| Bollywood
has been releasing suspense thrillers in abundance of late. Following
this trend is Wajahh - A Reason To Kill.
This
film persents two stories - a murder mystery and a love triangle
with two ladies falling for the same guy.
Dr.
Aditya (Arbaaz Khan) is a neurosurgeon who is in love with his beautiful
wife, Trishna (Gracy Singh).
Successful
at his profession, Dr Aditya is always busy with patients. So he
spends little time with his wife.
Meanwhile,
a lonely Trishna begins to have nightmares of someone trying to
kill her. She does not tell her husband because she knows that he
will not believe her story.
But
one dark night when they are asleep, someone breaks the glass window
with a stone and sends a message written in blood. This frightens
Trishna even more.
In
the middle of all this upheaval, Ishita (Shamita Shetty), a former
patient of Aditya, returns from abroad.
She
is in love with Aditya. Her regular appointments with the doctor
create further tension in Trishna's marriage.
Soon,
Trishna's close friend, Sonia gets murdered in their house. It's
from then on that the story takes a new turn.
Inspector
Bholenath (Satish Kaushik) points the finger of suspicion at Aditya.
The
story has all the ingredients for a decent suspense thriller, but
the screenplay is a huge let down. It raises a number of questions
in your mind including:
What
mental problems, is Ishita meant to be suffering from? Where does
Ishita disappear after cutting her wrists during the party sequence?
And why does she come back in the finale?
...too many loose ends!
The
direction by Gautam Adhikari is average. He fails to effectively
deliver the suspense-thrilling elements on screen.
Arbaaz
Khan's character is poorly fleshed-out. Gracy Singh is no better
than adequate. Shamita Shetty might look drop dead gorgeous, but
not a lot can be said about her acting.
On
the whole, Wajahh - A Reason To Kill is only for those who
want to kill time.
Guest
Reviewer
Goher Iqbal Punn
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