First of all let me say I am a huge huge Rajiv Rai but unfortunately after the failure of Pyar Ishq aur Mohabbat and Asambhav his name is now forgotten but back in the early 90's he made some very entertaining action flicks like Tridev,Vishwatama,Mohra and Gupt. Gupt is a murder mystery but what sets it apart from other movies of its kind is the fact that the identity of the killer actually shocked me. The plot is lifted of The Fugitive(1993) but the writers have added their own touches. Usually when I watch Bollywood murder mysteries I normally work out who the killer is before the end and therefore when the killer is finally revealed I am not shocked and that is a major flaw. This is where Gupt succeeds, I suspected everyone from Raza Murad to Kulbulshan Karbanda to Paresh Rawal but I never suspected the actual killer. Rajiv Rai movies are heavily reliant on chart topping songs to make his movies a success, in Tridev there was "Oye Oye, in Vishwatama there was "Saat Samundar" and in Mohra there was "To cheez badi hai mast mast" but while Gupt does have excellent songs it does not rely heavily on them to sell the movie, the story does that on it's own. Rajiv Rai has always repeated his actors, He used Sunny Deol in Tridev and Vishwatama,he used Naseer Uddin Shah in Tridev,Vishwatama,Mohra and Asambhav and character actors like Raza Murad and Tej Sapru have appeared in almost all of his movies. I first watched Gupt in 97 when it had just released and therefore the twist wasn't widely known. Unfortunately the twist is now widely known and therefore the shock value doesn't exist for the people who watch it for the first time now and the twist is a vital element of Gupt. Watch Gupt not just for it's twist at the end, watch it also for the great story and wonderful songs. Highly recommended for people who love Bollywood suspense stories.
Review of Gupt: The Hidden Truth
