Evengyny Thanks for the memories!

Limerculer A waste of 90 minutes of my life

FirstWitch A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

Dana An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

Prashast Singh I have seen I SAW THE DEVIL. It's an action thriller, and is definitely one of the best revenge movies ever. When I found this film, EK VILLAIN, was a ripoff of ISTD, I decided to watch it, to find out the similarities and differences. I found a lot of them.EK VILLAIN comes nowhere near ISTD and completely misses the charm of a revenge themed movie even as a standalone film. I was surprised to see a lot of scenes directly lifted from the original and was shocked to see a below par execution in many of these. But the film did have its own cool moments, like the stylish action sequences and some emotional aspects even the original didn't explore, apart from the striking and haunting performance of Riteish Deshmukh.Sidharth does a good job and looks handsome enough to fit in the character, but some poor dialogue delivery by him makes one of the best scenes unintentionally funny. Riteish is the biggest reason why this film works. His performance is the finest I've seen in years from him, given that he mostly acts in comedies. Shraddha was just fine; her dialogues never seemed to end, and while this was perhaps done on purpose, it seemed overdosed.The songs are excellent, but they pop out of nowhere and prove to be a hindrance in the screenplay. Then what makes this film a good one?Well, the film impresses emotionally too. The interval sequence is extremely well crafted. The entire confrontation between the hero and villain is excellently done, even though it doesn't excite too much if you've seen the original. The entire sequence before, during and after the climax, however turns out to be a game changer and makes the film good enough. The intensely poetic climax is excellent and at this point the film becomes unforgettable. There are some decent moral lessons too.If you want to see it only to judge which one is better out of the two, then it's clearly ISTD all the way. However, if you want a slightly lighter (in terms of violence and gore) action thriller with (unnecessary, unwanted) romance and songs, EK VILLAIN is the film to check out.

rajatdahiyax A man in a hood murders a young woman, Aisha Verma (Shraddha Kapoor) with a screwdriver and throws her out the window, after breaking into her house. At her funeral, a CBI officer, Aditya Rathore (Shaad Randhawa), points out to the police, that it is vital to track down the murderer or else Guru (Sidharth Malhotra), Aisha's husband, would go on a killing spree. He misguides Guru by blaming Guru's former boss, a gangster Caeser (Remo Fernandes), for killing Aisha. In a flashback, he reveals that Guru used to work as a hit-man for Caeser. Two years back, Guru had mercilessly killed a young man in a fit of anger, in front of his mother and younger brother.Guru meets Aisha, a free spirited girl in love with life, who requests him to help her with reuniting two aged lovers. They soon become friends and Aisha reveals to him that she is suffering from a terminal illness, and tells him about her bucket list. Guru helps her fulfill most of those wishes but her health deteriorates. Falling in love with her, Guru marries Aisha. He tries every means to save her, she receives treatment in Mumbai and miraculously recovers. Few days later she discovers she is pregnant but conceals the fact from Guru. In a parallel story, Rakesh Mahadkar (Riteish Deshmukh) is an unsuccessful and henpecked man who is constantly nagged and ridiculed by his wife Sulochana (Aamna Sharif) for being useless and poor. He vents out his frustration by murdering women who speak rudely to him, and Aisha turns out to be one of them.In present day, Guru aims to track down Aisha's killer. After finding out that it was not Caeser behind the murder, he finally tracks down Rakesh, while he is assaulting another victim. Guru beats him brutally but later admits him to a hospital and pays for the expenses, intending to return. While at the hospital, Guru finds out that Aisha was pregnant which makes him even more angry. While assaulting a nurse who had earlier spoken rudely to him, Rakesh is again intercepted by Guru who almost kills him, but revives him again after delivering an adrenaline shot and sets him free. Meanwhile, the police find the truth about Rakesh and take his wife for questioning. Rakesh goes to his friend Brijesh Yadav (Kamaal R Khan), who suggests that Guru must be the husband of one of his victims and is thus taking revenge. He realizes that Guru is Aisha's husband as Aisha had begged him not to kill her by saying that she is pregnantRakesh, who now knows Guru's identity taunts him over the phone, before killing Aisha's father and then surrenders himself to Guru. Rakesh expected Guru to kill him so that he would become a "hero" in the eyes of his wife and everyone else, while Guru would become a "villain". However, Caesar calls Guru at that moment and says that he has killed Rakesh's wife and asks Guru to finish off his son. Enraged, Rakesh injures Guru and is about to not kill him when he is run over by a car and dies on the spot. Guru later adopts Rakesh's son instead of killing him, and completes the remaining wishes on Aisha's bucket list.

Arup Ghose The massive hype around Ek Villain was for two major reasons - Mohit Suri's next directional project post the huge success of Aashiqui 2 and for the same reason, Mihtoon and Ankit Tiwari's music and on both fronts, the film must be deemed as a success. Mohit Suri hits the nail yet again with this film, and has no doubt become one of the top directors within the industry. What I like about him, is that he does brilliantly with upcoming actors (think of what he has done with the likes of Emraan Hashmi, Siddharth Roy Kapur and now Siddharth Malhotra). Ek Villain is an emotional roller coaster! Certain scenes between Siddharth and Shraddha leave you fuzzy and romantic, and then other scenes (involving Riteish) leave you angry! I loved the way the story was told. This film is a turning point in Sidharth's career. Initially I was worried he would turn into another Imraan Khan, but far from it. The guy has talent, looks the part and had a lovely on screen chemistry with Shraddha. Looking forward to his next films. Shraddha is awesome! She's charming, energetic, romantic and cute all packed into one small package. I must admit that her constant 'Hey Villain' throughout the film can get a little irritating, but when you look at her sweet smile, you tend to forget everything else. Riteish is a revelation and I hope to see him in such negative shaded roles in the future. He plays the 'innocent but deadly' part so naturally, and he has set very high standards for himself that he needs to continue meeting.Good to see Aamna Sharif back - not only did she look stunning but she played Riteish's wife very well.Regardless of how good the script and performances was, the real winner of the film is the music. Mithoon is one of the best talents in Bollwyood, and every time I see his name as the music director, I know the album is going to be a super hit (Bas Ek Pal, Aggar, Lamhaa, Anwar, Murder 2, Aashiqui 2 and now add Ek Villain to that list). Each and every song is brilliant but my favs are Humdard (Arijit does it again), Galiyaan (Ankit's best work to date) and Awari. Overall the film is a big hit with the twists, performances and music. An overall winner for me!

Ahmad Syed Anwar This is very good movie. Very emotional. Cinematography is very good. One thing I didn't liked the villain :p . Such a stupid villain. This charter should be given to a better actor. Yes "Ritesh Deshmukh". NOT suitable for this role. Here other tough actor would more suit.The reason of this serial killer is also lame. The story Line should have changed in this reasoning. The serial killer reasoning should be justified more deeply. Some ideas should have taken from the "Dark knight" Other than this movie is fantastic. Very romantic.Hope to see more films like this