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Critic Review
Drishyam (2015)Vijay Salgaonkar (Ajay Devgn) waiting at Pandolem police station in Goa. The story, then goes into a flashback mode in which it mirrors all the events that led Vijay in the present day situation. Vijay Salgaonkar is a 'fourth standard failed' middle class hard working businessman, running a cable TV business. His life revolves around movies and his family consisting of his wife Nandini Vijay Salgaonkar (Shriya Saran), his teenage daughter (Ishita Dutta) and his younger daughter. Life goes on pretty smoothly for the Salgaonkars, till one day his elder daughter bumps into a notorious Sam in a school camp. Despite repeated warnings, Sam doesn't stop pestering her, so much so that he even plants a hidden camera in her washroom. Grabbing this 'opportunity' with both the hands, Sam demands sexual favour from Vijay's daughter in return of the MMS being deleted. And when Nandini intervenes, he asks for a sexual favour from Nandini instead! Raging with anger and helplessness, Vijay's daughter hits Sam with a rod that results in him collapsing on the spot. The mother-daughter get furthermore shocked when they learn that Sam was the only son of none other than IG Meera Deshmukh (Tabu). Frightened and helpless they narrate their ordeal to Vijay when he returns back from his office in the morning. Vijay then hatches a master plan that will help his family from the clutches of the police. After this begins the cat and mouse game between Vijay and Meera. Does the 'fourth standard failed' Vijay Salgaonkar manage to protect his family, does his foolproof plan have any flaws that act as a giveaway, what happens to Sam in the end.. is what forms the rest of the story. .
For an engaging battle of wits, watch this film. The second half, thankfully a direct adaptation of the original, also draws you in as audience, making you think of right and wrong, justice & fairness. Also do catch it if you are an Ajay Devgn or Tabu fan.
You possibly should not miss this film, because one it has those intense eyes of Ajay Devgn along with realistic performance by Tabu. And if that's not enough, then you have another reason - content surely is the king..
Finally, though, the film holds. In the way it unravels for us the street-smartness of a near-illiterate man intent on protecting his family at any cost, and how forgiveness can, sometimes, lead to a kind of acceptance. And in the way it delivers the stin.
Drishyam is all set to thrill audiences this Friday. Our reviewer is presently watching the film at the press screening. So stay tuned to BollywoodLife for the full movie review in a bit..
Stunning, gripping, edge-of-the-seat, shocking, engrossing... use any of these adjectives for this Ajay Devgn version of Drishyam, and you are spot on. There is just one caveat: Don't compare it with the original in 2013 which had Mohanlal..
