<p>Bhediya</p>.<p>Hindi (Theatres)</p>.<p>Director: Amar Kaushik</p>.<p>Cast: Vaun Dhawan, Kriti Sanon, Abhishek Banerjee</p>.<p>Rating: 2/5</p>.<p>‘Bhediya’, starring Varun Dhawan — the modern face of Bollywood mass entertainers — is a massive letdown. The film falters in its execution of a story that’s not so original. The writing takes a beating in the second half.</p>.<p>The film’s story revolves around Bhaskar, played by Dhawan, who hates dogs and has a rather unpleasant view on mother nature. He works as a contractor and lands a contract of developing roads in the Ziro town of Arunachal Pradesh to push development and put the town on the map.</p>.<p>He is joined by his cousin Janardhan (played by Abhishek Bannerjee). Banerjee, with his comic timing, is undoubtedly the most entertaining part of the film. Upon reaching Ziro, Bhaskar gets bit by a wolf on a full moon night and the next day he turns into our titular character ‘Bhediya’. </p>.<p>Directed by Amar Kaushik, who previously made the entertaining ‘Stree’, ‘Bhediya’ attempts to explore the man vs nature trope. Like ‘Stree’, this film too is a horror comedy. While it is partly entertaining, isn’t gripping thanks to the predictable story and sloppy screenplay.</p>.<p>The film also lacks in the sound design department as the horror elements aren’t impactful. Kriti Sanon’s character as Doctor Anika adds little to the story. Apart a watchable first-half, the film sets out to do too many things in the second half, including a twist in the climax that falls flat.</p>.<p>The visual effects in ‘Bhediya’ are impressive, especially when Bhaskar turns into a werewolf. The comedy works with Banerjee’s dialogue delivery being hilarious. </p>.<p>Varun Dhawan’s previous outing with Maddock, ‘Badlapur’, gave him his career. But here,<br />despite some flashes of brilliance, he comes across too over the top.</p>.<p>‘Bhediya’ fails to emotionally resonate with the viewers because of poor character development and weak chemistry between the leads. The man vs nature conflict too is resolved in a rather unspectacular fashion. </p>
<p>Bhediya</p>.<p>Hindi (Theatres)</p>.<p>Director: Amar Kaushik</p>.<p>Cast: Vaun Dhawan, Kriti Sanon, Abhishek Banerjee</p>.<p>Rating: 2/5</p>.<p>‘Bhediya’, starring Varun Dhawan — the modern face of Bollywood mass entertainers — is a massive letdown. The film falters in its execution of a story that’s not so original. The writing takes a beating in the second half.</p>.<p>The film’s story revolves around Bhaskar, played by Dhawan, who hates dogs and has a rather unpleasant view on mother nature. He works as a contractor and lands a contract of developing roads in the Ziro town of Arunachal Pradesh to push development and put the town on the map.</p>.<p>He is joined by his cousin Janardhan (played by Abhishek Bannerjee). Banerjee, with his comic timing, is undoubtedly the most entertaining part of the film. Upon reaching Ziro, Bhaskar gets bit by a wolf on a full moon night and the next day he turns into our titular character ‘Bhediya’. </p>.<p>Directed by Amar Kaushik, who previously made the entertaining ‘Stree’, ‘Bhediya’ attempts to explore the man vs nature trope. Like ‘Stree’, this film too is a horror comedy. While it is partly entertaining, isn’t gripping thanks to the predictable story and sloppy screenplay.</p>.<p>The film also lacks in the sound design department as the horror elements aren’t impactful. Kriti Sanon’s character as Doctor Anika adds little to the story. Apart a watchable first-half, the film sets out to do too many things in the second half, including a twist in the climax that falls flat.</p>.<p>The visual effects in ‘Bhediya’ are impressive, especially when Bhaskar turns into a werewolf. The comedy works with Banerjee’s dialogue delivery being hilarious. </p>.<p>Varun Dhawan’s previous outing with Maddock, ‘Badlapur’, gave him his career. But here,<br />despite some flashes of brilliance, he comes across too over the top.</p>.<p>‘Bhediya’ fails to emotionally resonate with the viewers because of poor character development and weak chemistry between the leads. The man vs nature conflict too is resolved in a rather unspectacular fashion. </p>