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Vikram Bhatt's Aetbaar revolves around Ria (Bipasha) who is
very close to her dad, Dr Malhotra (Amitabh Bachchan).
Life
for these people could never be better, until Aryan (John Abraham),
a psychotic character enters their lives.
He
becomes infatuated with Ria who misinterprets his feelings as love.
Unable
to see the darker side of Aryan 's behaviour, she happily succumbs
to his charms.
As
days go by, he becomes physically abusive towards Ria but for some
odd reason, she continues to love him.
But
Dr Malhotra soon senses that all is not well with this young lad.
He mental state and his unshaven,scruffy begins to create doubts
in the doctor's mind.
When
he comes across a newspaper cutting giving some shocking revelations
about Aryan's past, he decides to confront him.
We
then learn that Aryan suffers from a serious physiological disorder,
giving rise to sudden attacks of rage and anger.
During
one of his unconscious anger bouts, Aryan had killed his own father.
Armed
with this information, Dr Malhotra tries to convince his daughter
to stop seeing Aryan. But she takes it the wrong way. She feels
that her father is being over protective of her.
But
when push comes to shove, Dr Malhotra takes matters in his own hands
to save not only his daughter but his whole family from this maniac.
The
topic of obsessive love has been depicted many times in Hindi cinema.
So although we have seen it all before, Aetbaar comes as
a refreshing change due to its casting.
Amitabh
Bachchan plays the role of a father to Bipasha marvellously.
We
also get to see John Abraham in a different light as compared to
his previous releases. He charms his way into Bipasha's life with
a menacing rage in his eyes.
Aetbaar
could have been a great thriller if the director concentrated
on the suspense rather than deviating towards the love angle between
Aryan and Ria.
The
song sequences which depicted the love between these two characters
diluted the intensity of a gripping storyline.
But
having said this, Aetbaar does have some memorable moments
which will send a chill down you spine especially the film's climax.
The
finale has been brilliantly executed by Vikram Bhatt and is bound
to go down well with the audience.
On
the whole, Aetbaar is worth seeing but if one had to choose
a Hindi film to see this weekend, I would go for Khakee which
has been released simultaneously with Aetbaar in the UK cinemas.
Reviewed
by Manish Gajjar, 麻豆官网首页入口 Shropshire鈥檚 Mr Bollywood.
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