Vaada (2005) Reviews

• surprisingly good

  kaizer_soze2005-01-31

  Surprisingly good, thats what i'll say, this is a thriller and never loses it's track which is very un-bollywoodish.... the 2 actors - rampal and zayed have performed well, zayed has overacted somewhere..in all, the performance from the lead 2 actors is good. but the actress- amisha, does not live up to the standards set by them. the story starts with amisha found hanging to the death, there are 2 persons in that house - husband rampal, who is blind and zayed... then some interesting twists are involved and the nice thing is that we watch only one story, not many stories merged together, and that is the precise reason, i liked this movie. 7/10

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• A game of cat and mouse

  contactanywhere2005-09-10

  A blind husband, a dead wife, and a somewhat psychotic ex-boyfriend, all thrown together in a story that I could not help feeling I have seen somewhere before, something not helped by an early scene clearly ripping off "Love Actually". Putting that aside, this was not a bad thriller; unusually for a Bollywood film, I found myself switching allegiances between the two main actors, even feeling pity for the psychotic. With a better script (or better subtitling, perhaps?), removal of the unnecessary dances, and a tenser courtroom scene, this film could have been very good. For me, the best performance was put in by Zayed Khan, I won't say more for fear of giving too much away. I saw this film on a long plane flight, and it entertained me perfectly well.

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• Unbroken Promise

  springsunnywinter2007-06-05

  I'm a huge fan of revenge films but this thriller was so intelligent and unpredictable, I don't know that if the movie is original or not but it doe's not matter as long as the film is good. The suspense is so relentless you just don't know who is bad or good and is Rahul (Arjun Rampal) really blind or not. The only good song is Main Ishq Uska and the song Teri Kurti just makes me laugh especially the awful voice of the female singer. I felt really sorry for Karan (Zayed Khan) although his love for Pooja (Amisha Patel) was obsessive and uncontrollable. I don't think Rahul was fair to Karan because he did not actually kill her and Pooja was stupid that she had to commit suicide to prove her point she could've explained in the next morning and Rahul would've understood but the way he took his revenge was so amazing. It simply has to be Satish Kaushik's best film he was a poor director in the 90's when he made rubbish films like Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja & Prem but now he his improving and he is a terrific comic actor.

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• Vaada is interesting

  arundathi2006-08-16

  At the beginning of the movie, I thought John Abraham should have acted in place of Zayed because it would have been more exciting. I think the chemistry on screen between Arjun and John would have sizzled. As the movie went on, I realized Zayed was a better choice because John rarely excepts defeat. He is cunning enough to avoid getting into trouble with the law. Plus, the story would have dragged on. Other than that, this movie was well done, although it did remind me of Humraaz a bit. Arjun and Zayed rocked the screen portraying two seemingly similar characters. Amisha too had her share of fire. The only thing that annoys me are her innocent look and her hyperventilating crying. In conclusion, I really recommend this movie for its content and portrayal of the characters. All three went really deep to bring the so called imaginary characters to life. Trust me, this movie keeps going and keeps you wondering. P.S. The songs were really nice too.

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• an amazingly interesting movie

  ramya_542006-06-26

  I thought that Vaada was a very different movie with a lot of twists, turns, and interesting plots. The basic plot of the story is that Amisha Patel is found dead, and Arjun Rampal, Amisha's blind husband, and his best friend Zayed Khan who also happens to be Amisha's obsessive ex-boyfriend, are trying to figure out who killed her. Arjun Rampal did very well in his role, and he plays his part nicely as the helpless-looking husband who actually has other shades to him. Zayed Khan was great in his role as the psychotic ex-boyfriend. I think this movie proved that he can do more that just play the "fun loving cool dude". He overacted in some spots, but it didn't go overboard. Amisha Patel wasn't in the film very much because she's found dead in the very beginning, but for what she does do, I thought she wasn't that great. The songs are good. I particularly enjoyed "Mein Ishq Uska" and "Maula". watch it!!

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