![]() ![]() Vikrant Massey’s character feels rushed and stereotypical. ![]() Sara Ali khan who is excessively upbeat takes her pitch down a bit and that helps. It loses steam and gets way too predictable after a point. The story lacks conflict and reasoning after a point. The unravelling of mystery and joining the dots bit undoes an otherwise gripping build-up. It gaslights you into believing that things can't be as convenient as they seem. It’s the climax that acts as a downer and does a bit of disservice to the plot. Spooky palaces, lonely girl, notorious family members and buried truth… Gaslight has all the ingredients that could make for an engaging thriller and it works to a certain extent. Atmospheric and gloomy, the setting is ideal and unlike most Indian thrillers fear is not chaotic but quiet. Dimly lit old palace and its empty rooms speak a language of their own. The sound in particular deserves an applause as footsteps on a wooden floor, fire crackling, creaking doors, books slamming shut, pages fluttering set a nervous tone perfectly. Pavan Kirpalani’s mystery-thriller draws you into its world with eerie silence and interesting jump scares. What lies beneath this royal mystery forms the story and can Meesha uncover it? As Meesha starts experiencing paranormal activities in the palace, she fears her father could have been killed. “How come she has no digital footprint”, wonders her stepmom (Chitrangada Singh). Review: We don’t know much about Meesha’s past except for the accident she survived and that her mother committed suicide. ![]() She suspects a foul play, while her stepmom (the queen) thinks of her as delusional. Synopsis: Wheelchair bound princess Meesha, (Sara Ali Khan) returns to her palace Mayagarh in Morbi to discover that her estranged father is missing.
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