Kriti

Indeed, a great, great suspense thriller short which makes one with it had gone on for a little longer. A strong, taut script is enhanced by brilliant technical quality in terms of cinematography, editing, and sound. The short benefits from a growing momentum with each passing minute, and its efficacy is amplified by an excellent background score which grows with the narrative, mirroring the intensity of the proceedings. Obviously, the setting is exceptionally well crafted to create the right atmosphere which is creepy and sophisticated at the same time.

Manoj Bajpayee is excellent as one would expect, and the same is true for Radhika Apte. Apte in particular performs brilliantly as the mysterious psychiatrist. Neha Sharma is beautiful as Kriti, and Manu Rishi does well, too. The ambiguity of the script gives the actors freedom to perform. Kriti is a very engaging short overall. It offers a symbolic metaphor for the power of the imagination which can be destructive when not channeled in the right direction. The film concludes on an intriguing note, leaving the ending open to individual interpretation.

I was very excited about the movie until I found out that this movie was a complete rip off of a Nepalese short movie named BOB. The plot is the same, and heck the cinematography is same as well. The starting scene of showing the awards is same as the BOB. The dialogue about social media is same as the BOB. The starting scene with the doctor is the same. The killing of the main character girlfriend thinking it is fragment of his imagination is the same. Wow!The director and the whole movie staff should be ashamed for copying a movie and smooching the fame. Shame!What baffles me the most is the fact that the director Shrish Kunder has the audacity to deny these plagiarism charges. The movie BOB was uploaded in Vimeo almost a year before the movie Kriti. Like what the hell man? Being a professional director why would you go out of your way to stoop so low?

This short movie is extremely well produced with some great mainstream actors, but I always prefer small independent actors in my short films.

Anyway, Manoj Vajpayee is a great actor, nice choice by the director.