KILL
2024 · Directed by Nikhil Nagesh Bhat
Original language: Hindi
- action
- crime
- thriller
The story
When an army commando finds out his true love is engaged against her will, he boards a New Dehli-bound train in a daring quest to derail the arranged marriage. But when a gang of knife-wielding thieves begin to terrorize innocent passengers on his train, the commando takes them on, one by one.
What it’s like
Confined train corridors lit by flickering overhead tube lights and the cold blue wash of emergency signage, with the camera pressed close to the action in long, unbroken handheld takes that keep you inside the carriage rather than above it. The palette runs steel grey, sodden browns and sudden arterial red, and the sound is all machinery: wheels hammering over joints, metal doors slamming, a booming percussive score that drops out for a beat before each blow lands. Its vibe is relentless and combustible, a brawling, high-octane pressure cooker that escalates carriage by carriage and seldom lets the pulse settle. The pacing is a locked, accelerating sprint, with the romantic quest kept as a simmering motive rather than a breather. Intensity is high and unsparing: frequent close-quarters knife violence, bloody injuries and stabbings shown without restraint, brutal fight choreography and menace throughout, with little relief. It suits late-night viewing for people who want adrenaline, a dose of heightened masculine swagger, and a rough, visceral ride with no gentleness in it.
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