By definition "noir" genre in cinema refers to a movie with action at night mainly in dimly lit areas, plotting in shady night clubs with desperate and grey characters dealing with a corrupt system Most such movies have an intricate plot with more focus on cinematography, editing, sound and less focus on the narrative. Such movies have loud background music and pulsating/ rock music. The characters generally have a fatal fascination for daring action and eliminating adversies in a cruel manner. Keeping all this in mind this movie qualifies as noir cinema but not without its aberrations and shortcomings.

There is an ensemble of desperados, rather three groups consisting of both cops and criminals ( guys and dolls) who are after a van full of money unmindful of each other's mission. At one stage they face each other with cocked guns ready to fire on each other. The narrative is jerky and inconsistent but the pace is fast. Its all about greed for money, betrayal, back stabbing , blood, bullets, shady hotels and shadier deals.( As per the title the characters behave like dogs but surprisingly dogs are loyal and faithful which these characters are definitely not.) The plot line is divided into chapters like sab ka malik ek, Aati kya Canada ?, moong ki dal etc which does make things interesting. There is a" frog and scorpion" story told by one character indicating that a scorpion will bite whatever the circumstances because of its slimy character. An oblique reference to the desperate characters of the movie.

Director Aasmaan Bharadwaj in his debut assignment has done what his dad does best and maybe outdone him in parts . The signature tune of " Kaminey" keeps repeating throughout. There is some excellent cinematography and music to match the mood of the movie. An ensemble of top actors have pitched in to give fine performances. Finally the movie is too dark for average audiences and may prove off putting. Noir cinema is not for everyone.

Sameer lodaya

The movie has missed the target of what the bhardwajs always intend to

When it comes to bhardwajs we expect a lot as always they have been delivering out class movies..here they are lacking the darkness,the story line ,the unique characters, the songs ,the high pitched drama and performances

The movie is only worth watching for TABU as a cop she gave a stunning and strong performance rest others were ordinary..very few scenes were hilarious and were not that dark..the movie was sailing between thrill ,humour ,without any strong storyline..sometimes you fell the movie is gripping but suddenly it loses the interest

This was a pure OTT watch.

I can clearly distinguish the usual imprints of a Bhardwaj production; be it the dark & brooding visuals or its electrifying, riveting background music (the composer here is Vishal Bhardwaj himself),

Still, I have to state this with a heavy heart that Aasman's anticipated debut did not quite go as planned as his vision, his ideas on paper failed to leave a lasting impression and there are not one but numerous reasons that contributed to his failings.

First & foremost, there is no structural cohesion; the plot moves in a pretty chaotic, disorganised manner that could have ultimately led to an interesting viewing session had it been guided by a more experienced individual behind the camera.

Second; unlike his father, who is a master at extracting incredible performances from his actors, Aasman was unable to do the same despite having a star-studded cast filled with the likes of Tabu, Naseeruddin Shah, Konkona, Kumud Mishra, and others.

Last but not least, the script is riddled with flaws and devoid of meaning; if that was rectified, the scenario would have been much different in my opinion.

Nonetheless, for a debutant filmmaker, this is a competent enough work, but he has a lot to learn, which I'm confident he will with time!