It’s the first Hindi psychological thriller I’ve seen! And an excellent one at that.
The Rundown
Behind the name: Watch, and you’ll understand
Country: India, 2010
Genre: Psychological Thriller
Distributed by: Excel Entertainment, Magic Beans
Director: Vijay Lalwani
Cast: Farhan Akhtar (as Karthik Narayan) Deepika Padukone (as Shonali Mukherjee) Ram Kapoor (as Mr. Kamath) Shefali Chhaya (as Mrs. Kapadia) Vivaan Bhathena, Vipin Sharma, Yatin Karyekar
Compare to: Itself
Hate it or Love it? Love it.
Synopsis in a Sentence: Karthik keeps getting calls from a person who knows everything about him—what he does, what he’s going to do, and how he’ll do it— who is this that knows so much about him, and who keeps calling?
On Writing: The Plot
A fresh, unique plot. Bollywood really has developed range with this story. It’s a new angle, a new idea, and a new delivery. The story flows well, and develops well. There are a few, slight bumps, but you might not notice them at all. You’ll be entrenched in the thrill that this story will have on your psychology.
(4/5)
On Acting: The Cast
Great casting. Thy all play their parts quite well:
Farhan Akhtar plays Karthik’s development from timid to confident easily. He’s the hero of the story and acts the part.
Deepika Padukone plays Shonali, the heroine, otherwise known as ‘hot girl’. She definitely plays more than just hot though, and save for a slight bump in the details of her character, she sails very easily through her part.
(3.5/5)
On Production: The Creativity
Very well produced. Nice symbolism, good shots, a great production overall. No complaints here.
(4/5)
On Resolution: The Conclusion
It ends well. The end makes the film, and is well worth it. Very nicely resolved. You’ll have to trace your steps back to the start, but that’s the thriller in it. A good one.
(4/5)
The Verdict: A thrill, not only for your mind.
Overall Score = 15.5/20
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