India, July 3 -- Shiv Rawail's debut film from the YRF spy universe, Alpha, was released in theatres this Friday. The film starring Alia Bhatt, Sharvari, Bobby Deol, and Anil Kapoor received mixed reviews from audiences. Hrithik Roshan's cameo, however, received a big thumbs-up. The comparisons to Dhurandhar were also inevitable. (Follow live updates for Alpha here)

While the overall response to Alpha seems lukewarm at the time of writing, some agree that Alia and Sharvari carry the film ably. "The film briefly comes alive whenever Alia and Sharvari share the frame. Perhaps that's because women facing each other in a full blooded action film is still uncommon in commercial cinema," wrote one X (formerly Twitter) user, adding, "But the it...