Anupam Kher has to work doubly hard to salvage this boring film

How does one review a film where the actors do their job well, but there is nothing going for the story?

- Rishabh Suri

After all, they acted to bring the story to life, right? It becomes tougher when you have a heartfelt subject that is let down by the film being a boring affair. Vijay 69 belongs to this club. It's like an ECG graph—the straight kind. You wish it goes up and down, but it's a dead end, pun unintended.

The story revolves around 69-year-old Vijay Mathew (played by actor Anupam Kher, himself 69 in real life), who wants to achieve something big before he dies. His wife, who passed away battling cancer years ago, made him promise that he would not stop living. So, he decides that he will become the oldest person to complete a triathlon: 1.5 km of swimming, 40 km of bicycling and 10 km of running. Old age poses a big challenge. Can he achieve this?