Deadline: Sirf 24 Ghante

A blatant copy of "Trapped" starring Charlize Theron and Kevin Bacon marks this horrible movie. When will the Indian directors stop making copies of Hollywood flicks? Why don't they instead copy movies of Fellini or Godard? At least they will create a good cinematic sense among the Indian audience. Apart from the acting department in which almost everyone did their very best, I don't think this movie needs any recommendation. Awful!! Yes I would say the cinematography was good, the pace was good and yes, to an audience who doesn't have a widespread Hollywood knowledge, its a top-notch thriller. But movie making is an art which needs creativity. And there is a difference between copying and being inspired. When you are copying the entire theme, the rest doesn't count for me as I know that the team has faltered in the very start. Thats why I give it a three.

What a powerhouse of a film! Konkana Sen Sharma is the mother of a young child. The father is a famous heart surgeon who has to leave town and after his departure there is a break in and the daughter is kidnapped. She has sever asthma, the members of the family each have a kidnapper or accomplice to guard them. The ante is upped every few hours and time is running out. There are escape plans, attempts to kill, and extortion, and the movie keeps you on the edge of your seat. Why has the girl been kidnapped? What do the kidnappers want? How will it all end? See the film, go on this thrill ride, to find out. You will not be disappointed by the amazing performances from Konkana Sen Sharma as the distraught mother, Irfan Khan as the cruel and disturbing kidnapper, Zakir Hussain and Sandhya Mridul as the accomplices, and Rajit Kapoor as the helpless Dad. Even the little girl is less annoying than most movie kids.

Yes there are some flaws but it all works quite well. The final resolution is shocking, and makes what came before seem in part a bit illogical.. I cannot say more without revealing the punchline - so go figure out for yourself what a couple of flaws are..

But these are minor when you look at the impact the film has. A great way to have two hours fly by!

Disregarding its originality (or lack thereof), I really wanted to watch it mainly because of the cast, which includes talents like Irrfan Khan and Konkona Sen Sharma, among others. For me, this movie was an extremely enjoyable thriller. The film was benefited from its taut execution and the proceedings followed a fast pace. Atypically, the movie is devoid of songs and too many emotions, and it is towards the second half when an unexpected story twist turns the film into a conventionally emotional drama of sorts. From then on it was a bit predictable but then again the movie as a whole keeps you at the edge of your seat. It is aided by the good casting, and every actors plays his part very well. Irrfan Khan is fantastic as the evil kidnapper and he is even better towards the end in the flashback scenes. Konkona is very fine and convincingly plays the worried mom in a role that would have been a weepy caricature in the hands of a lesser actress. Sandhya Mridul is outstanding, while Rajit Kapoor and Zakir Hussain play their respective parts exceedingly well. The film's ending is rather sugarcoated and well, it just grew increasingly melodramatic towards the end so no surprises there. Though unoriginal and far from being perfect, Deadline: Sirf 24 Ghante is good entertainment.

A group of three persons kidnap a child of a rich man. That makes a tense situation. They start demanding money from the parents of the child. This makes the viewers anxious and curious to know what will happen next moment. How will the kidnappers behave, and how will the victims react? The trauma of the victims is clearly expressed. The kidnappers find that everything is not going according to their plans. There are complications involved that they had not anticipated. Their frustration and attempts to solve the problems also engage the viewers. Near the end, there is a twist in the story. All the actors have done a great job. The photography is good, and all the scenes look fresh and attractive. It is a one time watch.

Excellent movie! Not known much, but a movie of morality and quality. Bollywood should produce such movies, again, unfortunately, it is unknown as a film and I was astonished to know that it was 14 years' old film. We are driving ourselves towards commercial movies! An excellent life lession movie.