Review of 7 Khoon Maaf

7 Khoon Maaf is the latest attempt made by Vishal Bhardwaj. The movie is based on a short story written by Ruskin Bond 'Susanna's Seven Husbands'. The theme of the movie is about a lady killing 6 husbands she marries in her journey of finding love in her life but always ending for a wrong guy. It can be put in the category of dark movies.

Priyanka as Susanna Anna-Marie Johannes plays the role of protagonist who is in search of love. Priyanka’s husband are played by Neil Nitin Mukesh, John Abraham, Irfan Khan, Aleksandr Dyachenko, Annu Kapoor and Naseerudin Shah in the same sequence. Arun played by Vivaan Shah narrates the story of Susanna to his wife played by Konkana Sen. He explains how and why Susanna keeps killing her husband. There are 3 people in the movie who help Susanna in killing her husbands and they are played by Usha Uthup, Shashi Malviya and the third person I am not able to find out his name.

Overall the movie is too slow and the songs look unnecessary. Also some of the stories are not completed in a proper way. Some of the stories are not given a good finishing touch and seems like Vishal is in a hurry to move to the next encounter of Susanna. But yes some of the stories have been narrated very beautifully and you will actually feel that Susanna did a right job by killing this guy.

The story is good but not developed in a proper way. For many audiences they will not have a paisa vasool feel. Acting wise everyone has done justice to their part. John looks funny in the skirt and the spaghetti top which he wears in the movie. Priyanka’s role covers the life stage of a woman from a 23 year old young lady to a 40 year old woman and she plays her part well. For me Usha Uthup was a surprise package in the movie.

I am not going to reveal the story but give a caution that go with this in mind that it’s a dark movie which has a slow pace and you might like to murder Vishal Bhardwaj at the end. Hindi mein toh Vishal Bhardwaj ka khoon karne ka mann karega.

My ratings would be 3/5 because the problems shown in the movie are genuine.

BTW those who have seen the movie and trying to figure out the seventh murder which Susanna does or rather I would say first one then it’s the dog which kills when she is young.

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