Jackson Halt

This film is gripping till the very end.. Abhishek Nischal Durgesh Kumar and Ram Bahadur Renu have done a fabulous work. Some scenes in the movie like the one wherein the antagonist talks about his past moves you. Integrating literature with Vidyapati and other poets is another interesting part of the same. Sholka ends with a very deep meaning song, lyrics were so apt for such a movie...Jag Banake Ke Bhul Gaye Kya is a one line which will remain in memory for long. Nitin Chandra like his earlier movies has a class Craft for languages of Bihar. He seems to be on a mission to change the very fabric of Bihar Cinema. Long Live The Craft!

I am a movie buff. I am usually calm, but I like to be thrilled by entertainment. I watch too many movies, and this is the first time I watched a movie in my own language Maithili. I do not have speaking or written prowess but I have some understanding of the speech and dialect having always heard it while growing up. It is very good that filmmakers of regional languages are getting to showcase their prowess via the OTT revolution to reach out to people who will be proud to view content they can linguistically identify with. Glad I was made aware of this movie and the platform it is on "Bejod.in" , thanks to my uncle (pisaji/phoophaaji) Mr Ashish Neeraj. The platform isn't a subscription based app, but rather pay per view, so even if out of curiosity... we should also support regional language cinema. Coming to the movie Jackson Halt , directed by Mr. Nitin Chandra, the trailer was creepy and piqued my interest when it was released... because I like thrillers... the movie though, is much more than that. Yes, it is an atmospheric thriller but it also subtly makes commentary on a few things wrong with societal "norms". Of course if you watch too many movies and manage to recall a few... 3 particular pieces come to my mind.. "Baaishe Shraabon" (Bengali) ... where literature plays an important part, "NH10" (Hindi) ... where Anushka Sharma both stars and produces in a gritty tale about survivalism and "Black Water" (English) ... an Australian movie about limited characters in a limited setting and one person's ordeal to escape the horror. The movie despite being a thriller, talks about a few evils of society.. a few "norms" which should be avoided as people need to have a grown mindset now, but sadly are still confined by. To me, there are two things which really elevate the movie (though everyone involved does well)... the sound design and the superlative performance by Ram Bahadur Renu as the main antagonist. There are layers to the creepiness which get unveiled 2/3 into the runtime... making it so shocking as he is so casual about it. For people who may have trouble grasping the language, the movie has English subtitles; though I did not need them as the speech is fairly simple to follow for those aware of the language but still wary of regional dialects. The song at the end by Shloka is good , musically and lyrically. The protagonist played by Abhishek Nishchal goes through such a harrowing experience that you want him to win and win he does... but again, if you have seen enough movies and know the tropes, you will understand why there are still 5 minutes left in the screenplay (anything else stated will be a spoiler). All in all, if you are not "faint of heart", can "digest some mature ideas" , would like to see a movie which is "not a waste of time" and are not averse to the thriller genre... this should be watched.

This is what quality Independent cinema is like.

Gripping plot, great screenplay and good direction; all in place. It's a shame it's not on any mainstream OTT. I am quite sure Zee5 or some similar OTT will soon buy the rights because its entertaining and will sell, regardless of the language barrier.

I watched it in a group of European people from different backgrounds and everyone enjoyed it irrespective of the cultural difference.

*Must watch it if you are sucker for thriller based in small sleepy towns.

It has all the potential to become a thriller franchise like Conjouring or Silence of the lambs if consecutive movies remain true to the plot!

Congratulations to the entire team of this movie. I felt like watching a Hollywood suspense thriller. It's really a great movie.

You should watch this movie if 1. You are from Bihar and feel proud about it 2. You are from mithila region and feel great about it.

3. You are admirer of talents from Bihar state.

4. You like to watch suspense thriller .

5. You are okay with some degree of violence.

I saw it two time on Bejod app by renting. Everyone from mithila region should rent this movie and watch, please don't search for pirated one. The producers should be encouraged to make such great movies.

Looking for next one ..

If someone likes watching suspense thriller crime type of movies then he must watch this movie. This is a regional language film which is Maithili language and this film is not available in Hindi or English. I would still say that you must watch this film, it is not that difficult to understand Maithili language, you can watch it with subtitles. The film is about a traveler at Jackson Halt, a small railway station in Madhubani. You will have to watch the entire film to see who the passenger is, what happened to him and how. This movie is so good that I can compare it with movies like Drishyam, U turn, Ratasasan, Forensic etc.