Shachi Chaturvedi
Direction: Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury
Cast: Yami Gautam, Pankaj Kapur, Rahul Khanna, Pia Bajpiee
Rating– 2.5/5
Synopsis
Lost is based on actual events and tells the story of a young lady criminal reporter working on a story about the mysterious disappearance of a young theatre activist. The multi-layered tale is meant to reflect the concept of lost principles and integrity.
Review
The film opens in the present and depicts a bomb explosion before taking you 7 months back in time to establish the idea. Set in Kolkatta and inspired by actual events, Lost tells the story of Vidhi Sahani (Yami Gautam), a young crime reporter who is married to Jeet (Neil Bhoopalam) but lives with her nanu (Pankaj Kapur). She is looking into a case when a young theatre activist, Ishaan Bharti (Tushar Pandey), goes missing. Soon after, Vidhi finds the connection of a girl Ankita Chauhan (Pia Bajpiee), who was in a relationship with Ishaan and is now fighting for an MLA seat under the umbrella of a well-known political leader Ranjan Varman (Rahul Khanna).
The film opens on an exciting note and has a really captivating narrative, but the climax disappoints. The undercooked end leaves many questions unanswered.
Concerning Yami’s performance in the film, she portrays Vidhi, and via this role, she demonstrates that she has the ability to give justice to anything and everything. The way she portrays a journalist’s pain, anxiety, and curiosity impresses me the most.
Rahul Khanna makes an excellent dashing politician. Not only does he have a great screen presence, but his grasp of character makes you want to see more of him.
Pia, one of the main characters, is a talented young lady. Despite the fact that this film does not allow her to express herself in her own way, she succeeds.
Bhoopalam is entirely lost in the story and contributes nothing that advances the plot. Tushar Pandey is the major character for whom the story is created; however he has almost no screen presence, which is a major letdown.
All of the other characters in the picture do their parts well, but the writing of the screenplay, which could have been crisper, misses the mark.
The plot contains far too many untied threads that are tough to avoid. There were several shocking incidents, but the lack of adequate executions made them seem regular. For instance, Yami’s character has a video conference with the Naxal chief, and it is so straightforward that you don’t experience the dread at all.
In terms of technicalities, I believe that the script needs a crisper climax first, followed by a significant re-execution with correct tension put in. Moving on to the background score and music, the film offers a solid background track to enhance the tension despite the lack of numerous songs.
Conclusion
It is a onetime watch that may disappoint you slightly.
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