To watch or not to watch: Definitely watch this one

Starring: Kay Kay Menon, Ashish Vidyarthi, Tisca Chopra, Ashwini Kalsekar

Ayesha Mahajan is found dead in her room one morning by her nanny Remi Fernandes (Ashwini Kalsekar). Her father, Dr Sachin Mahajan (Ashish Vidyarthi) is sleeping off the previous night’s alcohol in his room and her mother, Dr Aarti Mahajan (Tisca Chopra) is in Pune to perform a surgery. The police are called in to investigate the crime to their apartment, but they prove to be incompetent. There are no apparent motives for the crime and no possible way it could have happened. The case goes to CBI officer Sunil Paraskar (Kay Kay Menon), who unearths decades-old family history, filled with deceit and illicit romances.

This movie is based on the Aarushi murder case, though it has been fictionalized here. It is gripping and fast-paced from the beginning and the entire two-hour run is a nail-biter. Kay Kay Menon, in his role as an honest and intelligent CBI officer, is very convincing. The performances by every member of the cast are at par and make the movie seem lifelike. The plot with ultra-rich doctors and their complicated lives is portrayed with elegance. It is a must watch for anyone who is into a good piece of whodunit. It does get a bit “swaggy”, with Kay Kay Menon being the one with the middle-class panache, which is oft repeated, it can be forgiven for the simplicity of the movie overall