706

Initial release: 11 January 2019

Director: Shravan Kumar

A riveting story. Kept me glued to the screen. Though some things were very obvious. I wish story writers wouldn’t be as predictable as they turn out to be. But somehow, I felt that none of the actors overacted or were theatrical. Bollywood is getting better with the acts, especially in horror movies. Otherwise, Hindi horror movies were all about some weird fellow feigning as the bhoot; dressed in a furry coat, and the poor thing would have long teeth like an elephant and grunt all throughout trying to scare the daylights out of us! Or else, it would be a woman possessed by an evil spirit and the rest of the story follows, predictably. 

Here, I quite liked the role of the psychiatrist and the way she handles the disturbed patient, Rahul Bora, later even going to the extent of having a relationship with him, which is quite natural. However, the story at the end where she dies just to save the little boy from the spirit was a little over the top. 

Divya Dutta has always been one of my favourite actresses and she does every role with a passion unbeknownst to others. Here too, in 706, her calm and composed acting led the story through. Mohan Agashe, one actor I like, was gone in the blink of an eye. 

I quite liked the movie, though. A good Sunday entertainment. I give it a 8 out of 10.