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Opening the pan is enough to stick to the whole thing, even if it provokes a long patch in the middle. We always expect more from the person who made Ankhon Dekhi, and when Kadakh does not outdo him, this outweighs the very desi content we see online.

Kadam Cast: Ranveer Shourie, Chandrachur Rai, Mansi Multani, Rajat Kapoor, Cyrus Sahukar and Kalki Koechlin

Kadak Film Director: Rajat Kapoor

Kadakh Movie Rating: 2.5 Stars

Written and directed by Rajat Kapoor, the unexpected event on the day of Kadaq Diwali disrupts the marriage moment and many friendships. Kadak Malti (Mansi Multani) and Sunil (Ranveer Shourie) airing on SonyLive begin at home. As soon as we saw the name of 'Ghar Malti-Sunil Ka', Kapoor Basu Bhattacharya paid tribute to the 1974 film Avishkar. And by the end of the film, it is clear that the marriage is over.

What happens during the day forms the plot of the film, which pays homage to Alfred Hitchcock in places. However, the film is not very Hitchcock-ian in nature. Here, a man (Chandrachur Rai) confronts his wife's lover (coast) and kills himself after a heated conversation. The murder took place at Sunil's house and, as a convict, Sunil's first instinct was to cover it up. His halfhearted affair confuses his wife, and then the Diwali party begins, with a corpse in the bedroom.

As more and more people enter this party, the stakes. What if someone leaves the body? As much as you want to be at home with a corpse, this movie doesn't give you the idea it needs. Sunil is supposed to be the ghost of the dead man, but each character here comes with their own problems, which really do not contribute to the central plot.

Since most of the film is set inside the house, the writing must be ideal, which is not the case here. The film seeks its identity. Although it starts out as a thriller, it becomes a drama with dark comedy and magic realism, but it doesn't stick to anything.

A major drawback for Kadakh is that it is too loud - in terms of loud background music and the amount of conversation going into the party. The sudden silence in the spindle moments comes as a breath of fresh air, but until then everything is so loud.

By the end of the film, you know that many friendships have been destroyed and the central relationship is forever erased, but you can't help but think of the consequences. The film is set in the real world, so your mind turns to the police investigation, with obvious questions about the dead man and his family.

When it comes to performances, Kapoor’s work is half done by bringing together a good ensemble, and everyone delivers their parts well. Ranveer Shourie, Chandrachur Rai, Mansi Multani, Shruti Seth, Nupur Astana, Sagar Deshmukh, Tara Sharma Saluja, Cyrus Pawnbroker, Kalki Koechlin, Palomi Ghosh, and Kapoor are all right.

Kadakh is fascinating to watch at once. Although woven for long patches in the middle, the opening is enough to stick to the whole thing. We always expect more from the person who made Ankhon Dekhi, and even though Kadak does not stand out before him, it outstrips much of the desi content we see online.