Psychological thrillers create that major impact in engaging the audience. It is all about creating a gripping storyline that will keep the audience to the edge of their seat.
Freddy Ginwala is a Parsi dentist with a disturbed childhood past who is extremely shy in nature but lonely in reality. His only friend is his pet turtle, Hardy.
During his shift, he falls in love with Kainaaz who comes in for a wisdom tooth extraction. Kainaaz is often physically abused by her husband, Rustom who owns a eatery.
They manage to start a relationship and plan to get rid of Rustom which becomes successful but only to find out that Kainaaz used Freddy just to be with someone else.
Devastated, Freddy and how he avenges his heartbreak and humiliation is basically what this movie is all about.
For starters, we live on a good narrative for a psychological thriller. The first half of the script was quite stretched and very cliched just showing Freddy's lonely life but the second half manages to salvage it with the revenge factor. In the first half, a little bit of maybe 1-2 subplots.
The film had it all for some such as obsession, a bit of romance, and revenge. This combination did add some spice to the storyline but the first half needed a bit more finesse in writing.
At least the second half has an integral factor to the genre of this film.
Karthik Aaryan should do roles like this more often as comedy gives him a one dimensional applaud when it comes to acting. He was very nuanced and well-balanced in his role as a vengeful psychotic dentist. This one was a save for his career.
Alaya F could give you nepotistic vibes when you see her role as Kainaaz who transitioned from an abused wife to a heartbreaker. She was out of character and just couldn't maintain enough effort for this role.
Music by Pritam for a film of this calibre was average to say the least. Tum Jo Milo had a nice melodious touch to display the romantic elements but Kaala Jaadu felt more like an orchestra that was sung by Arijit Singh.
Cinematography by Ayananka Bose was nice but the direction could've been more crisper especially the editing.
Overall, despite its bumps and Alaya F's underwhelming performance, still a good watch but once would be better.
3/5.
Freddy Ginwala is a Parsi dentist with a disturbed childhood past who is extremely shy in nature but lonely in reality. His only friend is his pet turtle, Hardy.
During his shift, he falls in love with Kainaaz who comes in for a wisdom tooth extraction. Kainaaz is often physically abused by her husband, Rustom who owns a eatery.
They manage to start a relationship and plan to get rid of Rustom which becomes successful but only to find out that Kainaaz used Freddy just to be with someone else.
Devastated, Freddy and how he avenges his heartbreak and humiliation is basically what this movie is all about.
For starters, we live on a good narrative for a psychological thriller. The first half of the script was quite stretched and very cliched just showing Freddy's lonely life but the second half manages to salvage it with the revenge factor. In the first half, a little bit of maybe 1-2 subplots.
The film had it all for some such as obsession, a bit of romance, and revenge. This combination did add some spice to the storyline but the first half needed a bit more finesse in writing.
At least the second half has an integral factor to the genre of this film.
Karthik Aaryan should do roles like this more often as comedy gives him a one dimensional applaud when it comes to acting. He was very nuanced and well-balanced in his role as a vengeful psychotic dentist. This one was a save for his career.
Alaya F could give you nepotistic vibes when you see her role as Kainaaz who transitioned from an abused wife to a heartbreaker. She was out of character and just couldn't maintain enough effort for this role.
Music by Pritam for a film of this calibre was average to say the least. Tum Jo Milo had a nice melodious touch to display the romantic elements but Kaala Jaadu felt more like an orchestra that was sung by Arijit Singh.
Cinematography by Ayananka Bose was nice but the direction could've been more crisper especially the editing.
Overall, despite its bumps and Alaya F's underwhelming performance, still a good watch but once would be better.
3/5.