First
things
first!
The
Film
Emotional
Atyachar
bears
no
resemblance
to
a
reality
show
with
the
same
name
(Emotional
Atyachar).
Nor
is
The
Film
Emotional
Atyachar
an
expose
on
relationships.
Now
let's
proceed...
The
Film
Emotional
Atyachar
is
a
road
movie,
plus
black
comedy
rolled
into
one.
The
characters
in
the
film
are
either
grey
or
black
and
each
is
out
to
double
cross
the
other.
Quite
an
interesting
thought,
isn't
it?
Like
Johnny
Gaddaar,
The
Film
Emotional
Atyachar
is
unpredictable
and
keeps
you
guessing
vis-À-vis
what
turn
the
story
will
take
next.
If
unpredictability
is
its
strength,
there's
a
weakness
as
well:
The
screenplay
isn't
watertight.
More
on
that
later!
Yet,
all
said
and
done,
The
Film
Emotional
Atyachar
is
unconventional
and
unpredictable
and
a
shade
better
than
most
below
par
products
churned
out
in
the
name
of
new-age
cinema.
The
Film
Emotional
Atyachar
is
set
on
a
secluded
highway
between
Mumbai
and
Goa
and
revolves
around
incidents
that
take
place
in
one
night
to
multiple
travellers.
The
film
starts
with
Hiten
(Anand
Tiwari)
encountering
a
fatally
wounded
Vikram
(Mohit
Ahlawat).
The
story
takes
off
from
this
point
onwards...
One
has
to
be
attentive,
sorry,
very
attentive
while
watching
The
Film
Emotional
Atyachar.
This
one's
not
the
leave-your-brains-at-home
types,
for
sure.
The
story
of
the
film
is
truly
hatke
and
its
execution,
double
hatke.
In
fact,
it
takes
time
to
grasp
the
goings-on
initially
because
the
characters
aren't
connected
with
one
another
and
also,
there're
multiple
stories
running
concurrently.
Things
fall
into
place
towards
the
second
hour
and
a
clearer
picture
starts
emerging
subsequently.
It's
only
towards
the
finale
that
the
varied
tracks
merge
into
one
and
you
add
two
and
two
together.
However,
since
the
story
is
being
told
from
Mohit
Ahlawat's
point
of
view
and
since
none
of
the
characters
are
connected
to
each
other,
how
does
he
know
what
really
transpired
between
Abhimanyu
Singh
and
Ranvir-Vinay?
There's
no
mention
of
it.
Also,
the
finale
of
the
film
-
the
manner
in
which
the
story
culminates
-
looks
convenient
and
filmy.
Why
did
the
director
opt
for
a
standard,
all's-well-that-ends-well
ending?
An
unpredictable
conclusion
would've
only
created
a
stronger
impact.
Yet,
there's
no
denying
that
debutant
director
Akshay
Shere
has
handled
a
number
of
sequences
well.
The
camerawork
is
perfect
and
the
background
score,
effective.
The
show
belongs
to
Ranvir
Shorey
and
Vinay
Pathak.
The
duo
is
top
notch
and
the
camaraderie
is
superb.
It's
a
tailor-made
role
for
Ravi
Kishan
and
he
carries
the
tapori
lingo
well.
Mohit
Ahlawat
is
in
sync
with
his
character.
Kalki
Koechlin
is
charming
and
handles
her
part
with
amazing
ease.
Abhimanyu
Singh
is
wonderful.
Snehal
Dabhi
entertains.
Sakshi
Gulati
gets
no
scope.
Anand
Tiwari
is
a
fine
actor.
On
the
whole,
The
Film
Emotional
Atyachar
isn't
the
perfect
cool
and
hip
film,
but
better
than
most
movies
that
come
in
the
garb
of
new-age
cinema.
Director:
Akshay
Shere
Cost:
Mohit
Alawat,
Kalki
Koechlin,
Vinay
Pathak,
Ranvir
Shorey,
Abhimanyu
Shekhar
Singh,
Ravi
Kissen,
Sakshi
Gulati
Story first published: Friday, September 3, 2010, 12:20 [IST]