Vicky Welingkar (विक्की वेलिंगकर)

"Vicky Welingkar (विक्की वेलिंगकर)".

Watched Hindi movie "Vicky Welingkar (विक्की वेलिंगकर)". 

This movie is directed by Saurabh Varma, he is also credited with story and screenplay. Dialogues Swapnil Warke. Produced by GSEAMS. It stars Sonalee Kulkarni, Spruha Joshi, Sangram Samel, Kettan Singh, Gaurav More,  Jui Pawar. Music is by Omkar Patil, Mannan Munjal.  Film runs for 2 hours 5 minutes. I watched it with Aditi on 12 Jan 2020 on Netflix.

Vicky is a struggling cartoon artist and had numerous clicks in her house. One day she gets an unmarked packet with a watch in it. She wears it and dozes off in a chair. When she wakes up a series of events happen that lead to her murder. As soon as she is murdered, she wakes up in the chair. The same loop repeats again and again with some difference but same result. 

What is it? A nightmare? A reality? Is she hallucinating? How many times will this continue? Will she ever come out of it?

Movie starts with a thrill sequence that is childish at worst and amateurish at best. Saurabh Varma thinks that audience is either stupid or retarded. He presents the movie assuming that audience is not intelligent enough to make their own deductions and whatever he tells or shows will be accepted verbatim as sacrosanct. He takes audience for granted. There lies failure if the movie. 

He assumes that audience will accept that wearing a watch will create a time loop for the wearer, that audience will accept that watch us a time machine, that a time machine can be created by a person without anyone's help, that a girl will wear a watch without knowing who sent it, that villain is stupid, that having the watch one can win the world. How?

Sonalee is selling cartoonist but lives in a huge house. Sangram, who looks at least 5-10 years younger, is her classmate. Her age is evident and she does not suit the role of a youngster. Sangram does well and his screen presence is pleasing. Spruha also does well in the limited opportunity she gets. Other actors have limited scope. 

Cinematography is ok, except where childish means are utilized to create semblance of thrill. Music is nothing to write about. No idea why the movie has this title? Probably director could not come up with any good one and decide to name it after the lead character.

It's produced as a thriller but becomes irritant. You really require a lot of patience to watch complete movie. 

AVOID!