Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Raat baki hai (रात बाकी है)

"Raat baki hai (रात बाकी है)"

Watched Hindi movie "Raat baki hai (रात बाकी है)". 
This film is directed by Avinash Das. Written by Akhilesh Jaiswal, Siddharth Mishra. Produced by Samar Khan. Music by Jam8, Wilfred Soz, Niraj Vishwakarma. Cinematography Manoj Soni. The film stars Paoli Dam, Dipannita Sharma, Anoop Soni, Rahul Dev, Sameer Malhotra, Saurabh Sachdeva. The film runs for about 1 hour 30 minutes and was released in 2021. I watched it on Zee5 on 5th and 6th Jan 2021 with Aditi.

Anoop (a film writer) and Dipannita (an actress) get engaged in a picturesque resort. Dipannita's throat is slit the same night. Her fiancée runs away to the local Raja for help. There he meets Paoli (the Rani), who also happens to be his old flame. Rahul is the investigator. 

Well it's a murder mystery. But it's a little different. Rather than the inspector revealing the murderer, the murderer explains reason and plotting behind it. So the audience come to know the identity much before end. The shock value is thus diminished. Otherwise director does ok.

Rahul acts very well. With grey hair he looks handsome. However his Rajastani accented Hindi needs more work. He leaves a lasting impression with his bearing. Anoop has only two emotions to display. Anger and panic. He is much better actor than that. Paoli has landed a prominent role but her acting needs improvement. Dipannita and Saurabh play their part ok.

Fir a Hindi film,  it's a short one. 1.5 hours. Doesn't drag. Doesn't veer from the plot. Stays true to the story. Relationship between Rahul and Sameer is never revealed. Why Rahul accepts the explanation of the perpetrator is also not revealed. Audience can guess whatever they want. 

Watch if you want a quick murder mystery.

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