Shahid Kapoor's performance in "Bloody Daddy" is praised as one of his best works

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The film is a high-action thriller with a unique blend of rowdy and street-smart characters

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The cinematography uses varied camera angles to create urgency and thrill

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Ronit Roy delivers a standout performance as the calm and controlled antagonist

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Rajeev Khandelwal impresses as a tough cop sharing the screen with Shahid Kapoor

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Diana Penty's role as a newbie cop is limited but impactful

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Director Ali Abbas Zafar brings his expertise in action thrillers to the film

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With a runtime of two hours, it’s fast paced and well-edited but never rises beyond being a cat and mouse chase and fight

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the film was shot in 36 days during the Covid-19 pandemic, it opens with quite a few warnings regarding the initial lockdown

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Bloody Daddy might keep you hooked only for the sheer thrill of watching Shahid do some action and stunts on screen, but it falls prey to its own cliches and tropes.

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