India, Sept. 19 -- For Anurag Kashyap, romance is a bullet finding the right address, and Nishaanchi stays firmly in that territory of heartland and crime.

Bablu and Dablu (newcomer Aaishvary Thackeray in a double role) are twins born to Manjari (Monika Panwar) and wrestler Jabardast (Vineet Kumaar Singh). Ambika Prasad (Kumud Mishra), Jabardast's friend, develops a desire for Manjari and schemes his way into eliminating Jabardast inside prison. The twins are then raised on opposite sides of morality. Bablu is groomed as a gangster under Ambika's wing while Dablu grows up with his righteous mother. The set-up is straight out of the Deewaar playbook.

The story carries promise. The first half moves along predictably, Kashyap dipping once ...