Written and Directed by: Behzad Khambata
Starring: Yami Gautam, Atul Kulkarni, Neha Dhupia
Streaming on Disney+Hotstar. Spoilers Ahead.
The film is interesting on an idea level. One location film. High stakes. With something to say. Though the film is well shot and executed, it didn't work for me on some levels. It turns out to be interesting when she shoots one kid. Shit gets real. The stakes go really high. Till then we're seeing this sweet school teacher, who's probably doing something. But the moment a child is killed, the film grabs our attention. But what didn't work for me is that - to me it didn't seem like Naina, the character has organically arrived at a point where she's doing this. Even after knowing all of her backstory, all of that happened to her - I still wasn't convinced that she'd be doing all this. But that's just me. Looking for the absolute truth in every character and their journey. But keep that part aside, it was interesting.
This film has a strong worldview - and films with propaganda are always interesting if the film works even without the propaganda. Like Pink. The film is a beautiful mystery about what happened that night. And when the film answers that question, it also puts forward a worldview 'no means no' like a tight slap on our faces. Whereas this film - after the mystery is opened up - there is very little to be uncovered. We know what'd happen. Except for the twist that the driver was the rapist, there wasn't much that was making me feel like I'm seeing something new. Having said that, it's a decent film. It has a simple point, a one-location film, well shot, decently written and I enjoyed watching it.
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