There is something noble about the word “vadh” as opposed to mere murder. The latter may be vulgar and mundane. The former is used as a moral justification for ending life. But is murder justified, even if it’s a monster?
School Master Manjunath (Sanjay Mishra) and wife manju (Nina Gupta) is middle-aged and emerging from a precarious middle-class existence in Gwalior. America’s callous son doesn’t want to know about their problems that started because of him and his ambitions. I washed my hands, knowing full well what was coming.
“Vadh” is a pulpy murder story that plays out like Manohar Kahani, where an unlikely killer takes out the bad guys in the most gruesome way possible. An investigating policeman (Manav Vij) and a local thug also have their hands on the cash register.
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The kills are vividly realized, especially since they take place off-screen. We can hear it, and it makes it worse. Sharp weapons are wielded bluntly throughout the film, not just in this part. What happens to good people when they use their hands to take lives? We get no doubt or even a hint of remorse.
The two main characters are heard defending murder. He said he slept well after doing it. Another says “koi galat kaam nahin kiya”. It’s incredible how quickly a traumatized manju accepts the act.
Mishra gets out of hangdog rather than disturbed. And Sachdeva and Vij are clichés, the former as a flippant rogue carrying girls and drinks around, and the latter as a cop hiding something. It’s Nina Gupta who makes us believe that a mother is trying to build a bridge between father and son, and the woman, at least at first, has a hard time getting her head around the heinous crime. go gaya” (we sinned), she screams in the film’s most memorable scene.
Vado movie cast: Sanjay Mishra, Nina Gupta, Manav Viji, Saurab Sakdeva
Vado Film Director: Jaspal Singh Sandhu, Rajeev Banwal
Vado Movie Rating: 2 stars