One man's 'crazxy' day Cast: Sohum Shah Director Girish Kohli who is also credited as the story writer of 'Crazxy' doe...
One man's 'crazxy' day
Cast: Sohum Shah
Director Girish Kohli who is also credited as the story writer of 'Crazxy' does manage to grip you somewhat throughout this minimalistic storyline but falters big time in the horrendous climax which makes the handful of audience stunned. He makes a colossal mess!
However, one scene that stands out completely is Abhimanyu's car tire changing scene along with the dealing of a medical crisis. The scene is fantastic. The film is completely hollow despite the movements happening and location changes throughout. What could have been a potential nerve-wracking thriller turns out to be a damp squib. Another minus is that the film is a solo actor show (mostly) with the conversations happening on the mobile phone. One hoped for an unpredictable climax, and that is where the film crashes.
Delhi based Dr. Abhimanyu Sood (Sohum Shah) leaves for his workplace with Rs.5cr in his car when he receives a call from a mysterious caller (voice of Tinnu Anand) demanding a ransom of the same amount that Sood is carrying with him in exchange for his down syndrome daughter Vedika (Unnati Surana). It being the 1st of April, Abhimanyu dismisses the call as a prank and doubts his ex-wife Bobby (voice of Nimisha Sajayan) at the insistence of his current girlfriend (voice by Shilpa Shukla), but reality soon dawns upon him when he is shown a video of his captured daughter. What follows forms the crux of the film.
It's a Sohum Shah film all the way, and he does it with aplomb (the tyre changing scene is brilliant). He is let down by the writing. Unnati Surana is good in a brief appearance at the very end. Tinnu Anand leaves a huge mark,, along with Nimisha Sajayan & Shilpa Shukla and not to forget Piyush Mishra as Dr. Nilay Majumdar (all voice-oversa )
The background music by Jasper Kyd is a highlight. Special mention must be made to the original use of the Kishore Kumar number 'Abhimanyu' (composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal for Inquilaab). The song rocks. Otherwise, Vishal Bhardwaj's music is average. The film suffers from bad writing and a shocking climax which will let down the viewers' expectations completely. A classic case of just as you don't judge a book by its cover, you shouldn't judge a film by its trailer.
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