Issaq is set in Banaras and its neigbouring areas that are witness to violence unleashed by sand mafia controlled by two warring factions, Mishras and Kashyaps. It banks heavily on guns and violence, as is the demand of the script. Even though the screenplay tilts towards the blooming romance of the lovebirds, it's actually the gun-yielding men and the scheming woman [aptly played by Rajeshwari Sachdeva], who tend to leave an everlasting impact. Even though the territory of the script is known to all, it's the screenplay that keeps the film moving frame by frame. The narrative does get lengthy and stretched at times, courtesy the loose editing at places. Had the editing been crisper, it would have left an indelible impression for sure. On the whole, ‘Issaq’ is absorbing and convincing in parts, not entirely. The final outcome could've been even more impactful had it not been stretched!