Gumraah

Film Review : Gumraah streaming on Netflix

A bit late here, but this review is primarily for those who are looking for decent weekend watch and have not watched this film as yet!! So here goes...

A gruesome murder is perpetrated on a rainy night and the perpetrator is caught by the police!! Story over .. right.. no....u cudnt have been more wrong since this is just the start of the film .There is a twist in the tale here when it is found that the primary suspect has an uncanny look-alike? Who is the murderer? One of them ? Both ? Yaa koi aur third person ? This is what the film is all about!!

Aditya Roy Kapoor in a double role has given a decent performance.. Hamming sometimes but not bad. Ronit Roy shines bright in his small role. Mrunal Thakur starts off well but her role loses sheen & it feels as if she was sidelined midway .. an ok ok performance from a talented actress!!

Plot is fast paced with the murder happening in the first few minutes itself thereby creating the right ambience for a grt whodunnit. However the flashbacks and songs which take u into the love life of Aditya Roy Kapoor are painfully long and slow down the narrative big time.

The climax is decent and shows some real life cases on which this film has been based on.

Cudve been better!! But not bad either!!

Going with 3/5 for this .. adios 🙂

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Not your typical suspense where main thing is hidden till the end. Things kept getting more and more interesting.

Performance of the actors was great. Story was unique. And the way it unfolded was interesting.

There were multiple facets to every plot point, and they didn't stretch anything. So felt like a crisp movie with good execution of storyline.

First half can feel a bit slow, but still wasn't completely wasteful. It's necessary to build up characters and explain why someone would do what they did.

So overall it was a good experience while watching the film. Refreshing, and doesn't give you time to think. You can keep guessing but I don't think anyone could've pinpointed what happened.

The movie begins on a high note, but is soon dragging along. Compulsory, bad songs add to the yawn. It gets interesting in the second half when the two parallel stories come together.

Without any spoilers, police investigations have been made a mockery of. No background check of suspects, no establishing of motive, no serious attempt to connect the dots between suspects, etc.

Aditya is same in every frame. Fail to understand why there is a compulsion for modern day actors to wear a two-day beard. There is no experimenting with looks these days. Mrunal looks so uncomfortable playing a tough cop. There is not one brilliant shot of hers. This has to be her one of the worst performances. A good opportunity wasted. The lead pair looks mismatched.

If you have yo watch it, do it for the last half hour when things start yo make sense.

Overall, an ok one-time watch.

I just watched it on Netflix. When I started watching the movie, I had no hopes for this movie as I have heard negative reviews when the movie was released. I was expecting Gumhrah between Mrunal and Adi and their love story. I liked the concept and the storyline. This movie definitely has it flaws in screenplay execution and the camera work. There is way too many patches and the continuity was not there to keep you gripped. The characters are not perfect fit for the roles except did like Ms Pinto. One time watch if you're really bored and can't find anything else to watch. I enjoy mystery genre.

Well 1st of all don't go for the bad reviews because this film deserves a one time watch formula. It has story, thrill, suspense and the perfect climax. There's been a plot hole in the storyline but then to film will grip you till the end and make this movie and edge of the thriller watch. Aditya Roy Kapoor acts brilliantly throughout the film as well as the rest of the cast. Mrunal was good but not upto the mark as she was trying to get the officer role perfect but unfortunately it's just average in the film. Twins story type of films we have seen many times but this story is different and the suspense elements is worth a watch. So it's definitely a 1 time watch if you are looking for a fresh story or new this weekend. Just go for this one and you'll completely enjoy it....