Rajiv Rai's Gupt is an ordinary yet enjoyable thriller, but there is something unique about it. It had a certain ingenuousness and charm, whether it's the way it was made, directed or acted, the music, the cast or the dialogues. This style has somehow disappeared from today's Bollywood. As a thriller, it does work and manages to keep the viewer interested and curious, but it is mostly a love triangle. Bobby Deol plays the leading man who is accused of killing his stepfather. Deol is too angry at times and is not the best choice for the role, but he generally does an okay job. It's an interesting paradox watching a serious actress like Manisha Koirala in an all-out commercial flick. She is amazingly beautiful, sexy, attractive and convincing in a role that is very different from what she was generally used to doing. It may have been her choice to get a slight relief after all the intense dramatic characters she played before.
Gupt clearly belongs to Kajol though, not because she made it that way, but because the script allowed her to go to such extents. She was compelling, and despite the scary and dark shades of her character, she ends up being sympathised by the audience. The contradiction between her restrained act before the true identity of her character is discovered and her wild animal afterwards only deepens the significance of her role and the impression of her performance. Surprisingly, the movie does not go over-the-top, even though it would have been easier to with such a simple yet complicated storyline. At times it does look completely messy with all these idiotic and corrupted politicians, but overall it's interesting throughout and towards the end after the secret is disclosed, it's even more interesting. This one's an entertainer, well done.
Gupt clearly belongs to Kajol though, not because she made it that way, but because the script allowed her to go to such extents. She was compelling, and despite the scary and dark shades of her character, she ends up being sympathised by the audience. The contradiction between her restrained act before the true identity of her character is discovered and her wild animal afterwards only deepens the significance of her role and the impression of her performance. Surprisingly, the movie does not go over-the-top, even though it would have been easier to with such a simple yet complicated storyline. At times it does look completely messy with all these idiotic and corrupted politicians, but overall it's interesting throughout and towards the end after the secret is disclosed, it's even more interesting. This one's an entertainer, well done.