REVIEW: A Wednesday is worth it

Well, it could have been any day of the week, but it is about a Wednesday, and a significant Wednesday at that. Prakash Rathod (Anupam Kher), the Commissioner of Police, Mumbai receives a phone call asking him to release four militants. The caller (Naseeruddin Shah) threatens him saying if he took his call lightly, he would be responsible for a series of bomb blasts in the city. But if he listens to him, many innocent lives would be saved and the caller would also reveal where he had planted the bombs.

Rathod suspects it to be a crank call, but is forced to change his opinion when his men find a bomb at the police station right in front of the headquarters. It is then that the Chief Minister orders Rathod to tackle this critical situation. While trying to trace the caller, he meets a reporter from a news channel - Naina Roy, played by Deepal Shaw, who has also been tipped off by the same anonymous caller. Two of Rathod's best men, Arif (Jimmy Shergill) and Jai (Aamir Bashir) also chip in to trail the caller.

A cat and mouse game begins…

Memorable scenes:

A scene, where Rathod's men frantically try to locate the caller while Naseeruddin enjoys his homemade sandwiches, is funny indeed. Or the last scene where Rathod introduces himself to the "stupid common man" and shakes hand is remarkable. But we shall come to this "stupid common man" later.

As one might be deceived by the promos, A Wednesday, directed by Neeraj Pandey, has nothing to do with the 2006 train explosions, and is not another Mumbai Meri Jaan. But it wouldn't be entirely wrong if we call it a sequel to Mumbai Meri Jaan of sorts. Of course, terrorism is the backdrop here, but A Wednesday is more about the current state of affairs and the power of the common man.