Jai Puri, a forest ranger in Alberta, Canada, has the ability to enter a photograph and re-experience the events from a person's point of view. While partying on a boat, his father Jatin meets with an accident. Following his death, a former detective Habibullah Pasha a.k.a. "Happi", meets Jai and tells him that Jatin had done him a lot of favors, due to which he wants to catch his murderer. Jai initially believes Jatin died naturally due to a heart attack, but decides to use his skills and enter an 8x10 photograph of Jatin, his brother Sunder, his longtime friend and lawyer Anil, and his surrogate son Adit, clicked by Jai's mother Savitri while on the boat. He enters the photo from Jatin's point of view and sees him falling to his death. However, due to staying within the photograph for more than a minute, Jai gets admitted to the hospital. He suspects Sunder, who watched Jatin fall to death, and chases him but the latter escapes. Happi believes someone gave Jatin extra beta blockers since he had suffered from two heart attacks earlier, and falling into the cold water led to a heart attack. Jai re-enters the photo from Sunder's point of view and sees him mixing the pills into Jatin's drink. Jai is readmitted to the hospital and tells Sheila about everything, including his abilities, before they break into Sunder's house and find his strangled corpse. Soon, Jai and Sheila are pursued by a black SUV that tries to kill them. Jai chases the vehicle, but the driver manages to flee.
The music's reception was average. Joginder Tuteja of Bollywood Hungama gave the music 2 out of 5 stars and said, "8x10 Tasveer has an average soundtrack with "Nazaara Hai" being the pick of the lot. The two romantic numbers do not go an extra distance though the solo rap song "I Got The Picture" does make for an interesting hear."[16]
Atta Khan of Planet Bollywood rated the music 4/10, saying, "The music of 8x10 Tasveer is a huge let down and I'm surprised it got the backing of Nagesh based on the high standards he set for previous soundtracks. It just sounds rushed, lacks synergy and is utterly forgettable."[17]
that being said, 8 X 10 tasveer is not your typical bollywood film. it's an out-and-out action thriller that feels like an international film as it entertains without compromising on quality. i'd love to collect it, as the stunts and twists have really left me impressed more than any akshay kumar film I have seen till date. nagesh kukunoor's first attempt at making an action thriller is so successful that I wish to see more of his works in this genre.
This is a story of a young man who has a supernatural power - the power to see into the past.
The mysterious death of his father leads him to use this unique power to unravel a the mystery of an 8x10 photograph taken just before the incident and come up with startling answers in a nail-biting ending.