Plot
Things
go
horribly
wrong
when
one
night,
Vidya
Chauhan
(Raveena
Tandon)
and
her
daughter
Tia
(Alisha
Khan)
are
returning
home
from
the
latter's
school
annual
day
function.
To
avoid
the
crazy
traffic
jam,
Vidya
goes
off
the
route
but
ends
up
getting
abducted
by
a
bunch
of
lousy
guys.
Soon
the
mother-daughter
duo find
themselves
waking
up
on
the
floor
of
a
deserted
farmhouse
only
to
be
gangraped
by
their
abductors.
Tia
succumbs
to
the
abuse
but
Vidya
survives
the
atrocious
act.
She
recognizes
one
of
her
wrongdoers
as
Apurva
Malik
(Madhur
Mittal)
who
happens
to
be
the
son
of
a
big-shot
politician.
With
a
crumbling
marriage
and
an
insenstive
husband
who
holds
her
responsible
for
the
tragedy
which
resulted
from
a
'wrong
turn', her
sole
support
system
is
her
close
friend
Ritu
(Divya
Jagdale).
Finally on being
failed
by
the
law, Vidya
decides
to
avenge
her
loss
and
goes
on a
revenge-killing
spree.
Will
justice
be
finally
be
delivered
to
a
grieving
mother?
Direction
Ashter
Sayad
picks
up
a
relevant
subject
in
today's
times
when
it
comes
to
story-telling.
A
look at
the
statistics
related
to
rape
cases
in
India
proves
that
the
gruesome
act
still
continues
to
haunt
several
homes.
Maatr
is
well-intentioned
but
lacks
sincerity
when
it
comes
to
execution.
The
plot
consists
of
several
loop-holes
and
even
makes
way
for
some
melodrama
at
times.
Few
may
find
the
blood
and
gory
indigestible.
The
dialogues
ain't
gripping
enough
to
leave
an
impact.
Further,
Raveena
bumps
off her
offenders
one
by
one
in
a
way
where
logic
seems
to
be
tossed
out
of
the
window.
The
final
act
of
justice
seems
contrived
only
to
make
you
feel 'finally
it's
over'.
Performances
Raveena
Tandon
makes
a
smashing
comeback
as
a
rape
victim
and
a
grieving
mother
hell-bent
on
seeking
revenge.
Right
from
pain,
angst,
loath
to
sorrow,
the
actress
displays
her
acting
prowess
by
getting
these
emotions
evoked
in
you.
She
is
in
a
top
form
and
even
her
silence
speaks
volume.
Madhur
Mittal
known
for
films
like
'Slumdog
Millionaire'
and
'Million
Dollar
Arm'
packs
in
the
correct
amount
of
evilness
in
this
revenge
saga.
You
end
up
hating
his
character
Apoorva
right
from
the
first
frame.
The
rest
of
the
cast
comprising
of
Alisha
Khan,
Divya
Jagdale,
Rushaad
Rana
and
Anurag
Arora
lend
good
support.
Technical
Aspects
The
film
falters
in
the
second
half
with
lazy
writing
and
illogical
reasoning
as
the
directors
seems
to
be
in
a
hurry
to
deliver
justice
to
his
protagonist
and
put
an
end
to
her
sufferings.
The
editing
seems
to
be
a
bit
choppy
at
places..However,
the
cinematography
goes
well
with
the
narrative.
Music
The
film
lacks
any
scope
for
music.
Zindagi
Ae
Zindagi
by
Rahat
Fateh
Ali
Khan
is
the
only
track
in
the
film
and
makes
up
for
a
decent
hear.
Unfortunately
the
background
score
weighs
down
the
narrative
and
breaks
the
flow
in
a
couple
of
places.
Verdict
Maatr
is
watchable
solely
for
Raveena
Tandon's
shining
performance
as
a
wronged
woman
who
doesn't
mind
staining
her
hands
with
the blood
of
her
perpetrators
who
inflicted
her
with
a
life-scarring
incident.
Maatr
scores
high
on
intention,
but
unfortunately
falls
short
of
being
a
hard-hitting
film.