Plot
Shaurya
(Rajkummar
Rao) secretly
admires his
office
colleague
Noorie
(Geetanjali
Thapa)
who
is
soon
to
get
hitched.
After
several
fumbles
and
mumbles,
he
manages
to
confess
his
feelings
to
her.
The
duo
strike
a
friendship
and soon
fall
in
love.
Shaurya
proposes
marriage
to
Noorie
who
accepts
it
with
a
condition-
he
has
to
buy
a
new
flat
for
them
to
stay
post
their
wedding.
There
begins
his
hunt
for
a
new
home
in
the
heart
of
the
city. He
finally
finds
an
empty
flat
in
an
isolated
high-rise
apartment
and
soon
moves
in.
Unfortunately,
tragedy
strikes
when
he
accidently
ends
up
locking
himself
in
his
flat.
Will
he
find
a
ray
of
hope
in
this
world
of
darkness
and
isolation?
Direction
Touted
to
be
India's
first
survival
drama,
Vikramaditya
Motwane
places
his
central
character
in
a
state
of
entrapment
amidst
the
chaotic
city
of
Mumbai.
It
is
indeed
a
brave
attempt
of
him
to
weave
such
a
story
that's
rarely
told
in
Bollywood.
The
director
gets
most
of
the
things
right
but
at
the
same
time,
he
does
take
a
few
cinematic
liberties
that
are
just
too
loud
to
be
ignored.
Had
these
shortcomings
been
tackled,
the
film
could
have
been
a
much
refined
by-product.
Trapped
wins
you
over
with
its
content
and
Rajkummar
Rao's
top-notch
act.
Performances
Rajkummar
Rao
delivers
yet
another
applauseworthy
act
as
a
helpless
man
that
keeps
you
hooked
right
from
the
first
frame.
Even
with
limited
dialogues,
space
and
voice, his
take
on
Darwin's
theory
of survival
of
the
fittest
in
real
world
is
worth-watching.
His
metamorphisis
from
a
timid
man
who
refrains
from
eating
meat to
someone
who
doesn't
battle
an
eyelid
when
it
comes
to
hunting
pigeons
to
satiate
his
hunger
pangers
in
extreme
conditions
is
commendable
and
the
man
gets
his
craft
bang
on!
Technical
Aspects
Trapped
has
fewer
dialogues
and
plays
more
with
actions
and
emotions.
Siddharth
Diwan
aptly
captures
the
claustrophobic
feeling
of
the
film
through
his
lens.
However,
the
film
could
have
been
snipped
by
a
few
minutes
to
make
it
more
edgy.
Music
Except
for
Dheemi,
there
ain't
any
other
songs
in
the
film
and
that
works
in
its
favour
as
a
break
in
the
tension
could
have
been
a
hindrance.
Alokananda
Dasgupta's
music
gels
well
and
the
background
score
perfectly
fits
the
theme.
Verdict
Allow
yourself
to
get
'trapped'
in
Shaurya
aka
Rajkummar
Rao's
world
if
you
are
seeking
for
something
way
different
from
the
regular
popcorn
entertainers.
This
one
needs
a
viewing
purely
for
Rao's
stellar
act.