Four years after her last theatrical release Mission Mangal, actor Vidya Balan is set to be back on the big screen with her latest feature, Neeyat. The murder-mystery will see the reunion of the Shakuntala Devi team, with director Anu Menon helming the film, which has been produced by Prime Video and Vikram Malhotra-led Abundantia Entertainment.
The actor is seen sporting bangs, and wearing a green shirt, maroon sweater and a brown overcoat. She stands next to a mirror that reflects the suspects, presumably a family of four, as she stares at them with suspicion.
There are a couple of elements that lend Neeyat the old-world charm of an Agatha Christie murder mystery. Firstly, the clothes that Vidya and the suspects wear are layered and full of fir, an Agatha Christie trademark. Also, the interiors, particularly the wooden shelves with books in Vidya’s background further lend the film a classic Agatha Christie murder mystery vibe.
Neeyat will mark Vidya Balan’s long-awaited return to the cinemas after four years. Her last theatrical release was Jagan Shakti’s 2019 sci-fi ensemble Mission Mangal. Her last solo theatrical outing, however, was Suresh Triveni’s 2017 blockbuster Tumhari Sulu.
The murder mystery is directed by Anu Menon, who previously collaborated with Vidya Balan on Shakuntala Devi, the biopic of the mathematics icon. Neeyat also stars Ram Kapoor, Rahul Bose, Neeraj Kabi, Shahana Goswami, Amrita Puri, Dipannita Sharma, Niki Walia, Shashank Arora, Prajakta Koli and Danesh Razvi. It’s co-written by Anu, Priya Venkataraman, Advaita Kala and Girvani Dhyani, with dialogues by Kausar Munir. It’s produced by Vikram Malhotra’s Abduntia Entertainment.
ALSO READ:Alia Bhatt’s kaleere, her mangalsutra too has Ranbir Kapoor’s No 8 connection