Kaun

My favourite Ram Gopal Varma suspense drama which I bought recently from a CD store. In one phrase, the chief feature of the story can be described as ‘nobody is what it appears to be’.

The movie begins in a rainy afternoon with a lonely young lady in her dwelling being continually pestered by a stranger who, it seems has mistaken the residence for the one owned my some Mr. Malhotra. The lady refuses to let the stranger in but he annoys her by hanging around the house and making undue demands which starts with his asking for permission to come in. Again she refuses only to find him peeking from the kitchen window and requesting for a sandwich. Next he comes round the drawing room window and try to watch the television. This irritates the lady further but at a certain point of time situation forces to let her allow the stranger in. Coincidentally, there is an announcement in the TV of a lunatic murderer who is believed to choose his victims residing alone. This terrifies the lady and the stranger increases her panic by his eccentric behaviours. At a later stage of the movie another person is introduced who claims to be a police officer and enters the house following a routine procedure. But it’s not long before the other two discovers that he is anything other than police. The suspense continues as each of them puts doubt in the others’ mind and the climax reveals a truth that is both horrifying and shocking.

A movie with only 3 chief characters and a dog that has a bit of role in the middle and all the scenes in the same house gives the picture a unique signature. Several scenes are there without dialogues where the light and sound has been brilliantly used to add to the suspense. A film worth giving 100 minutes to but my recommendation is watch it alone in the late hours of the night when the suspense can be best enjoyed.