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Two sets of parallel lives — one from the slums, the other which inhabits plush South Mumbai high-rises — collide, and of course, murder and mayhem ensues. Based on the 2012 Venezuelan thriller Rock Paper Scissors, Visfot doesn’t waste any time in tumbling into trouble. Australia-returned-to-Dongri cab driver Shoeb (Fardeen Khan) has misplaced an article of clothing belonging to his old pal (Nachiket Purnapatre, looking straight out of a RGV gangster flick), in which there nestles a substantial amount of the substance that gets either snorted or injected.
Over on the other side of the tracks, airline pilot Akash (Riteish Deshmukh) also misplaces something. Or rather, someone. His young school-going son disappears from a coffee-shop as a disturbed Akash steps out on his own pursuits, telling the lad to stay where he is. And all hell breaks loose.
Nice premise, but the execution sticks to the over-familiar lane populated by smart-talking goons, mothers doused in misery (Sheeba Chaddha), overwrought wives (Priya Bapat) and girl-friends (Krystal D’Souza), corrupt cops (Purnendu Bhattacharya and Satyajeet Kadam), ransom calls and shoot-outs.
Expectedly the male stars are the space grabbers, with Deshmukh coming off a tad more interesting than Khan, who fares better when he is essaying supporting parts, as in the recent Khel Khel Mein. What could have been a weighty strand — a woman who doesn’t apologise for having an affair — doesn’t get enough attention, as doesn’t her lover.
And in that vein, it’s another woman who leaves the strongest impact: Seema Biswas as Acid Tai, not hiding her scarred face from the light, comes on for just three or four scenes, vamping away madly, and steals each one.
The rest is been-there, seen-it, so what’s new.
Visfot movie cast: Fardeen Khan, Riteish Deshmukh, Priya Bapat, Krystal D’Souza, Seema Biswas, Nachiket Purnapatre, Arjun Aneja, Purnendu Bhattacharya, Satyajeet Kadam
Visfot movie director: Kookie Gulati
Visfot movie rating: 1.5 stars
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