Summary
Silence... Can You Hear It? is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language thriller film written and directed by Aban Bharucha Deohans.[1] The film produced by Zee Studios, stars Manoj Bajpayee, Prachi Desai and Arjun Mathur.[2] The story of the film revolves around the mysterious disappearance of a woman.[3][4] It was digitally released on ZEE5 on 26 March 2021.[5][6] The film marks Desai's comeback after 4 years.
| Silence... Can You Hear It? | |
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| Directed by | Aban Bharucha Deohans |
| Written by | Aban Bharucha Deohans |
| Produced by | Shariq Patel Candid Creations |
| Starring | Manoj Bajpayee Prachi Desai Arjun Mathur Barkha Singh |
| Cinematography | Arvind Singh |
| Edited by | Sandeep Kumar Sethy |
| Music by | Gaurav Godkhindi |
Production companies | Zee Studios Candid Creations |
| Distributed by | ZEE5 |
Release date |
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Running time | 136 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
A sequel titled Silence 2: The Night Owl Bar Shootout was release on April 16, 2024.[7][8][9]
Plot edit
A team of special cops are investigating the mysterious murder of a high profile victim, who is the daughter of a retired justice. The team is led by ACP Avinash Verma who now works in narcotics division but has been brought on with a special team of serious crime officers to solve this case. The Superior Officers don't favour Avinash Verma but the retired justice Choudhary requests them to hire him for the case as he wants the case to be solved quickly and raptly. Pooja Choudhary, the daughter of Justice Choudhary was found on a tourist site on a hill top by four college students. There was a big wound on her head. The forensic department had found some bits of copper on the wound. This indicates that whatever equipment was used for killing her was a copper one. Also as there were no indications of sexual harassment, justifies that it was not rape case. If it was not a rape case then it means that due to some personal reason the killer had killed Pooja and that the killer is just around them. There were no blood scattered from Pooja's head on the surrounding spot she was found in which indicates that she was killed in a different place and her body was dumped in the spot she was found in. Pooja last visited her best friend, Kavita's house in the hope to meet her and show something. But due to an exhibition in Pune, Kavita had gone to Pune and Pooja had spent the night in Kavita's house as it was very late. Kavita's husband Ravi is an MLA. He and Dadu the servant were there and they provided her a room.[10]
ACP Verma and his team begin solving the murder mystery and they have a target to close the case and identify the killer in a week. ACP Verma begins investigation by questioning Pooja's family members and then MLA Ravi Khanna and his helper Dadu. After series of investigation and intriguing encounters ACP Verma solves the case and the plot is revealed. Pooja and Rishabh have an affair, which Rishab's fiancée Kia discovers. Enraged she visits Pooja after learning she's at Kavita Khanna's place and demands that Pooja leave Rishabh alone, as he's her fiancé but Pooja asks her to speak to Rishabh and not her. This angers Kia and she hits her hard on the head and not knowing what just happened she flees the spot. Kia is finally arrested and Rishab and MLA Ravi Khanna are also arrested for tampering with the evidence.
Cast edit
- Manoj Bajpayee as ACP Avinash Verma IPS[11]
- Prachi Desai as Inspector Sanjana Bhatia
- Arjun Mathur as MLA Ravi Khanna[2]
- Barkha Singh as Pooja Choudhary[12]
- Hitha Chandrashekhar as Kavita Khanna
- Sahil Vaid as Inspector Amit Chauhan[12]
- Ujjwal Gauraha as Saneshwar (Sunny)
- Shishir Sharma as Justice Chaudhary, Pooja's father
- Denzil Smith as Commissioner Sanjay Sharma IPS
- Vaquar Shaikh as Inspector Raj Gupta[12]
- Sohaila Kapoor as Mrs. Chaudhary, Pooja's mother[12]
- Amit Thakkar as Rishabh[12]
- Bhushan Shimpi as Javed[citation needed]
- Garima Yagnik as Kia[12]
Release edit
Initially the digital release date was on 5 March 2021 on ZEE5 platform.[3] Later, it was released on 26 March 2021.[5][6]
Reception edit
Response to the film was mixed. The Indian Express called it an "entertaining murder mystery" but gave it 2 stars out of 5.[13] JoginderTuteja of Rediff Movies wrote "Silence... Can You Hear It? is definitely a recommended watch".[14] Gurnaaz Kaur, in a review for The Tribune, wrote, "The movie Silence…can you hear it? is a screaming bore!".[15]
References edit
- ^ Chowdhury, Rishita Roy (24 December 2020). "Manoj Bajpayee, Prachi Desai, Arjun Mathur team up for new film Silence... Can You Hear It?". India Today. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Manoj Bajpayee, Prachi Desai and Arjun Mathur join hands for Silence…can you hear it?". The Indian Express. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Manoj Bajpayee to feature in ZEE5 original film 'Silence... Can You Hear It?'". dtNext.in. 23 December 2020. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ "First look of ZEE5's murder mystery Silence…can you hear it starring Manoj Bajpayee, Prachi Desai, Arjun Mathur, Sahil Vaid unveiled". Bollywood Hungama. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Manoj Bajpayee, Prachi Desai And Arjun Mathur Starrer 'Silence… Can You Hear It?' Gets Premiere Date On Zee 5". Desimartini. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Silence... Can you hear it?: Manoj Bajpayee, Arjun Mathur and Prachi Desai starrer to premiere on this date". www.mid-day.com. 14 February 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ "Manoj Bajpayee begins filming for 'Silence' sequel". Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ PTI. "Cinema can be mirror of our times, but can't start movements: Manoj Bajpayee". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "Shriya Saran, Adarsh Gourav and celebs attend 'Silence 2' screening". India Today. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ Barve, Ameya (13 February 2021). "Manoj Bajpayee's 'Silence... Can You Hear It?' to premiere on ZEE5 in March". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ "Manoj Bajpayee to feature in ZEE5 original film Silence... Can You Hear It?". Outlookindia.com. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f Barve, Ameya (23 December 2020). "Manoj Bajpayee to feature in ZEE5 original film 'Silence... Can You Hear It?'". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ "Silence, Can You Hear It review: Manoj Bajpayee is the star of this entertaining murder mystery". The Indian Express. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ TUTEJA, JOGINDER. "Silence... Can You Hear It review". Rediff. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "The-movie-silence…can-you-hear-it-is-a-screaming-bore". The Tribune.
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