SHAITAAN: What’s up with you Kajol? Throwing Rabindra Rachonaboli at Mr Devgn for climax inspirations #spoileralert (ref: Jokher Dhan) Well poor Ajay has to chase the box-office to keep wifie happy and he knows that the audience laps it up when he buries humans six-foot deep, dead or alive! This movie can be best described as a psychological thriller and I was expecting that the daughter would get out of Shaitaan’s spell and kill the demon herself the Bollywood way. The family is pretty Indian-they slap and then hug-it’s all in the family. Madhavan’s devilish avatar triggers comic relief rather than fear or disgust. Even when he pulls out his tongue, you think of Einstein’s famous pose rather than black magic.This movie is certainly not of the horror genre- a simple tweaking of the background score and camera angles could have made it one.The movie is devoid of any song except for the end credits so that the negative murmurs of the audience rushing out cannot be heard. Coming from someone who made Tanaji-it’s a sure letdown. This movie is a make-shift job-you can watch it if you are intrigued by the trailer and want to watch it on the big screen. Don’t dig deeper (pun intended!)
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