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7 Khoon Maaf (2011)

Directed by Vishal Bhardwaj

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Overview

Susanna is hungry for love and will go to any extent to find it in its purest form. In her quest for the perfect man, she gets married a number of times as each of her husband’s die mysteriously.

Length 148 minutes

Actors

Priyanka Chopra | Vivaan Shah | Konkona Sen Sharma | Neil Nitin Mukesh | Usha Uthup | Harish Khanna | Ayush Tandon | John Abraham | Annu Kapoor | Irrfan Khan | Aleksandr Dyachenko | Ruskin Bond | Naseeruddin Shah

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
02/20/2011Movie ScreenDigitalTheater6.5 stars
 

Viewing Notes

Paid my first visit to Big Cinemas (in the old Niles Golf Showcase space). Film I decided to see was 7 Khoon Maaf a.k.a. Seven Murders Forgiven (2011). Decent mystery with a few exceptional moments and borderline silly moments.

This is a very earnest and deadly serious take on a woman’s life of murdering each of her husbands. After each marriage she discovers that each man carries a flaw that makes him less than desirable and sometimes downright vile and disgusting. Her only escape is to murder them. Priyanka Chopra is very effective as this unsuspecting black widow surrounded by a capable cast of characters and villains.

Uncle Goonga, the mute ex-jockey accomplice, is easily one of the best characters I’ve seen on screen. Not much mystery in this (until the finale) but a few disturbing moments. Definitely not typical Bollywood film but still worth a look if you want something more dark with a touch of humor in your Hindi film viewing.

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