unit Inspector Vikram Bakshi and his prodigy Kabir Malik, take help from Gujarat ATS Chief Tara Shetty to catch the man behind the loss of several innocent lives, as he isn’t going to stop.

What’s good about Indian Police Force

Screenplay: With the show being 7 episode long, it’s important to keep the audiences engrossed throughout, and IPF succeeds in that. The storyline and the depiction of it is engaging. Going from Delhi to Jaipur to Goa and other places, it never feels out of the blue. The search of police never seems too convenient or hard at purpose.

Action: If there is one thing you can be assured of in a Rohit Shetty project, it has to be high-class action. One of the episodes has a long encounter between the police and the terrorists with guns, and it will get the adrenaline rushing in you. Even the hand combat scenes are choreographed and executed well.

Background Music: Action becomes all the more effective with appropriate BGM and Rohit has a sharp ear for that. He applies that in IPF as well. The action scenes became all the more powerful because of the high-energy BGM.

Sidharth Malhotra returned to don the uniform for the second time after Shershaah, and he aced it yet again. The actor has a charm that comes on display much better in uniform. He holds the intensity that his role requires, yet there is a softness in him providing balance. Sid has made a smashing OTT debut with this one.

What didn’t work for Indian Police Force

Visuals: Visuals aren’t to be confused with the screenplay here. The biggest problem with IPF is that it’s shot in a way that even at real locations, it feels like the scenes have been shot in front of a green screen. That does create a big disconnect.

Dialogues: The kind of dialogues IPF has is what one enjoys on the big screen because of the theatre experience. On the digital platfrom, the audience is more used to dialogues rooted in reality and that’s where IPF suffers.

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Star Performances

Sidharth Malhotra has put in his best efforts to imbibe the cop avatar and succeeded. After watching him in Shershaah, one would expect him to excel in uniform and he didn’t disappoint. He shines in the emotional scenes, but his action prowess is applause-worthy. He portrays strength and vulnerability at the same time. The ‘Dilli Ka Launda’ vibe that he brings to Kabir is charming. With Singham, Simmba and Sooryavanshi already part of the cop-verse, it’s a big task to match up to them, but as Kabir, Sidharth proves his worth as he joins the illustrious league.

Shilpa Shetty entered as the first female cop of Rohit’s cop-verse. While their is a big responsibility that comes with it, she fulfils it head on. Her action scenes are also wuite impactful. The hospital scene is where she just nails it.

Vivek Oberoi is a good actor and that is proven yet again in the show. His fight scene with the terrorists is enchanting, and his buddy scenes with Sidharth and Shilpa are heartwarming. He is the one who will invoke patriotism the most in you and even make you cry at a point.

Shweta Tiwari doesn’t get much to do, but there is one emotional scene where she shines. The best acted scene in the whole show. Mayyank Taandon as the terrorist Zarar is good in his role. He doesn’t go over with his portrayal and yet you can sense his rage and intentions.

Conclusion

Concluding the Indian Police Force review, let’s just say that Rohit Shetty’s over-the-top action universe looks as amazing on OTT as it does on the big screen. Sidharth and Rohit both have made impressive digital debuts and it will be exciting to see how it adds up in Rohit’s already existing cop-verse.

Watch the trailer of Indian Police Force after the review

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