Raj Kanwar has let his assistant, debutant director Anurag Singh take over the directing reigns, and now Raqueeb with its unexpected twists and turns,the debutant director’s film makes for an interesting watch.There have been many suspense thrillers in the past, many drouble crossing movies, but this particular film goes a step ahead - triple crossing !!!??? “Inspired” from the film “Murder by Natural Causes” the director tries his best to come out with something crisp. Well, yes, to a certain extent, he succeeds.
Remo (Rahul Khanna), an orphan, is a successful entrepreneur.He has only one friend—the shy and reticent Siddharth (Sharman Joshi).One day Siddharth sets Remo up for a blind date with Sophie (Tanushree Dutta). After a few mishaps,Remo and Sophie fall in love with each other.However,there is a third angle to this love story as Sunny (Jimmy Shergill),a struggling actor,is also in love with Sophie.But Sophie opts for luxury and gets married to Remo.However, post-marriage Sophie and Sunny rekindle their love affair and soon hatch a plot to kill Remo.What works for the film is that till the last minute one cannot guess who the culprit is and who the victim is.Sharman Joshi comes up with a brilliant performance yet again,after his recent convincing portrayal in ‘Life in a …Metro’. Rahul Khanna slips easily into the role of a smart businessman.Jimmy Shergill is earnest too.The surprise packet of the film is Tanushree Dutta who gives a refined performance.Though her make-up is still garish and her clothes not always chic,she has improved as an actor.Pritam Singh’s music is foot tapping and fun.
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