In this edition of This Day That Year, Subhash K Jha revisits Nana Patekar’s Vadh as it clocks 23 years.
Though Vadh (assassination) aspires to be a slick thriller about a serial killer on the prowl, the plot is as pacy and elegant as a Chinese Puzzle with several missing pieces.
The cast, though uniformly unattractive and laughably stilted, features the once-revered Nana Patekar in his first major role since Wajood two years ago. Nana plays a shrink presiding over a shallow and shrunken menagerie of characters. The plot seems stage-managed by an invisible hand that thinks it knows what it’s doing.
Except for the denouement, which succeeds in surprising and shocking the audience, nothing about Vadh is the least convincing or exciting. Patekar, who openly admits to having taken over the directorial reigns from the original director, has earlier directed Prahaar, a film about an army man’s disillusionment with the system.
Though Vadh (assassination) aspires to be a slick thriller about a serial killer on the prowl, the plot is as pacy and elegant as a Chinese Puzzle with several missing pieces.
The cast, though uniformly unattractive and laughably stilted, features the once-revered Nana Patekar in his first major role since Wajood two years ago. Nana plays a shrink presiding over a shallow and shrunken menagerie of characters. The plot seems stage-managed by an invisible hand that thinks it knows what it’s doing.
Except for the denouement, which succeeds in surprising and shocking the audience, nothing about Vadh is the least convincing or exciting. Patekar, who openly admits to having taken over the directorial reigns from the original director, has earlier directed Prahaar, a film about an army man’s disillusionment with the system.
- 3/29/2025
- by Subhash K Jha
- Bollyspice
Bollywood’s most cringe movies you must know about (Photo Credit – Amazon Prime Video)
The Indian film industry has given us some precious gems over the years. Heartfelt romances, high-octane action, and, wait for it… full-on cringe! Aur wo cringe hi kya jisko dekh ke you don’t say…. “Yeh kisne banaya hai bhaisaab?” So, I’ve decided to take matters into my own hands and write a series of grievance emails on your behalf to each of them. #OpenLetters
1) Main Prem Ki Deewani Hoon – Starring Prem, Prem & Papa Ki Pari! Dear Hrithik,
I hope this letter finds you in as good shape as your sculpted physique, which is, let’s face it, one of the few highlights we can count on in your films. So, I recently revisited Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon. Yes, that one. The one that has lingered in our memories for all the wrong reasons.
The Indian film industry has given us some precious gems over the years. Heartfelt romances, high-octane action, and, wait for it… full-on cringe! Aur wo cringe hi kya jisko dekh ke you don’t say…. “Yeh kisne banaya hai bhaisaab?” So, I’ve decided to take matters into my own hands and write a series of grievance emails on your behalf to each of them. #OpenLetters
1) Main Prem Ki Deewani Hoon – Starring Prem, Prem & Papa Ki Pari! Dear Hrithik,
I hope this letter finds you in as good shape as your sculpted physique, which is, let’s face it, one of the few highlights we can count on in your films. So, I recently revisited Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon. Yes, that one. The one that has lingered in our memories for all the wrong reasons.
- 11/7/2024
- by Mahrukh Shah
- KoiMoi
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