<i>Kartavya</i> is taut, gritty and keeps you hooked. The real twists come from the understated characters

Mumbai: Actor Saif Ali Khan will soon be seen as a cop in the forthcoming drama, "Kartavya", which has been backed by Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri Khan under

A heartland noir that calculates the cost of conscience, ‘Kartavya’ struggles under the weight of structural sanitisation, a flattened antagonist, and misplaced star service.

A heartland noir that calculates the cost of conscience, ‘Kartavya’ struggles under the weight of structural sanitisation, a flattened antagonist, and misplaced star service.

Saif Ali Khan's Kartavya turns a small-town murder probe into a study of caste, crime and duty. The film's ideas land, but its soft-edged execution blunts the force of its anger.

The actors open up about their favourite crime-thriller tropes, Saif’s process of working on dialects, the advise he received from Amitabh Bachchan, their thoughts on the current streaming landscape and more