Ek Villain Returns is about a serial killer with a twisted self-rationalisation. He feels he is the torchbearer or messiah of one-sided lovers who is extracting their revenge by killing the girls they love. And he is doing all this for ratings. The bigger the murder, the more ratings he gets from his ladylove. Twisted, right ? But most serial killers have twisted minds. Eight years after Rakesh Mahadkar's (Riteish Deshmukh) spine-chilling killings, another serial killer is on the loose, who is wreaking havoc in Mumbai.
The film begins with the villain's return, who breaks into a high rise building by smashing the glass and killing and assaulting everyone who comes in his way until he gets hold of singer Aarvi Malhotra (Tara Sutaria). Her murder is the big breaking news on every channel and spoilt brat Gautam Mehra (Arjun Kapoor) is accused of the crime. The story soon moves to a flashback where Gautam crashes his ex-girlfriend's wedding and creates a huge ruckus. However, when the girl declares that she still loves him, he tells the to-be groom that he can now marry her. Why ? Because 'Marna Chalega par Haarna Nahi'.
A video of Gautam's stunt is made viral by Aarvi, who turns his seeti-maar dialogues into a rap. He tracks her down and comes to know that she wants to be a singing sensation. He helps her sabotage another singer's career and make a place of her own. Earns her trust and love and, when the time is right, hits back at her for turning him into a viral meme.
On the other hand, we have Bhairav Puroihit (John Abraham), a cab driver who falls for Rasika Mapuskar (Disha Patani), a sales girl working in a departmental store. The stories of the four protagonists get intertwined with some interesting twists and plots. So now, it is left up to the audience to decide ki kaun hero aur kaun villain.
Screenplay written by Mohit Suri and Aseem Arora, Ek Villain Returns is everything that a suspense thriller is not supposed to be. It feels like Mohit Suri has completely forgotten what he is known for and at this point is writing a script on the sets everyday. Forget a structure, there is no story and I don't know how could have anyone pitched this idea. I am more surprised that someone in this world green signaled not just the script, but even the final cut.
Not even going deeper, the opening 30 minutes is literally people taking revenge for things that don't have the need to harass people, damage properties, or even hurt anyone physically. While the trailer might have kept you guessing who is the villain of this story, just 30 minutes into the film, you will understand who the real villain is. However, the regular twists and turns in the story manage to keep you on the edge of the seat. The first half has quite a few jump-scare moments and they build up to an interesting second half. And, the last seven minutes of the film take the cake.
The film had many illogical twists and action sequences. They tried to show John Abraham to be immensely powerful, whose expertise lies in breaking glass, be it in high-rise buildings or a metro rail. He might also also remind you of Sunny Deol when he easily dislodges the pole in the metro train and breaks the iron gate in the zoo.
Arjun Kapoor, I hope this is the last one in your wrong script choices phase and Lady Killer and Kuttey bring back the glorious side in you. He plays Gautam with a Mehra and only knows about taking revenge almost from everyone around. So one tone and unnecessary that his only existence is to create a mess and then solve it by creating more.
John Abraham at this point needs a break and a bird's eye view on his own filmography. This is the third fifth film where he gets a character that is borderline comical and has no arc to it other than leading to the moment he tears his t-shirt and shows his bulging and veiny muscles. He plays a cab driver with abs and tells everyone to rate him all the time. Before the interval, Disha has s*x with him and gives him stars on the glass of the car. Creepy, cringe & hilarious.
"Darr aur pyaar logon se buri cheezein karwata hai, toh main kaun hoon? Tera daar ya tera pyaar?" Disha asks John, but it is actually Arjun who answers this question towards the end of the film.
The film begins with the villain's return, who breaks into a high rise building by smashing the glass and killing and assaulting everyone who comes in his way until he gets hold of singer Aarvi Malhotra (Tara Sutaria). Her murder is the big breaking news on every channel and spoilt brat Gautam Mehra (Arjun Kapoor) is accused of the crime. The story soon moves to a flashback where Gautam crashes his ex-girlfriend's wedding and creates a huge ruckus. However, when the girl declares that she still loves him, he tells the to-be groom that he can now marry her. Why ? Because 'Marna Chalega par Haarna Nahi'.
A video of Gautam's stunt is made viral by Aarvi, who turns his seeti-maar dialogues into a rap. He tracks her down and comes to know that she wants to be a singing sensation. He helps her sabotage another singer's career and make a place of her own. Earns her trust and love and, when the time is right, hits back at her for turning him into a viral meme.
On the other hand, we have Bhairav Puroihit (John Abraham), a cab driver who falls for Rasika Mapuskar (Disha Patani), a sales girl working in a departmental store. The stories of the four protagonists get intertwined with some interesting twists and plots. So now, it is left up to the audience to decide ki kaun hero aur kaun villain.
Screenplay written by Mohit Suri and Aseem Arora, Ek Villain Returns is everything that a suspense thriller is not supposed to be. It feels like Mohit Suri has completely forgotten what he is known for and at this point is writing a script on the sets everyday. Forget a structure, there is no story and I don't know how could have anyone pitched this idea. I am more surprised that someone in this world green signaled not just the script, but even the final cut.
Not even going deeper, the opening 30 minutes is literally people taking revenge for things that don't have the need to harass people, damage properties, or even hurt anyone physically. While the trailer might have kept you guessing who is the villain of this story, just 30 minutes into the film, you will understand who the real villain is. However, the regular twists and turns in the story manage to keep you on the edge of the seat. The first half has quite a few jump-scare moments and they build up to an interesting second half. And, the last seven minutes of the film take the cake.
The film had many illogical twists and action sequences. They tried to show John Abraham to be immensely powerful, whose expertise lies in breaking glass, be it in high-rise buildings or a metro rail. He might also also remind you of Sunny Deol when he easily dislodges the pole in the metro train and breaks the iron gate in the zoo.
Arjun Kapoor, I hope this is the last one in your wrong script choices phase and Lady Killer and Kuttey bring back the glorious side in you. He plays Gautam with a Mehra and only knows about taking revenge almost from everyone around. So one tone and unnecessary that his only existence is to create a mess and then solve it by creating more.
John Abraham at this point needs a break and a bird's eye view on his own filmography. This is the third fifth film where he gets a character that is borderline comical and has no arc to it other than leading to the moment he tears his t-shirt and shows his bulging and veiny muscles. He plays a cab driver with abs and tells everyone to rate him all the time. Before the interval, Disha has s*x with him and gives him stars on the glass of the car. Creepy, cringe & hilarious.
"Darr aur pyaar logon se buri cheezein karwata hai, toh main kaun hoon? Tera daar ya tera pyaar?" Disha asks John, but it is actually Arjun who answers this question towards the end of the film.