Hijack

 

The protagonist of the film is Vikram Madan (Shiney Ahuja) who is an ex pilot in a commercial airlines and now works as a maintenance engineer in a ground job at the Chandigarh airport. The film marks the hero's journey of his life bringing him face to face with his demons from the past, where the hero is faced with a hijack situation with his daughter being stuck in the middle of it. Having lost his wife earlier in a similar situation, it is up to Vikram now to get over his past and save the day. The terrorists of the aircraft demand that their mastermind Rasheed (KK Raina) be released in exchange of the innocent lives of the passengers. It is now in the hands of Vikram and Saira (Esha Deol) an airhostess on the hijacked flight to join forces and somehow save the lives of the innocent passengers.

Vikram (Shiney Ahuja) is a ground maintenance officer at Chandigarh Airport. A lonely person by nature, he has no concerned friendship other than his one friend, Rajeev, the security chief of same airport. It's a life threatening situation for Vikram when the Delhi-Amritsar flight in which his daughter travelling is hijacked. Terrorists who have hijacked the airplane demand for the release of their leader Maqsood [K.K.Raina]. The flight is urged to land on Chandigarh Airport for refueling and it's turn of Vikram to prove his heroism.

Vikram creeps into the airplane with tactics of thwarting down the plans of terrorists and bringing situation under control. Here, you have Saira (Esha Deol) availing him out to bump off hijackers one by one. It's more deplorable for some of the innocents who become victims to gunshots in the process. Last and final, Vikram triumphs for the day, saving the lives innocent passengers and his lovable daughter.
Well, getting on with Shivadsani's narration, he could have better avoided pulling in songs. They are simply inapt for the film. But the latter part, especially the last 25mins, you are there on the edge of seats. Shiney Ahuja emotes well to the situations while Esha Deol has nothing to do more. Fine! A moderate performance from her looks good. K.K.Raina and Mushtaq Kak on their roles have done justice.

Getting on with technical aspects, Justin-Udhay's background score top-notches with a great impact while Jehangir Chowdary's cinematography draws us in. His splendorous style of canning certain shots is commendable. What makes this flick perfect as an action-thriller are the stunts choreographed by Allan Amin. Often you find the screens filled with blood-sheds, but isn't done butcherly.  Set decorator Bijon Dasgupta does a splendid presentation of interiors of the aircraft.

Valuating Hijack on the whole, it's a moderate start by Kunal Shivadsani and if he had fended off with certain absurdities, the film would have been far convincing.