Movie: Vibe
Rating: 2.5/5
Rating: 2.5/5
Cast: Kunal Khemu, Sparsh Shrivastava, Preity G Zinta, Vanshika Dhir, Yashpal Sharma, Nirahua, and others
Director: Kunal Khemu
Produced By: Amazon MGM Studios, Drongo Films
Release Date: 18-09-2026
Story:
The story follows Hardik (Kunal Khemu), a lazy underachiever who has just come out of drug rehab, and his intelligent, straight-laced techie best friend Bhagirath, aka “Bugs” (Sparsh Shrivastava).
Bugs helps Hardik land a job at his software company, where Hardik instantly falls for an intern named Kareena (Vanshika Dhir). Just when everything seems to be going smoothly, Hardik and Bugs unexpectedly find themselves caught up in a massive global terrorist plot and cross paths with Madam H (Preity G Zinta), the fierce head of an intelligence agency.
Performances:
Kunal Khemu is entertaining throughout and delivers plenty of laughs with his comic timing and sharp one-liners. Sparsh Shrivastava also puts in a decent performance and complements Kunal well.
Preity G Zinta’s return in a serious yet tongue-in-cheek action role feels refreshing. However, her character loses its impact after a point and eventually turns into a fairly routine, one-note role.
Newcomer Vanshika Dhir makes an effective debut and leaves a good impression. Yashpal Sharma and Nirahua, however, are largely wasted in insignificant supporting roles.
Kunal Khemu is entertaining throughout and delivers plenty of laughs with his comic timing and sharp one-liners. Sparsh Shrivastava also puts in a decent performance and complements Kunal well.
Preity G Zinta’s return in a serious yet tongue-in-cheek action role feels refreshing. However, her character loses its impact after a point and eventually turns into a fairly routine, one-note role.
Newcomer Vanshika Dhir makes an effective debut and leaves a good impression. Yashpal Sharma and Nirahua, however, are largely wasted in insignificant supporting roles.
What Works:
The initial setup of Vibe works well, with Kunal Khemu carrying several scenes with his sharp one-liners and comic timing. Despite a few bumps, the first half is largely fun and engaging.
The contrasting personalities of Hardik and Bugs create an entertaining dynamic, and their friendship is one of the film’s strongest aspects. The sequence where Hardik and Kareena go on a date, along with the events and twists that follow, works well. The interval sequence also provides a solid high point.
The initial setup of Vibe works well, with Kunal Khemu carrying several scenes with his sharp one-liners and comic timing. Despite a few bumps, the first half is largely fun and engaging.
The contrasting personalities of Hardik and Bugs create an entertaining dynamic, and their friendship is one of the film’s strongest aspects. The sequence where Hardik and Kareena go on a date, along with the events and twists that follow, works well. The interval sequence also provides a solid high point.
What Doesn't Work:
The film loses its quirky and self-aware tone after the interval and attempts to become a more serious spy-action thriller. Unfortunately, this shift turns Vibe into a fairly generic action-spy narrative.
The pacing slows down, while the additional twists and layers surrounding the terrorist plot make the film feel unnecessarily stretched. The climax also fails to deliver the expected impact, with only a handful of moments working in the second half.
The romance track between Hardik and Kareena also has some questionable moments that could have been avoided. Hardik casually talking about having sex with colleagues and sniffing Kareena’s scent during a song do not fit comfortably with the lover-boy image the film tries to establish for him.
Since the film attempts to build an emotional connection between the two characters, their relationship needed a stronger and more convincing foundation.
The film loses its quirky and self-aware tone after the interval and attempts to become a more serious spy-action thriller. Unfortunately, this shift turns Vibe into a fairly generic action-spy narrative.
The pacing slows down, while the additional twists and layers surrounding the terrorist plot make the film feel unnecessarily stretched. The climax also fails to deliver the expected impact, with only a handful of moments working in the second half.
The romance track between Hardik and Kareena also has some questionable moments that could have been avoided. Hardik casually talking about having sex with colleagues and sniffing Kareena’s scent during a song do not fit comfortably with the lover-boy image the film tries to establish for him.
Since the film attempts to build an emotional connection between the two characters, their relationship needed a stronger and more convincing foundation.
Vibe Review and Verdict:
Vibe starts on an entertaining note, with several hilarious moments and Kunal Khemu bringing his trademark comic timing to the proceedings. However, the film fails to maintain the same energy after the interval.
Kunal does well as a performer, but as a writer-director, he struggles to sustain the quirky flavour of the first half. The film eventually settles into a basic and generic spy-action template, leaving only a limited impact by the end.
Vibe starts on an entertaining note, with several hilarious moments and Kunal Khemu bringing his trademark comic timing to the proceedings. However, the film fails to maintain the same energy after the interval.
Kunal does well as a performer, but as a writer-director, he struggles to sustain the quirky flavour of the first half. The film eventually settles into a basic and generic spy-action template, leaving only a limited impact by the end.
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