FIRST DAY REVIEW
NEEYAT
A NEAR PERFECT WHODUNNIT
When an exiled on the run multibillionaire Ashish Kapoor ( AK) ( Ram Kapoor guised on “The Kingfisher” ) hires a Mountaintop Scottish Castle /Mansion to host his birthday and mysteriously dies , all his family and friends are prime suspects, each with a motive to kill him. CBI Officer Mira Rao who has initially come to extradite him must use her skills and deductive acumen to solve the murder.
Neeyat is loosely taken the essence of “Knives Out” (2019)and Agatha Christie's "And then there were None "but is not a remake or copy. After an introductory bit slowish start it does picks up and changes to a racy plot with twists and turns
Everything matters that is going on and no sequence is wasted. There may be a few loopholes but I suppose they can be accepted .
Anu Menon who directed Shakuntala with Vidya Balan. The humour is something that always lands nicely without taking away anything from the moment. She knows what she is doing.
Vidya Blan is a class apart .The art of being a player, even from the background, is something that Vidya Balan knows too well. For an actor of her stature, underplaying herself doesn’t come easy to get and she does that so well. For some this might seem like a dull act, but it works so well in the situation. She is as clueless as the audience, so she is out eyes in this situation.
Ram Kapoor carries out his role without going over the top even after having many shades.
Rahul Bose plays his Character with a comic touch. In his party-hearty no-gooder act. Shashank Arora stands out as the junkie and troubled son of AK, and his dialogue timing is impeccable. Neeraj Kabi and Niki Walia also deserve mention. The other actors do their parts well.
It's a good attempt and the craftsmanship shows. Somehow it cant but help you be reminded of. Gumnaam (1965)
Cant add anything more at the risk of giving spoilers.
See It if you like
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