Some critics felt the second half was "prolonged" or "disappointing."
Billa: The 4K Revelation
Legend said the original 1980 film was loosely based on a real crime syndicate. The police had denied it. The stars had laughed it off. But Vikram was staring at proof: the 4K restoration had recovered a subframe watermark—an optical cipher hidden behind the actor’s shadow. It wasn’t a film trick. It was evidence.