Given my extremely limited exposure to the Indian cinema, and with it not being a particular scene that I am actively keeping up with, then of course I had never heard about the 2024 horror movie titled "Shaitaan". But with it being a horror movie that I hadn't already seen, and since i had the chance, of course I sat down to watch it and give it a fair chance.
Granted, I am not familiar with the original story from Krishnadev Yagnik, so I don't know how true the movie is to the source material. But I have to say that screenwriter Aamil Keeyan Khan definitely put together a good and entertaining storyline for director Vikas Bahl to bring to the screen.
However, it should be noted that "Shaitaan" is more of a supernatural thriller than it is actually a horror movie.
The narrative in the movie was good, and director Vikas Bahl was good at slowly piling up the suspense and layering the intensity of the movie, making it all the more of an enjoyable movie to sit through.
Of course I wasn't familiar with the actors and actresses on the cast list, but I have to say that actors Ajay Devgn (playing Kabir) and Madhavan (playing Vanraj Kashyap) really put on great performances in the movie. In fact, the entire cast ensemble put on good performances to bring the characters and storyline to life on the screen.
"Shaitaan" is not a movie that is relying heavily on special effects, which is a testament to the storytelling and the narrative. And that was definitely a good thing. There were some special effects in the movie, sure, and they did look good.
If you enjoy an entertaining supernatural thriller, then "Shaitaan" is definitely worth sitting down and spending 132 minutes on watching. I was adequately entertained throughout the course of the movie.
My rating of director Vikas Bahl's 2024 movie "Shaitaan" lands on a six out of ten stars.
Granted, I am not familiar with the original story from Krishnadev Yagnik, so I don't know how true the movie is to the source material. But I have to say that screenwriter Aamil Keeyan Khan definitely put together a good and entertaining storyline for director Vikas Bahl to bring to the screen.
However, it should be noted that "Shaitaan" is more of a supernatural thriller than it is actually a horror movie.
The narrative in the movie was good, and director Vikas Bahl was good at slowly piling up the suspense and layering the intensity of the movie, making it all the more of an enjoyable movie to sit through.
Of course I wasn't familiar with the actors and actresses on the cast list, but I have to say that actors Ajay Devgn (playing Kabir) and Madhavan (playing Vanraj Kashyap) really put on great performances in the movie. In fact, the entire cast ensemble put on good performances to bring the characters and storyline to life on the screen.
"Shaitaan" is not a movie that is relying heavily on special effects, which is a testament to the storytelling and the narrative. And that was definitely a good thing. There were some special effects in the movie, sure, and they did look good.
If you enjoy an entertaining supernatural thriller, then "Shaitaan" is definitely worth sitting down and spending 132 minutes on watching. I was adequately entertained throughout the course of the movie.
My rating of director Vikas Bahl's 2024 movie "Shaitaan" lands on a six out of ten stars.