Naam Gum Jaayega – leaves much to be desired

Rating:- *

Sometimes, an interesting idea loses its impact due to inept execution. That's precisely what happens with NAAM GUM JAAYEGA.

The story had all the trappings of a taut thriller, but the screenplay lets you down completely.

Natasha [Dia Mirza] is found in an unconscious state on the roads of Manali by Aryan [Aryan Vaid] and Divya [Divya Dutta], who work for an organization doing research in occult sciences. When she regains consciousness, they get to hear her strange story, which baffles them completely.

Natasha claims that she has been hearing voices. She is sure that Vishal [Rakesh Bapat] has been calling her. She had met Vishal sometime back and both had fallen in love with each other.

Vishal had taken Natasha to his house at the base of the mountains, where she proposed marriage. Vishal had replied that he needed six months to think about it. The answer had irked Natasha so much that she had walked out of the house saying that she would return only after six months hoping that by that time he would have made up his mind.

But lo, when she returns six months later, she is shocked to know that Vishal has sold the house to Nalini [Mandira Bedi], a painter, and had gone away without leaving any trace of his whereabouts. Hearing Natasha's story, Nalini yields to her request of allowing her to stay there till Vishal returns.

Now strange things begin to happen. Nalini paints a portrait of a fictitious character named Professor Xeno from a story written by Natasha. One night, this fictitious character [Saneep Mehta] actually barges into the house and confronts Natasha when she is alone and suddenly vanishes when Nalini arrives.

Who was this man? How did he exactly resemble the portrait painted by Nalini? Why was Natasha so scared of him? Was she hallucinating or had she really seen him? Did Vishal really call her from the mountains? Why did he not return? Was he alive or dead?

All these questions needed answers. Was this a supernatural case of a departed soul entering another body? Or was a scientific explanation possible?

Director Amol Shetge had an interesting plot on hand, but the screenplay as well as the execution of the subject lacks that impact so essential for a thriller. The first half of the film does hold your interest intermittently, but the graph of the film slides down in the post-interval portions. Anand-Milind's music is plain mediocre. Cinematography [Shirish Desai] is okay.

Dia Mirza tries hard to infuse life in her character and she succeeds partly. Rakesh Bapat is strictly okay. Aryan Vaid is alright. Mandira Bedi does her part well. Divya Dutta doesn't get much scope. Sandeep Mehta is quite good.

On the whole, NAAM GUM JAAYEGA has been released without any hype whatsoever. Even otherwise, the film lacks in merits to sustain in the coming days.