Shaitaan zindabad Cast: Ajay Devgn, R Madhavan, Jyothika, Janki Bodiwala, Anngad Raaj Rating: 4* Director Vikas Bahl's Shaitaan is...
Shaitaan zindabad
Cast: Ajay Devgn, R
Madhavan, Jyothika, Janki Bodiwala, Anngad Raaj
Rating: 4*
Director Vikas Bahl's Shaitaan is a nail-biting edge-of-the-seat thriller that keeps you hooked and glued to your seats. Another plus is the superlative performance by R Madhavan who takes the film to a different high. His menacing act sends shivers down your spine. Though adapted from the 2023 Gujarati thriller Vash, Shaitaan is excellent and keeps you engaged. But yes, certain cinematic liberties have also been taken which could have been dealt with in a better way.
Kabir (a superb but
subdued Ajay Devgn) is a chartered accountant who resides with his wife Jyoti
(a natural Jyotika) and children Janvi ( a brilliant Janki Bodiwala who was
there in the original too) and Dhruv (a cute & nice Anngad Raaj) in
Dehradun. On the way to their farmhouse for a break, they bump into Vanraj (R
Madhavan) at a roadside restaurant who befriends the family and casually feeds
a sweet to Janvi. Upon consuming the sweet, Janvi comes under Vanraj’s spell.
After reaching their farmhouse, Kabir and his family find Vanraj landing at their
doorstep to charge his mobile. Jyoti suspects something fishy but Kabir lets
him in. In the meantime, Janvi who is under Vanraj’s spell blurts out secrets to
the latter. When Vanraj refuses to leave the farmhouse with Kabir applying
force, Janvi shocks the family by stopping Kabir from kicking out Vanraj. What
follows is devastation for the family.
The film belongs to R
Madhavan who excels, but the climax belongs to Ajay Devgn. It is also great to
see Jyothika doing a full-fledged Bollywood film after a long time. Although
the subject of black magic and voodoo has been done and dusted in films, Aamil
Keeyan Khan’s adapted screenplay keeps you hooked despite being a day’s story
and majorly shot in one bungalow.
The title song ‘Aisa main
shaitaan’ composed by Amit Trivedi sets the mood for this thriller.
The climax is definitely clap-worthy
and the performances make the film a must-see.
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