<p>Ek Villain Returns</p>.<p>Hindi (Theatres)</p>.<p>Director: Mohit Suri</p>.<p>Cast: John Abraham, Arjun Kapoor, Disha Patani, Tara Sutaria, J D Chakravarthy</p>.<p>Rating: 2/5</p>.<p>Mohit Suri’s ‘Ek Villain Returns’ is a sequel to the 2014 hit ‘Ek Villain’. It deals with the story of a cab driver suffering from post traumatic stress disorder and psychosis due to his one-sided love. The disorder compels him to murder over a dozen women. He targets only those who break-up with men after a brief relationship for the want of materialistic life.</p>.<p>He abducts a promising singer, who has been ditched by a spoilt brat of a rich dad’s son. She still loves him. The police launches an investigation to nab the serial killer. Rest of the story answers these questions: Who is the hero? Who is the villain?</p>.<p>Suri pulls the audience into a strange world where villains thrive early on, arousing a lot of curiosity. However, our interest is killed soon with a highly predictable plot.</p>.<p>The first-half establishes four important characters. The tales of all four get intertwined with some interesting twists in the second half. However, Suri fails to maintain the momentum as the ‘spot-the-serial-killer’ game becomes absurd and ridiculous. The director loses an opportunity to convert the flick into an intense psychological thriller.</p>.<p>Non-linear storytelling is a wise choice. The flick lacks a sense of continuity of a good sequel. ‘Teri Galliyan’, the soulful track from the first part, has been reprised as ‘Galliyan Returns’. However, it fails to repeat the magic of the original.</p>.<p>Arjun Kapoor and John Abraham, the two best action heroes and Disha Patani and Tara Sutaria, the two pretty girls, can’t save the film as Bollywood continues to disappoint.</p>.<p>In the film, Abraham is often seen requesting ‘Rating zaroor dena.’ Unfortunately, anything beyond 2 for this film appears illogical.</p>
<p>Ek Villain Returns</p>.<p>Hindi (Theatres)</p>.<p>Director: Mohit Suri</p>.<p>Cast: John Abraham, Arjun Kapoor, Disha Patani, Tara Sutaria, J D Chakravarthy</p>.<p>Rating: 2/5</p>.<p>Mohit Suri’s ‘Ek Villain Returns’ is a sequel to the 2014 hit ‘Ek Villain’. It deals with the story of a cab driver suffering from post traumatic stress disorder and psychosis due to his one-sided love. The disorder compels him to murder over a dozen women. He targets only those who break-up with men after a brief relationship for the want of materialistic life.</p>.<p>He abducts a promising singer, who has been ditched by a spoilt brat of a rich dad’s son. She still loves him. The police launches an investigation to nab the serial killer. Rest of the story answers these questions: Who is the hero? Who is the villain?</p>.<p>Suri pulls the audience into a strange world where villains thrive early on, arousing a lot of curiosity. However, our interest is killed soon with a highly predictable plot.</p>.<p>The first-half establishes four important characters. The tales of all four get intertwined with some interesting twists in the second half. However, Suri fails to maintain the momentum as the ‘spot-the-serial-killer’ game becomes absurd and ridiculous. The director loses an opportunity to convert the flick into an intense psychological thriller.</p>.<p>Non-linear storytelling is a wise choice. The flick lacks a sense of continuity of a good sequel. ‘Teri Galliyan’, the soulful track from the first part, has been reprised as ‘Galliyan Returns’. However, it fails to repeat the magic of the original.</p>.<p>Arjun Kapoor and John Abraham, the two best action heroes and Disha Patani and Tara Sutaria, the two pretty girls, can’t save the film as Bollywood continues to disappoint.</p>.<p>In the film, Abraham is often seen requesting ‘Rating zaroor dena.’ Unfortunately, anything beyond 2 for this film appears illogical.</p>