NH10 Hindi Movie Review

Hard to digest how the young lady in NH10 reacted in the end but the need of the hour is definitely such acts of boldness and courage from women when pushed to the limits. Navdeep Singh directed NH10 is a gripping thriller narrated in a manner breaking the conventional Bollywood pattern. At a time when atrocities and crime against women are on the rise and when the country is still coming to terms with the banning of a documentary on a brutal crime that shocked the nation a year back, NH10 through a movie show the other side of a woman that she can react and react in the most extreme way when tortured.

Here is a road movie depicting a one night incident on the life of two young couples Meera and Arjun who are working professionals hailing from upper middle class family. They are a happily married fun loving youngsters who decided to getaway from the usual way of celebrating a birthday. The two decided to go on a long drive from Gurgaon through the highway to celebrate Meera's birthday in a private villa. On the way, they witness a shocking incident ( an honor killing) and become part of the mess. The crux of this movie is all about survival, running for cover and fighting back when someone is pushed to ultimate limits. Also on highlight is the attitude of the people of police in some parts of the country who are hand in hand with the criminals instead of giving protection to common man.
NH10 is neatly packaged as a gripping thriller though violence and blood shed is on a high. So the weak hearted better stay away. The content has relevance in the present day life and director Navdeep Singh deserves pat on his back for presenting the movie in the most realistic way. The film succeeded in creating the right dose of tension in our minds and the writing deserves full credit for that along with excellent performances to match the gripping story unfolding on screen.
From the look of things and how the story developed, Anushka Sharma was the perfect choice for the role bringing in varied emotions of fear, anxiety and everything one may go through in such a scenario. Neel Bhoopalam was also an ideal casting and he too was able to excel as Arjun. Darshan Kumar as the main antagonist was able to make his presence felt and same is the case with seasoned actress Deepti Navel in a cameo.
Moving to how the technical side performed, it was a good showing from this department as cinematography, edits and background music equally contributing to make it a smooth finish till the end for the movie. The choreography of fights though they looked very brutal on screen had the required feel to match the situations. Overall, the film with a shocking climax and all gripping events in two hours is a haunting one and something that you should see. The rating is three and a half out of five for Navdeep Singh's NH10.
Rating - 3.5 / 5