One thing I don't get is why Indian directors tend to throw off the audiences particularly in suspense movies by showing scenes which otherwise either "break the truth" of the story or are absolutely unnecessary. For example, in Raqeeb there are a couple of scenes which after seeing the movie you realize were actually wrong in context of the story and were put in to misguide the audience. The first scene is when they show Siddharth chatting with Sophie and "setting" her up against Remo. In the end we find out that Siddharth knew Sophie and they plotted Remo's murder. That being the case, why would the director show Siddharth telling Sophie (on behalf of Remo) that he's a different kind of man, that he's gay..etc. Doesn't make sense. The "setting up" would've happened behind doors. The second scene designed to throw off audiences is when Sophie goes to Siddharth's party and pulls him aside to tell him why she was tensed. Again Siddharth and Sophie were partners in crime and they knew what was happening. The scene was designed to have audiences think Siddharth was innocent. Also, in the movie they show that Sophie makes up a story where here parents died in the crash caused by Remo's mother. Totally unnecessary, just complicating the plot and adds no value to what Sophie and Siddharth were trying to achieve.
Overall, the plot is OK. Can watch on video or DVD. But I just wish that Indian directors mature soon enough.
Overall, the plot is OK. Can watch on video or DVD. But I just wish that Indian directors mature soon enough.