Pari Review:This Pari Terrifies and Horrifies!

'Pari' can be a called as a proud attempt at Horror genre in the Indian cinema.The movie has no skin show neither a cringe-worthy script, two of the most essential elements of an Indian horror movie. Pari is the third movie in Anushka Sharma's production after NH10 and Phillauri.

It really takes a lot of effort and daring for an A-lister actor to shed her glamorous avatar and don a role like Ruksana. Anushka as Ruksana is an example of an excellent actor and it would not be wrong to say that she has delivered her career-best performance as well as 2018's best performance. Parambrata Chatterjee as Arnob is amazing and his unusual chemistry with Anushka is praiseworthy. Perhaps, Rajat Kapoor as Professor Omar is terrifying but does not have enough meat for his character. Ritabhari Chakraborty as Piyali is innocent, lovable and has good sequences to deliver.

Generally, a cringe-worthy script is essential for an Indian horror movie. Pari finally comes out the 'cringe-worthy' script zone and writer-director Prosit Roy writes an intriguing script but due to some sub-plots, the movie becomes a little confusing in-between but starts and ends promisingly. The movie terrifies and scares but the pace becomes a little painful especially because of a 140-minute run-time. Prosit Roy as a director captures Calcutta in a way we have barely seen on-screen, the Calcutta of the rainy season. The cinematography is hauntingly beautiful and the movie ca alone be watched for the atmosphere it creates. Surprisingly, the music is really good and the background score. 'Tera Zikr Hai' was found to be on my lips even after I left the cinema.

Pari is a brilliantly crafted movie with some loopholes in the script and some pacing issues. It is surprisingly a horror story with a message. I rate the movie 2.5 stars! Pari can be your watch! The business of Pari will be average and would be around 25-30 crores as such movies have a niche audience.

P.S. Pari may not horrify you as much as it did to me because Horror movies are not my cup my of tea so simplest of the horror movies can horrify me!

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