Without revealing much of the plot, Shaitan is the story of mischief gone all wrong for 5 young rich brats. But this is just the premise , director Nambiar invests in a solid script which essentially is about how the Shaitan lurking inside seemingly normal people comes to the fore , and what we end up doing in that moment we might not necessarily vouch for anytime later.
But Shaitan is a young film and it stays so, its a stylish film, the director doesnt hesitate to break a few shackles(helps to have a producer like Anurag i guess) , the characters are not like the regular sugar sweet hindi movie young crowd who always at the end of the day seem to know whats the right thing to do.
With all the stylish aspects aside, it is one of the darkest movies to come recently too, the people in this movie are in a pickle , and no there is no white feathered angle which comes to their rescue and no serendipity which ends their misery . Infact at some level you dont want that to happen either, which isn't quite true with most hindi films is it, we want the troubled to come out unharmed and triumphs. That to me is Nambiar's success . Nambiar is also benefited an awesome background score which adds character to the canvas and for a change, isnt bombastic.
Shaitan is not without its flaws though, the 2nd half drags a bit and the director over indulges himself once in a bit. Specially when his indulgence defies the very purpose of the scene during the climax where Kalki's character (Ammy) has visions from her past about her mom. An important scene in some ways and the directors indulgence in ultra slow motion cams , bright colors and visual imagery does more harm than good.
Despite a few acceptable flaws like this, Shaitan is an enjoyable watch for all those bored of the sugar candy sweet movies and would relish a pure unapologetic expression .. Go have fun.
And ya last but definitely not the least, dont miss the action sequence of the decade just post interval, brilliantly shot with a very good remix version of Khoya Khoya Chand.
