Lord Curzon Ki Haveli REVIEW: Rasika Dugal Shines In An Unusual But Shoddy Whodunnit

Film:
Lord Curzon Ki Haveli

Director: Anshuman Jha

Cast: Arjun Mathur, Rasika Dugal, Zoha Rahman, Paresh Pahuja & Tanmay Dhanania

Runtime: 108 minutes (1 hour, 48minutes)

Platform: In Theatres

Lord Curzon Ki Haveli Review

Anshuman Jha – who’s received praise for his acting in films like Love, Sex Aur Dhokha, Yeh Hai Bakrapur, Angrezi Mein Kehte Hain and Lakadbaggha, has made his directorial debut with a black comedy titled Lord Curzon Ki Haveli. While the trailer promised us an engaging mystery thriller, does the film deliver? Read our review to know the answer and whether it’s worth a watch in theatres.

Featuring less than 10 actors in total, this whodunnit (a murder mystery where the main focus is the puzzle of identifying the perpetrator, with clues provided before the final reveal) feature four character – Ira (Rasika Dugal), her husband Dr Basukinath aka Basuki, Sanya (Zoha Rahman) and her friends with benefits Rohit (Arjun Mathur).

Ira and her non-romantic, non-expressive ‘Brit’ husband are invited to the former’s actress-friend’s summer house for dinner. Located in a no-network area, the film takes unexpected (but still expectable) turns as secrets are revealed alongside the identity of Lord Curzon. Basuki – who is weird, sceptical and controlling, gets obsessed with knowing what’s in the big wooden trunk aesthetically placed in the living room after Rohit and Sanya joke that it hold the dead body of Lord Curzon. Is Lord Curzon’s body really in the trunk? What secrets are spilled and do they change the equation in he group? Well…

What Works

Rasika Duggall shine (alas, her shoulders aren’t strong enough to carry the film)

What Doesn’t Work

The narrative is all over the place complete with shoddy writing. The film is a drag and feels way longer than 2 hours.

Conclusion

Give it a skip and watch it when it releases on OTT.

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With nearly 10 years of experience, Grinell Esther Jacinto is the Desk Head of Bollywood Bubble. Her interests lie in everything that is kaleshi and she loves to dig deeper into the lives of B-town actors. She has a problem though – she loves horror films but will have chills the minute the theatres lights dims. She’s previously worked with Koimoi, UrbanAsian and SpotboyE.