Rog

AV-***1/2
EV-***

"I see dead people". Perhaps this line is known to all of us. This movie is a li’l different it says "I love dead people". Irrfan, a super cop, investigating a murder falls in love with the girl who’s murdered. Sick isn’t it or better to say it’s a ROG. But after all it’s a Hindi movie in which the Hero ought to get his Lady Love. So does that girl gets resurrected or what? I’ll not reveal the mystery and no, this isn't a supernatural film.

Movie starts with Irrfan explaining a psychiatrist why he wanted to commit suicide, how he attempted it, and why he wasn’t successful. This is one of the best scenes of movie. Girl who is supposedly murdered is Ilene Hamann, a South African Model. Well there are very few words in English dictionary that can describe her and angelic, enticing and ravishing are just few of them. She is supposed to be a ROG or a virus that can creep inside any man without even his knowledge and she'll conquer his mind, body, heart and soul. Suhel Seth as a high profile writer is amazing to watch. Munish Makhija and his Dadaji are the funnier part of the movie. Bollywood has got just a handful of good actors and Irrfan is surely one of them. I regret not watching his earlier movies. Either with expression or expressionless he seems so real.

You’ll find glimpses of Basic Instinct in the movie.But its not a remake. Mr. Director is also li’l bit confused whether he is making a love story or murder mystery in the end he comes with a combo of both which is not all that bad. There are only a handful of characters in the movie so its not that tough to guess the killer. ROG is once again a film in a different genre coming from Pooja Bhatt's production house. Music by M M Kreem is good, not as good as JISM but of same type. He should definitely do more movies. Mr. Director, plz try Hollywood b’coz there would be few people who’ll understand and like your movie in Bollywood. In the end I would only say that 100 bucks not so badly spent.

Moral of the Movie:
If you are a cop investigating a murder you could end up finding your Lady Love.

Aditya Parekh
Guest Reviewer