"The body (द बॉडी)"
Watched Hindi movie "The body (द बॉडी)". This film is directed by Jithu Joseph. Story by Oriol Paulo. Produced by iacom18 and Sunil Kheterpal. Music by Shamir Tandon, Arko, Tanishk Bagchi. Score Clinton Cerejo. Cinematography Satish Kurup. The film stars Rishi Kapoor, Emraan Hashmi, Sobhita Dhulipala, Anupam Bhattacharya, and Vedhika. The film runs for about 2 and half hours and released in Dec 2019. I watched it on Netflix on 12th Mar 2020 with Aditi.
A powerful businesswoman (Sobhita) dies of heart attack. Her body disappears from the morgue. SP Jairaj Rawal (Rishi Kapoor) is called in to investigate. Obvious suspect is her broadband Emraan.
How can a body disappear? Is she really dead? Is Emraan guilty? Is there another angle? Who is guilty?
It's a good story. Spectators keep guessing if Sobhita is dead or not. Rishi Kapoor plays a police officer who hasn't come out of the shock of his wife's death and sees Emraan as culprit before start of investigation. Sobhita plays a ruthless businesswoman who enjoys discomfort of others, especially of her husband. Emraan plays the suffocated husband of a rich woman. Vedhika plays an interesting role. She resembles yester year actress Nagma.
It's a suspense movie. The eerieness is accentuated by night and rain. Clinton's music enhances the suspense. Satish's Cinematography supplements it. The story is set in Mauritius. So he gets to show us scenic outdoor locations and stunning vistas.
Success of a suspense movie is in keeping the spectators guessing about the culprit till the very end. Director succeeds in this endeavor.
This film is the official remake of 2012 Spanish film by same name. I have not seen the original, so can't say how much the director has stayed true to the original and how much he has adapted to suit Indian taste.
Recommended to watch.
