Rajeev Masand
When Homi Adajania decided to make Angrezi Medium with Irrfan Khan, he carved out a role for his lucky mascot
By the end of the film, you ask the question - what on earth were the makers of this movie smoking?
Blackmail is one of the rare occasions when Irrfan looks vulnerable to the bane of all fine Indian actors - a perceptible slip into mediocrity through overexposure
Irrfan gives us a hugely entertaining character, but his persona starts to fray by the end