Alpha Movie Review: The much-awaited female-led entry in the YRF spy universe has finally dropped — star cast in place, locations dialed up, and action promised in buckets. Sabse pehle, sabse tez, sabse veer. Who are they? They are Alpha. But does Alpha get an A+ for effort? It’s better than War 2, YRF’s last spy outing, for sure. Let’s find out how the movie is.
Alpha Movie Review
Story & Screenplay
Think big: a secret Indian Army programme called Alpha, a serum that’s supposed to make next-gen soldiers, and two very different women at the centre of it. Alia Bhatt plays Sita, a trained assassin who’s all grit and precision. Sharvari is the opposite — an influencer-slash-content-creator who dances, skateboards, and lives life in flashy locations. The film sets up that contrast clearly, and for a while it works.
The first half moves at a good clip — clear set-up, some cool action, and enough intrigue to keep you watching. But after the interval, the film starts repeating familiar spy-movie beats: moles, patriotic speeches, and offices full of men exchanging doom-laden memos. The serum macguffin and lab sequences feel borrowed rather than fresh. So if you want a tight, surprising spy thriller, you might be let down. If you’re here for spectacle and a few emotional moments, you’ll get your money’s worth.
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Acting & Performances
Alia Bhatt throws herself into the physicality of the role. She looks and moves like someone who’s been trained — you buy her in the fight scenes, and she carries the movie when the script can’t. Sharvari brings a breezy energy that balances Alia’s intensity; she’s not just eye candy, she holds her own in the bits she’s given.
Bobby Deol is a pleasant surprise. As Fateh Singh Lakhawat, he’s convincing as the stern, patriotic trainer with a personal mission — he gives the film some emotional weight. Anil Kapoor is steady as the RAW chief, and Hrithik Roshan pops in as Kabir for a cameo that’ll make fans cheer. Dia Mirza’s small role as Sita’s mother leaves a nice mark — brief but effective.
Music
The background score does the heavy lifting in action scenes — it’s loud, pulpy, and fits the film’s tone. There’s also a sunny European song-and-dance number that feels a bit stuck-on; it’s there for the visuals and glamour more than story. The Jamaican Bam Bam song sequence is the cherry on top. Overall, the music supports the film’s high-energy moments but doesn’t linger after you leave the theatre.
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Direction
Shiv Rawail knows how to shoot a spectacle. The action — especially Alia’s introduction and the big set pieces — looks slick and is well-paced. The problem is tonal confusion: the movie can’t decide if it wants to be ultra-serious or cheekily comic-book. Sometimes it expects you to take impossible plot moves seriously; other times it’s wink-wink fun. That back-and-forth keeps the film from being consistently satisfying.
Final Verdict
Alpha is a mixed bag — entertaining in parts, frustrating in others. If you love Alia Bhatt and go for the action set pieces, Bobby Deol’s performance, and the YRF-scale production values, it’s worth a theatre visit. If you want a smart, original spy story that surprises you at every turn, this isn’t it.
Who should watch: fans of big-budget action, Alia Bhatt supporters, and those who enjoy YRF’s glossy spy playground.
Who should skip: viewers craving tight writing, original plotting, or serious espionage drama.
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Alpha tries to be a bold, female-led chapter in the spy universe and gets a lot right on the surface — strong performances and punchy action — but it never quite finds its voice. Go for the thrills, stay for Bobby Deol, and don’t expect a game-changer.
Filmy Chamber rates Alpha 2.5 stars on the scale of 5.
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