Andhadhun [2018]

Language - Hindi
Director - Sriram Raghavan
Run Time -2 hours, 18 minutes
Genre - Comedy, Thriller
Starring - Ayushmann Khurrana, Tabu, Radhika Apte

Watching Andhadhun is like taking in breathe of fresh air. Hilarious, and enthralling at the same time, this movie has to be one of my favourite hindi movies of the year. With an exciting plot filled with some highly astonishing twists and turns, and well-written motley crew of characters, Sriram Raghavan has churned out a highly entertaining film.

Ayushmann Khurrana plays the role of Akash, an aspiring piano player who has a huge secret. He pretends to be blind whilst he isn't and takes full advantage of having a disability. He witnesses a crime, and we have a comedy of errors thereafter with multiple characters involved, each having their own ambitions and motives. I don't want to write too much as there is a surprise waiting at the end of every scene.

Ayushmann has a knack of portraying oddball characters and he is impeccable in his portrayal of a pretentiously blind piano player here. His comedy timing is superb as well as his chemistry, albeit for a short while with Radhika Apte. I feel her character could have been given a little more depth though. Tabu, with a wide spectrum of emotions though, is the ideal antagonist and her performance was highly enjoyable. The rest of the ensemble cast carry out their roles in sync too.

At first, I thought the first scene of the movie was just to play a comparison of a blind rabbit and a blind man, but it was wonderful how it all came back to the start. Also, the movie ends on a cliffhanger, which I really love as the filmmaker opens his story to further interpretation.

Laughs galore, don't miss this gem of a black comedy.

My Rating - 8.6/10