Plot
A
young
lad
Mohan
(Suraj
Bisht)
from
'Garhwal'
relocates
to
Delhi
to
become
a
model. He
lands
straight
into
a
modelling
competition
where
boys
clad
in
undies
are
being
asked
lowbrow
questions
on
why
they
should
win
the
title.
When
Mohan
calls
his
smile
his
biggest
asset,
the team
of
judges
including
the
social
butterfly
Sonal
Modi
(Raveena
Tandon)
ridicules
and
rejects
him.
Call
it
luck
or
so,
Mohan
chances
upon
Sonal's
visiting
card
and
gets
in
touch
with
her.
She
invites
him home
and
slips
into
a
lacy
nightgown
ultimately
seducing
him.
Once
the
act
is
done,
she
slips
a stack
of
cash
into
his
hands
and
rechristens
him
as
Afzar,
her
toyboy
whom
she introduces
as
her
trainer
to
the
world.
In
a
parallel
track,
a
coffee
shop
waitress
named
Raina
(Arpita
Chatterjee)
lives
a
double
life
and
has
a
dark
secret.
Her
boss,
Neil
(Areesz
Ganddi) is
a
homosexual
man
who
is
ghosted.
(Areesz
Ganddi).
Her
neighbour
is
a
French national
named
Benoit
(Simon
Frenay)
who
is
unable
to
erase
a
tragedy
from
his
past.
Shab
revolves
around
how
the
stories
of
these
characters
intersect
with
each
other
and
leave
a
major
impact
on
their
lives.
Direction
Onir's
Shab features
a
three
part
narrative
with
the
titles-
Monsoon,
Autumn
and
Winter
each
talking
about
the
changes
in
moods
of
the
characters'
relationships.
While
the
idea
may
seem
great
on
paper,
it
doesn't
translate
effectively
on
the
big
screen.
The
narratives
run
haywire
throwing
you
into
a
fit
of
confusion
at
several
junctures.
Performances
Raveena
Tandon
and
Ashish
Bist
deliver
what
the
script
demands
but
fail
to
touch
your
hearts.
Arpita
Chatterjee
is
spontaneous
but
once
again
it's
the
writing
which
lets her
down.
Simon
Frenay
and
Areesz
Ganddi
put
up
a
good
show.
Sanjay
Suri's
cameo
adds
no
value
to
the
film.
Technical
Aspects
Even
at
the
run-time
of
108
minutes,
Shabh
seems
a
lazy
paced
film.
Irene
Dhar
Malik
and
Onir's
editing
looks
a
bit
wobbly
at
places
when
it
comes
to
narration.
Music
O
Saathi
by
Arijit
Singh
is
a
melodious
composition.
The
rest
of
the
songs
too
make
a
good
listen
but
fail
to
make
its
way
onto
your
lips.
Verdict
Shab
falters
when
it
comes
to
execution
and
leaves
you
unsatiated
with
lots
of
questions
lingering
in
your
mind.
Definitely
not
one
of
Onir's
remarkable
films!
Giving
it
a
miss
won't
make
a
difference.