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I've seen many reviews when the movie came out and thought maybe I'll watch it. Now as it died down i totally remembered in a whim and without any expectations i went into this. And my God was this a ride. There's dark comedy mixed with mystery and crime being it's main plot. Each characters has been brilliantly shown through the first half. The first 5 minutes of the movie just introduces them and you feel like you have an idea pf their personalities. Then the shock factor comes one after another.

The twists and turns throughout the movie, with the most phenomenal background score and album, from underrated musicians and production team will take you on a ride of your lifetime.

The retro 70s 80s theme is so brilliantly mixed with the modern life it feels like a Bollywood spectacle mashed with real life.

The leads Rajkumar rao and Huma Qureshi was amazing in their roles. It's just her death was very sudden which made the story go a tad downward. Then the first antagonist had weak dialogues and delivery for his monologue. But the actual twist and radhika apte's character made it so much better at the end. The engagement of the plot got stirred again. Her performance was the best even when she had little screentime. She seemed like she had the most fun on this role.

This kind of movie is the result of giving freedom to the creators and actors to help them flourish. They definitely kept good bits going throughout the movie with awesome background scores and songs. The ending felt a little quick. What i took away was falling in love with old movies and music. This truly is a breath of fresh air something missing in Bollywood.

Quite an unpredictable storyline. Im usually good at picking up what'll happen next but always love to see something unpredictable. The storyline isn't new or unbelievable for South Asians. But the performances from the female leads nushrat and mita ji is phenomenal and gripping. The first half was very mysterious and i was all for it. I loved the casting the both men were crime patrol actors and mita ji the villain of star plus popular series kahani ghar ghar ki. She's not aging at all and in the zone for the villain role.

Cons here would be unnecessary jump scares and overdone background music like evil dead movies. And few places were unnecessarily rushed and the climax felt limp considering the depth of the core of the movie.

But a great attempt to make horror movie in 2+ hr runtime with few cast and locations. Great performances and story so it's highly recommended.