…Sudhakar Reddy Yakkanti’s digicam prowls and pries into the household’s domesticity, as if it is aware of precisely what Madhavan’s Satanic character is considering. Scary….
…All-in-all, leaving apart the tantric angle, Shaitaan is an effective psychological thriller with good performances throughout. The movie nosedives throughout its ending, which might have been executed higher….
…For me Shaitaan has each aspect that makes it an entertaining watch, the film is an ideal household entertainer which you can’t miss to observe on huge screens….
…General, Shaitaan is an sincere remake, with a few of its personal parts working within the favour of typical Hindi cinema audiences. If not that, Ajay and Maddy’s face-off is value your cash any day….
…Shaitaan is one strong supernatural-thriller that Hindi movie audiences have lengthy been looking out. It reminds you of Drishyam for all the fitting causes. Go e book your tickets for Shaitaan, now….
…Though Shaitaan’s narrative stumbles at occasions, the masterful use of ambiance and top-notch appearing elevate it into an unsettling expertise value having….
…Shaitaan is partaking in bits and items. It builds as much as a climax however falls wanting delivering the supernatural thriller that can hang-out you or on the very least, make you assume twice earlier than turning off the lights at evening. However make you cautious of strangers, it positive will….
…Shaitaan is saved by its quick runtime and the performances, which preserve you engaged all through. Vikas Bahl’s first jab at horror is a worthy effort however one that would have been a tad bit higher for the subject material he had….
…Jyotika hardly has something to discover in her character, however Janki Bodiwala, as Janvi has performed an excellent efficiency. Shaitaan might have been an excellent supernatural thriller, which we haven’t seen a lot in Hindi cinema of late, nevertheless it turned out to be an entire mess within the means of depicting the warfare of excellent vs evil. It’s a poorly made remake and the story is simply not plausible. Making the hero win on the finish makes the movie simply too predictable….
…So buckle up, as a result of ‘Shaitaan’ isn’t only a film – it’s a pulse-pounding journey into the darkness, with a message that’ll keep on with you lengthy after the credit roll. Bear in mind, youngsters (and grown ups too), by no means take sweet from strangers – or tea powder, for that matter!…
…It’s nonetheless a difficult interval for the big-screen movie, and what Shaitan appears to be hoping will work in its favour is shock worth. If a raucous and mildly unsettling hostage drama with a greater than mildly entertaining R Madhavan is sufficient for you, go watch it….
…As people, we regularly take our will as a right. Though most of our actions are depending on our tasks, it is spine-chilling to think about shedding your autonomy. Ajay Devgn has earlier performed wonders taking part in the abnormal man going all out to save lots of his daughter in ‘Drishyam’. The makers had an opportunity to recreate the identical magic utilizing this thrilling and spooky story. Sadly, they fall quick, in all probability cursed by a weak script and the strain of helming a remake. Fairly a missed alternative, we should say….
…Ajay Devgn and R. Madhavan’s supernatural thriller Shaitaan is value expecting as soon as. With star-cast and stellar performances, the movie has strengthened the predictable story….
…R Madhavan, an epitome of an actor, shines out proper from the beginning. He even overpowers Ajay’s regular good efficiency this time. He’s the heartbeat of Shaitaan. Ajay impresses you in most of his parts. Jyothika is somebody you’ll be able to’t ignore both, her presence within the movie makes you are feeling like a contented viewer. Janki does her half so aptly. The forged certainly upholds the movie past Vikas’ body….
…Think about Shaitaan as Kaun, that visually switches into some kinda Kantara (2022), then? No, you don’t should think about it. You possibly can simply watch it, in case you like!…
…Shaitaan’s trailer set a number of expectations for me, a few of which had been met earlier than the interval. However past that, it let me down by changing into so predictable.
Nonetheless, I am unable to take away the truth that Shaitaan is backed by some glorious performances, particularly these of Madhavan and Bodiwala….
…On the coronary heart of its wild, wayward supernatural spectacle is R Madhavan and his distinctive command on duality of feelings. Like a chameleon, he transforms from pleasant and reliable to imply, magnetic and menacing very quickly….
…Anngad Raaj is great because the sensible and delicate Dhruv. Janki Bodiwala, reprising the function she performed in Vash, is essentially the most compelling performer. Bodiwala memorably conveys Jhanvi’s anguish at obeying Vanraj’s demented calls for whereas attempting to carry on to her true self. As Vanraj, the aptly forged R Madhavan is smug, sadistic and sinister in equal measure….
…After a wise flourish within the denouement, the post-script feels compelled to maintain the heroic standing of Ajay intact however it’s Madhavan who makes positive that one shuts the door the subsequent time one comes throughout a smooth-talking stranger….
…Shaitaan is that previous, drained good-over-evil adage that has been revamped and rehashed in Hindi cinema for ages. This time, like most different occasions, it simply doesn’t land on the Satan’s den….
…When it comes to a titillating fable about subservience and violence, that’s the true horror. There’s nothing scarier than a movie that acts intimidating as a result of it could….
…The difficulty is that Shaitaan does rather a lot for nothing. At occasions I felt it was a commentary on controlling males, particularly throughout a scene the place Vanraaj tells Janhvi that she has been given “an excessive amount of freedom” by her mother and father. The one social commentary it in all probability made was that youngsters mustn’t eat something given by a stranger. The one lesson it preaches is that even in case you are the satan, you might cry in case you mess with the daddy….
…General, Shaitaan had all of the potential of being a superb supernatural thriller. The primary half is so-so, nevertheless it’s the second half the place the story turns into shoddy and a complicated mess. The climax leaves you with a bitter aftertaste, and you’re feeling cheated as you don’t get the specified and vital solutions….
…As soon as all of the playing cards are laid on the desk, the movie falls right into a high-pitched but insipid rigmarole that strives very exhausting to scare us stiff however succeeds solely sporadically to realize that aim….
