Vidya Balan as detective in ‘Neeyat’ first theatrical release excels First Look released
Vidya Balan as detective in
‘Neeyat’ first theatrical release excels First Look released
Anu Menon made no mistake in having roped in Vidya Balan as detective in ‘Neeyat’. She really excels in her new role. Anu had directed her in ‘Shakuntala Devi’.
Vidya pulls off in challenging roles as she is blessed with those hidden talents in her. Her portrayal as Shakuntala Devi was flawless.
‘Neeyat’ the murder mystery hits the theatres on July 7. The First Look was released followed by a teaser subsequently. Any look suits Vidya and she carries of her role effortlessly.
There are a couple of elements that lend Neeyat the old-world charm of an Agatha Christie murder mystery. Firstly, the clothes that Vidya and the suspects wear are layered and full of fir, an Agatha Christie trademark. The interiors, particularly to wooden shelves with books in Vidya’s background further lend the film a classic Agatha Christie murder mystery vibe.She gives the look of Agatha Christie.
Neeyat isn’t the first time Vidya will be seen as a detective. She played a desi detective in Bobby Jasoos set in Hyderabad, which failed at the box office. But we’ve often seen Vidya investigate on screen in different avatars, from Sujoy Ghosh’s cult film Kahaani, Ribhu Dasgupta’s Te3n or most recently, Amit V Masurkar’s forest thriller Sherni.
Neeyat marks Vidya Balan’s long-awaited return to the cinemas after four years. Her last theatrical release was Jagan Shakti’s 2019 sci-fi ensemble Mission Mangal. Her last solo theatrical outing, however, was Suresh Triveni’s 2017 blockbuster Tumhari Sulu.
Since 2019, Vidya has only been seen in films that premiered directly on Prime Video India, including Anu Menon’s Shakuntala Devi, Sherni and most recently, Suresh Triveni’s Jalsa last year. Vidya will soon be seen in Lovers, a romantic comedy also starring Pratik Gandhi, Ileana D’Cruz and Sendhil Ramamurthy.
Neeyat also features Ram Kapoor, Rahul Bose, Neeraj Kabi, Shahana Goswami, Amrita Puri, Dipannita Sharma, Niki Walia, Shashank Arora, Prajakta Koli and Danesh Razvi.
It’s co-written by Anu, Priya Venkataraman, Advaita Kala and Girvani Dhyani, with dialogues by Kausar Munir. It’s produced by Vikram Malhotra’s Abduntia Entertainment.
News input KV Raman
