Vaada

I have to say that Satish Kaushik's first attempt at a thriller wasn't that hot. The story was kind of interesting, but somehow the screenplay just does not manage to engross the audience as a thriller really ought to. Many of the events are predictable (although not all are). Those that are not do not seem to make sense, especially the true reason for Amisha's death, which I won't reveal. Arjun gave a good performance, and Zayed also did very well. He seems to be improving very quickly. Amisha was OK. Songs were OK. I liked Teri Chunri Sexy. It's quite funny. Hopefully with a more powerful and engrossing script, Kaushik will have better luck next time.

Surprisingly good, thats what i'll say, this is a thriller and never loses it's track which is very un-bollywoodish.... the 2 actors - rampal and zayed have performed well, zayed has overacted somewhere..in all, the performance from the lead 2 actors is good. but the actress- amisha, does not live up to the standards set by them. the story starts with amisha found hanging to the death, there are 2 persons in that house - husband rampal, who is blind and zayed... then some interesting twists are involved and the nice thing is that we watch only one story, not many stories merged together, and that is the precise reason, i liked this movie. 7/10

At the beginning of the movie, I thought John Abraham should have acted in place of Zayed because it would have been more exciting. I think the chemistry on screen between Arjun and John would have sizzled. As the movie went on, I realized Zayed was a better choice because John rarely excepts defeat. He is cunning enough to avoid getting into trouble with the law. Plus, the story would have dragged on. Other than that, this movie was well done, although it did remind me of Humraaz a bit. Arjun and Zayed rocked the screen portraying two seemingly similar characters. Amisha too had her share of fire. The only thing that annoys me are her innocent look and her hyperventilating crying. In conclusion, I really recommend this movie for its content and portrayal of the characters. All three went really deep to bring the so called imaginary characters to life. Trust me, this movie keeps going and keeps you wondering. P.S. The songs were really nice too.

This is a thriller, cat & mouse game movie. I liked the movie because it is interesting at least to watch for the first time. Some nice twists make the movie interesting. There are some loopholes or not so convincing scenes too. But the biggest suspense is the title of the movie - Vaada. Why is the title? Where is "Vaada" in the movie - the title song ?

This secret is revealed at the end with the last and an amazing dialogue.

Some may not like the movie but I enjoyed

Teri kurti sexy lagti hai," sings Arjun Rampal to his screen-wife Amisha Patel before he goes blind...and the film goes bust.

Wish we could see anything remotely sexy in this sterile thriller about a blind man, his beautiful wife and his closet-psychotic friend, played by Arjun, Amisha and Zayed Khan with all the correct pauses in-between fits of passion.

But alas, nothing finally fits in "Vaada". It's like an over-elaborate jigsaw puzzle. Someone evidently read the instruction booklet on whodunits too carefully. So much attention is given to the fine print that the overall framework appears to miss the bus...and the buzz.

Dead at the centre, cruelly unproductive at heart, "Vaada" is one of those could've-beens that don't take long to become has-beens. The cruellest blow to the audiences' expectations (no matter how low) is that the thriller, as written by Rumi Jaffrey, has the potential to grip.

The narrative just lets it droop...and drip until the basic story tapers into a blow-dried dead-end. Very often in the course of this stiff-and-over-conditioned film you ask yourself if director Satish Kaushik was briefed to make a play on film.

If so, the narrative ought to have been free of those frisky flights of fancy into foreign shores for Himesh Reshammiya's can't-get-over-you song sequences.

Styled like the Michael Caine-Dyan Canon-Christopher Reeve thriller "Deathtrap", "Vaada" tries to create an aura of upper class languor.