Rustom review: Akshay Kumar delivers an intriguing courtroom drama

Rustom
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Ileana D’Cruz, Arjan Bajwa, Esha Gupta
Director: Tinu Suresh Desai
Rating: 3/5

A naval officer kills his wife’s boyfriend and pleads not guilty. The jury weighs its options and declares it an accidental death. The decorated navy commander walks scot-free.

But there’s more to the case than what meets the eyes. The only person who knows what exactly is the missing link is Rustom Pavri, the accused standing in the witness box.

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And that is the clincher in the film that spins off on the sensational KM Nanavati case that caught national attention in 1959.

Rustom (Akshay Kumar) can’t keep his hands off his wife Cynthia (Ileana D’Cruz), but work commitments send him on a six month trip. The tour finishes before time, and Rustom returns to find Cynthia in the arms of a hot-headed millionaire, Vikram Makhija (Arjan Bajwa).

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