Rating - 6.5/10
404 is about a student in a medical college - Abhimanyu. Abhimanyu rats out his seniors especially Chris to the warden on their ragging and because of this he and his roommates face their wrath. To save his roommates he moves into room 404 which has been locked for the past 3 years because a student named Gaurav committed suicide there. This is encouraged by one of his professors - Prof Aniruddh, so as to get rid of the superstition of the dead student's ghost living there. However soon Abhimanyu starts seeing Gaurav's ghost and lines between reality and hallucination begin to blur. Is Abhimanyu losing it or is the ghost really there...?.
404 is the latest offering from director Prawal Raman (Darna Mana Hai, Darna Zaroori Hai, Gayab). I know the list of movies previously made by Prawal does not provide any encouragement to watch his latest offering however this is a better effort than the previous movies. This is mainly because the film sticks to its subject matter and does not involve any unnecessary sub-plots or love triangles. The story telling could have been much more crisp reducing the movie run time.
The performances from the all the actors are decent. The professor playing Aniruddh does overdo his character at times though. Imaad Shah (Dil, Dosti etc) as Chris downplays his character very well, staying away from histrionics. However he is beginning to seem similar in all his movies. If he wants to prove himself like his father he needs to take up more challenging and different roles.
All in all it is encouraging that new themes are being explored especially in the horror / thriller genre in Bollywood. This is worth a one time watch for those who want to see something different. However for people who do not like experimenting with their movies this might prove to be boring
404 is about a student in a medical college - Abhimanyu. Abhimanyu rats out his seniors especially Chris to the warden on their ragging and because of this he and his roommates face their wrath. To save his roommates he moves into room 404 which has been locked for the past 3 years because a student named Gaurav committed suicide there. This is encouraged by one of his professors - Prof Aniruddh, so as to get rid of the superstition of the dead student's ghost living there. However soon Abhimanyu starts seeing Gaurav's ghost and lines between reality and hallucination begin to blur. Is Abhimanyu losing it or is the ghost really there...?.
404 is the latest offering from director Prawal Raman (Darna Mana Hai, Darna Zaroori Hai, Gayab). I know the list of movies previously made by Prawal does not provide any encouragement to watch his latest offering however this is a better effort than the previous movies. This is mainly because the film sticks to its subject matter and does not involve any unnecessary sub-plots or love triangles. The story telling could have been much more crisp reducing the movie run time.
The performances from the all the actors are decent. The professor playing Aniruddh does overdo his character at times though. Imaad Shah (Dil, Dosti etc) as Chris downplays his character very well, staying away from histrionics. However he is beginning to seem similar in all his movies. If he wants to prove himself like his father he needs to take up more challenging and different roles.
All in all it is encouraging that new themes are being explored especially in the horror / thriller genre in Bollywood. This is worth a one time watch for those who want to see something different. However for people who do not like experimenting with their movies this might prove to be boring
hmm...may give it a try some day! :)
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