Gumraah Movie Review: The intriguing whodunnit will keep you engrossed – TOI Etimes
Story: Whereas investigating a murder, Inspector Shivani Mathur discovers the principle suspect has a lookalike and the proof level to each of them. Issues flip difficult when secrets and techniques associated to the case unravel. Who’s the true killer and can Shivani crack the case?
Assessment: A compelling crime drama must have twists, turns, suspense and drama, and Gumraah has ample of that unfold curiously all through the narrative.
A remake of the 2019 Tamil movie Thadam, Vardhan Ketkar’s directorial enterprise skillfully engages you proper from the opening scene when a homicide is dedicated to the top when the thriller unravels. The whodunnit turns into extra intriguing for the reason that investigating officer, Shivani Mathur (Mrunal Thakur), wants to determine the true perpetrator from two doppelganger suspects, Arjun Saigal and Ronnie (Aditya Roy Kapur).
Writers Aseem Arora and Magizh Thirumeni’s screenplay and Ketkar’s taut course make sure the story strikes alongside shortly for many half, even when the narrative goes into flashbacks. It does lose some tempo intermittently, within the first half primarily because the story builds up, however there are twists ready to select issues up once more. The proof pointing in direction of each the blokes equally, is nicely completed. The film doesn’t use tropes of double position fares, in that, it doesn’t overdo the mistaken id conundrum. Regardless of being a simple story, the plot twists are engrossing, and the story turns into higher with a refreshing backstory.
The movie relies on real-life incidents, which makes it extra curious. Thus, even when the story appears a bit farfetched, the examples given in the long run will persuade you.
Ketan Sodha’s background rating provides to the joys, and the soundtrack has hummable tunes. Mithoon’s Allah De Bande and Abhijit Vaghani’s title observe particularly stand out.
Aditya Roy Kapur’s characters are as totally different as chalk and cheese, and he shines in each. He performs the nattily-dressed skilled with as a lot elan because the streetsmart criminal, Ronnie. The actor delivers snarky strains with as a lot coolth as he does stunts and emotes. His scenes with Chaddi (Deepak Kalra) elicit laughter. Mrunal because the no-nonsense, good and diligent cop stands her floor, as does Ronit Roy as her conniving boss, ACP Dhiren Yadav. Vedika Pinto performs Arjun’s girlfriend and performs nicely regardless of a restricted display screen time.
A fascinating plot, twists and turns and good storytelling make Gumraah value a go to to the theatre. The motive behind the homicide might not come as an enormous shock however the suspense will hold you intrigued till the top.
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