Runway 34 (2022) movies review

Runway 34 is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language thriller film[2] directed by Ajay Devgn and produced by himself under his banner Ajay Devgn FFilms, the film stars Devgn, Amitabh Bachchan and Rakul Preet Singh with Boman Irani, Angira Dhar and Aakanksha Singh playing pivotal roles. The third directorial venture of Ajay Devgn, Runway 34 was released theatrically on 29 April 2022, coinciding with Eid.

The film is inspired by the true event of the Jet Airways Doha to Kochi flight 9W 555, a Boeing 737-800 aircraft that had a narrow escape on 18 August 2015, after facing difficulties to land at the Cochin International Airport due to bad weather and unclear visibility at 5:45 in the morning.

The film received mixed reviews. Rachana Dubey of The Times Of India gave the film a rating of 4/5 and wrote “Runway 34 should be experienced for the way it depicts one of the scariest, and a near-disastrous aviation mishap in recent times with engaging characters, thrill and drama”.[16] Shweta Keshri of India Today gave the film a rating of 3.5/5 and wrote “With Runway 34, Ajay Devgn finally finds his tongue as a director, and two atrocious prior attempts”.

Rohit Bhatnagar of The Free Press Journal gave the film a rating of 3.5/5 and wrote “With Runway 34, Ajay Devgn surely found his space that is rich in thrill”.[10] Nandini Ramnath of Scroll.in gave the film a rating of 3.5/5 and wrote “Runway 34 is evenly balanced between offenders and the offended before it goes on the defensive”.[18] A Reviewer from DNA India gave the film a rating of 3.5/5 and wrote “Runway 34 is a balanced film, with right amount of technical, emotional and masala content”.

Taran Adarsh from Bollywood Hungama gave the film a rating of 3/5 and wrote “Despite a gripping first half, the slow moving and conversation heavy second half limit the Ajay Devgn – Amitabh Bachchan starrer Rumway 34 a bit”.Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV gave the film a rating of 3/5 and wrote “Ajay Devgn, with a consistent performance that never goes off the radar, powers Runway 34.Rakul Preet Singh gives a solid account of herself. As for Amitabh Bachchan and other actors, the path is riddled with air pockets caused by blurry writing”.