Shaitaan Movie Review
Directed by Bejoy Nambiar
Cast : Rajeev Khandelwal, Kalki Koechlin, Gulshan Devaiya , Shiv Pandit, Neil Bhoopalam, Kirti Kulhari, Rajit Kapoor, Pawan Malhotra and Raj Kumar Yadav.
Music : Prashant Pillai, Amar Mohile, Ranjit Barot, Anupam Roy
MY RATING : 8/10
Source : Times of India
A decade back, Anurag Kashyap directed his first film Paanch which, despite being unreleased till date, is perhaps the most popular pirated film of Bollywood. For people who missed Paanch , Shaitan kinda revisits the basic plotline of the film, proving that Kashyap's directorial debut was ahead of its time and one can relate to its theme and treatment in today's times.
NRI Amy (Kalki Koechlin) shifts to Mumbai and makes friends with a bunch of urban brats who believe in living life on the edge. The gang includes the loaded KC (Gulshan Devaiya), a drug-peddler Dash (Shiv Pandit), model-cum-aspiring actress Tanya (Kirti Kulhari) and the idler Zubin (Neil Bhoopalam). A random hit-and-run episode on a dopey night lands them into trouble when a cop (Raj Kumar Yadav) tracks them down and blackmails for huge ransom.
In a tight situation, the gang mutually decides to fake Amy's kidnapping and ask for money from her father. Suspended Inspector Arvind (Rajeev Khandelwal) is asked to investigate the abduction case. Meanwhile distrust spreads amidst Amy and the group and things go horribly wrong.
While Shaitan borrows the basic idea of self-kidnapping from Anurag Kashyap's Paanch , everything else from the characters to their conflicts are original. The screenplay by Megha Ramaswamy and Bejoy Nambiar is riveting and runs at breakneck speed. The characters are introduced and established as early as the title credits roll, the youth euphoria soon follows giving an adrenaline rush to the narrative until the accident arrives with a jolt.
The flavour of the film keeps fluctuating as the tone of scenes keep changing from extreme tension to lighthearted moments but there is never a continuity lapse as such in the temperament. A techno-version of the yesteryear song Khoya Khoya Chand plays in the backdrop of a shootout-cum-runaway sequence in the second half and though the song is not in sync with the situation, it is so beautifully edited and incorporated that it compellingly complements the onscreen antics.
Directed by Bejoy Nambiar
Cast : Rajeev Khandelwal, Kalki Koechlin, Gulshan Devaiya , Shiv Pandit, Neil Bhoopalam, Kirti Kulhari, Rajit Kapoor, Pawan Malhotra and Raj Kumar Yadav.
Music : Prashant Pillai, Amar Mohile, Ranjit Barot, Anupam Roy
MY RATING : 8/10
Source : Times of India
A decade back, Anurag Kashyap directed his first film Paanch which, despite being unreleased till date, is perhaps the most popular pirated film of Bollywood. For people who missed Paanch , Shaitan kinda revisits the basic plotline of the film, proving that Kashyap's directorial debut was ahead of its time and one can relate to its theme and treatment in today's times.
NRI Amy (Kalki Koechlin) shifts to Mumbai and makes friends with a bunch of urban brats who believe in living life on the edge. The gang includes the loaded KC (Gulshan Devaiya), a drug-peddler Dash (Shiv Pandit), model-cum-aspiring actress Tanya (Kirti Kulhari) and the idler Zubin (Neil Bhoopalam). A random hit-and-run episode on a dopey night lands them into trouble when a cop (Raj Kumar Yadav) tracks them down and blackmails for huge ransom.
In a tight situation, the gang mutually decides to fake Amy's kidnapping and ask for money from her father. Suspended Inspector Arvind (Rajeev Khandelwal) is asked to investigate the abduction case. Meanwhile distrust spreads amidst Amy and the group and things go horribly wrong.
The flavour of the film keeps fluctuating as the tone of scenes keep changing from extreme tension to lighthearted moments but there is never a continuity lapse as such in the temperament. A techno-version of the yesteryear song Khoya Khoya Chand plays in the backdrop of a shootout-cum-runaway sequence in the second half and though the song is not in sync with the situation, it is so beautifully edited and incorporated that it compellingly complements the onscreen antics.