Dhokha: Round D Corner
2022 · Directed by Kookie Gulati
Original language: Hindi
- crime
- thriller
The story
When a delusional housewife with a personality disorder is taken hostage by a terrorist on the loose and a husband accused of cheating on his wife have their own versions of reality, how do we know who's saying the truth?
What it’s like
Taut, sceptical unease, built on shifting accounts and the question of whose version to trust. The look leans toward a contained, tightly staged thriller in which hostage tension and domestic claustrophobia share the frame, with the mood carried by suspense and doubt more than by spectacle. Expect a tense, urban crime atmosphere, a steady build of mistrust, and sharp turns that reward close attention. Sound would sit in the thriller register: tension in the silences, with dialogue and escalation doing most of the work. The pacing is driven by revelation, so it suits an engaged evening rather than half-attention. Emotionally it stays cold and wary, with its people caught in lies, pride and self-justification more than in tender change. Intensity is moderate: there is threat, a hostage situation and some violence, but it is not gore-led and the darker beats are more about fear and betrayal than graphic detail. It suits viewers who enjoy unreliable-narrator puzzles, crime thrillers with a psychological edge, and Madhavan-led genre fare.
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