First of all, marketing for this movie was very much misleading. It has been marketed as a horror movie, whereas in actual it is a love story with horror element in it. This may piss many people, since many people will be expecting a pure horror movie in Bollywood style, whereas it is nothing like that. What I feel personally is that if you want to enjoy this film then you'll have to keep an open mind and should have no expectations.
Coming to the acting, Anushka Sharma knocked it out of the park!!! I was constantly surprised by her acting since I didn't know whether I should feel pity for her or I should be afraid of her. Without a doubt this is her best performance till date, she's very realistic and mysterious. Another spectacular performance is by Bengali movie actor Parambrata, you exactly understand why is he doing certain things. We get his mindset perfectly, you can feel the conflict within him, should he allow Anushka Sharma to live with him or not? And that's what makes this movie effective. Moreover character development in this film is really brilliant for main cast but has been less focused towards other supporting casts.
Apart from lead characters other supporting cast has also done a really good job. For eg Rajat Kapoor as the professor is very much intimidating.
Coming to the screenplay, it's really, I'll say dark and gripping. You will find some really heart felt moments in the movie, which will leave you smiling. Moreover the execution of the script is in such a way that you won't be able to predict what's going to happen next. It keeps the suspense till the very end and not leave you bored. Prosit Roy did a really good work in directing this movie, you get his vision, you get what is he tryna show. And for the most part we buy it.
I must admit camera work and cinematography for this film is very gorgeous, the whole film is really good looking. Even though the mood of the film is pretty dark but that's necessary, and I get it.
Coming towards my negative for this film, it can be felt as if it has been dragged sometime. Many people may feel bored due to it's slow pace. I think that the movie could've been short if they would've taken out some scenes which were unnecessary. It will also help in increasing the pace of the film. Also some questions about the film is left unanswered, which I feel is a good thing as it leave us wondering but many people may not like it. Another drawback in this movie is that it lack chills. It does have some pretty good scares but they are not spread throughout the film. And what I really hated were the false jump scares, like why the hell do they have to produce a high pitched sound all of a sudden so that audience can jump on their seat for no good reason. It's a sound, don't use it as a scare, and if you're using it then make sure that it's made by something really disturbing, rather than some stupid person jumping infront of the camera all of a sudden. It's really annoying, it kills the tension and make scares very much predictable.
So concluding my review, I'll say that this movie is a really good attempt by Bollywood, but if you really want to enjoy it, don't go in with expecting that you'll see a horror movie that'll leave you sleepless for nights, you may feel disappointed. But overall if you'll see it with an open mind, you may fall in love with it.
Coming to the acting, Anushka Sharma knocked it out of the park!!! I was constantly surprised by her acting since I didn't know whether I should feel pity for her or I should be afraid of her. Without a doubt this is her best performance till date, she's very realistic and mysterious. Another spectacular performance is by Bengali movie actor Parambrata, you exactly understand why is he doing certain things. We get his mindset perfectly, you can feel the conflict within him, should he allow Anushka Sharma to live with him or not? And that's what makes this movie effective. Moreover character development in this film is really brilliant for main cast but has been less focused towards other supporting casts.
Apart from lead characters other supporting cast has also done a really good job. For eg Rajat Kapoor as the professor is very much intimidating.
Coming to the screenplay, it's really, I'll say dark and gripping. You will find some really heart felt moments in the movie, which will leave you smiling. Moreover the execution of the script is in such a way that you won't be able to predict what's going to happen next. It keeps the suspense till the very end and not leave you bored. Prosit Roy did a really good work in directing this movie, you get his vision, you get what is he tryna show. And for the most part we buy it.
I must admit camera work and cinematography for this film is very gorgeous, the whole film is really good looking. Even though the mood of the film is pretty dark but that's necessary, and I get it.
Coming towards my negative for this film, it can be felt as if it has been dragged sometime. Many people may feel bored due to it's slow pace. I think that the movie could've been short if they would've taken out some scenes which were unnecessary. It will also help in increasing the pace of the film. Also some questions about the film is left unanswered, which I feel is a good thing as it leave us wondering but many people may not like it. Another drawback in this movie is that it lack chills. It does have some pretty good scares but they are not spread throughout the film. And what I really hated were the false jump scares, like why the hell do they have to produce a high pitched sound all of a sudden so that audience can jump on their seat for no good reason. It's a sound, don't use it as a scare, and if you're using it then make sure that it's made by something really disturbing, rather than some stupid person jumping infront of the camera all of a sudden. It's really annoying, it kills the tension and make scares very much predictable.
So concluding my review, I'll say that this movie is a really good attempt by Bollywood, but if you really want to enjoy it, don't go in with expecting that you'll see a horror movie that'll leave you sleepless for nights, you may feel disappointed. But overall if you'll see it with an open mind, you may fall in love with it.