Gaslight Review: Actress Sara Ali khan, who has been trolled for her acting from few of her movies in the early career, has proved her skills as an actor with the movie “Atrangi Re.” With the success of Atrangi Re, she started choosing the scripts wisely and now after almost one year she has come up with the movie “Gaslight” that is available for streaming on Disney+ Hotstar. Let us get into the detailed review of this movie to know if Sara Ali Khan has once again impressed the audience with her actin skills.
Story
Meesha (Sara Ali Khan), who is not so affectionate with her father returns to India and her Royal family after so many years. But to her surprise, her father who asked Meesha to Return to India goes missing after she arrives. Meesha demands for an investigation regarding the missing of her father. Did Meesha find her father, what is the role of Rukmani, Rana and Kapil in this missing case is what forms the rest of the story.
Cast & Crew
“Gaslight” movie stars actress Sara Ali Khan in the lead role, while actors Vikrant Massey, Chitrangada Singh, Akshay Oberoi, Rahul Dev played other prominent roles in the movie.
“Gaslight” movie is written by Neha Sharma and Pavan Kripalani. This movie is directed by Pavan Kripalani and produced by Ramesh Sadhuram Taurani and Akshai Puri under Tips Films Ltd & 12th Street Entertainment banners. Ragul Dharuman handled the camera and Gaurav Chatterjee composed the music.
| Movie Name | Gaslight |
|---|---|
| Director | Pavan Kripalani |
| Music Director | Gaurav Chatterjee |
| Producer | Ramesh Sadhuram Taurani and Akshai Puri |
| Genre | Mystery, Thriller |
| Cast | Sara Ali Khan, Vikrant Massey, Chitrangada Singh, and others |
| Cinematography | Ragul Dharuman |
Verdict
Mystery and crime thrillers are always the leading genres in India, as most of the Indian movies that are made on this genres always entertained the audience. Gaslight has all the elements that could make the audience watch till the end, but also has few flaws that breaks the interest on the movie. Movie begins without any dragged scenes and directly gets into the point.
Few scenes in the first half of the movie are routine, but creates doubt on each character that are related to missing of Sara Ali Khan’s father in the movie. Movie tries to continue the mystery interestingly to some extent, but disappoints a little bit in the later part. Climax of the movie is not so appealing.
While it comes to performances, Sara Ali Khan once again gave her best and she looks okay in the role of Meesha, however she needs to work a little more on her expressions. Vikrant Massey once again stole the show with the clean and neat performance. Chitrangada Singh, though appeared on screen after a gap, did her character with ease. Akshya Oberoi, Rahu Dev and all other actors did their part well as required for the characters.
Technically Gaslight movie looks good. Background music composed by Gaurav Chatterjee is good and apt for the mood of the movie genre. Cinematography by Ragul Dharuman is decent, but visuals look much darker than required for a thriller. Production values are okay.
Director Pavan Kripalani, who is an expert in handling thriller and horror movies was able to keep audience intrigued till some extent, but failed to do so completely till the end.
Overall, Gaslight movie is a decent mystery thriller with some thrilling moments here and there. You can definitely stream this movie on Hotstar for this weekend.
Plus Points:
- Cinematography
- Screenplay
Minus Points:
- Writing
Rating: 2.75/5
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