The much awaited movie from Anurag Kashyap’s banner ‘Shaitan’ released today . As expected and as promised the movie is one hell of an edge-of-the-seat thriller. The movie revolves around five youths who are more of a gang of urban brats rolling in Humvees, getting high on drugs, etc. Things starts to fall apart when one night they fall for a-hit-and run case which in due course they are tracked down by a greedy cop who blackmails them for their safety. And to arrange the money they stage a kidnapping drama of one of their rich NRI friend Amy. And during this process things starts to deteriorate and becomes dreadful.
The screenplay of the movie is very much tight and there is no point where it lets you stretch your arm. Its very much jaw-dropping , written intelligently which will for sure make you gaze! Somewhere you can get the feel of Anurag’s unreleased movie Paanch as far as violence and brutality is concerned. The dialogues are very cleverly written with a nice dash of dark, witty, funny and horny flavours at some places and have been used in the script very wisely at the right time. Also to mention the twists that Bejoy has incorporated very cleverly in the script all together . And there is also a surprise for all who loved Udaan.
The sequences were shot technically very well. R.Madhi has captured the scenes pretty well with nice frames and also to mention the slow-motion shots which have been taken mostly during the chase scene were impeccable. The editing was tight and clever helped pretty much to keep the pace of the movie.
The main trippiness of the movie is MUSIC, it has to be. And very well scored backgrounds. The favourite remains the rendition of ‘khoya khoya chaand’ during a chase scene which has been shot wonderfully and is mind blowing! The other tracks like Bhayanak Maut’s Unleash which is the first metal number to be used in a hindi film, bali, nasha, josh were also quite appreciating
The direction of Bejoy was rock solid. It seems that he was pretty much confident about his script and he knew what he wants from the actors. Be it Rajeev an angry dejected cop or be it Kalki a mentally sick girl who is in trauma for her mother’s death. He shot the violent scenes with very much convinced manner intelligently mixing it well with the background score. The scene with Amy(Kalki) with her mother were told with much depth which during the end was looking repetitive though. The acting of all the characters were very much profound and not over the top. Where Rajeev and Kalki justified their characters with intensity. Out of other four protagonists, KC (Gulshan) was the most impressive with his part.
To conclude with the movie is way out of box. A raw youth centric story with good amount of uncertainty and enough adrenaline rush scenes to keep you sit tight. Also for those who haven’t watch Paanch , you just cannot miss out on this film for the world. BEJOY is here to stay for his confident storytelling and unique style of filmaking
Its Dark, Its Disturbing but it is hell Delightful. I will rate this movie with 4.5/5.
