Considering all, RGV is successful in giving a lump in our throat at few occasions. You would feel sorrow for those died brutally including the killing of the then ATS Chief Hemant Karkare, encounter specialist Vijay Salaskar and ACP Ashok Kamte.
In acts Nana Patekar and Sanjeev Jaiswal shines. Their characterization is perfectly crafted. Nana shows the fear uprising terror and pressure of handling the whole situation with dedication. While in the second half he keeps his best foot forward when he kicks Kasab's butt refreshing his trashy mind fueled by his Aka.