Face the game.|Aug. 27, 2021|India|R
Genre: Bollywood;Drama;Horror;Mystery;Thriller
Description: Chehre (transl. Faces) is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language mystery thriller directed by Rumy Jafry and produced by Anand Pandit Motion Pictures and Saraswati Entertainment Private Limited. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan and Emraan Hashmi in lead roles, with Krystle D’Souza, Rhea Chakraborty, Siddhanth Kapoor, Annu Kapoor, Tawhid Rike Zaman, Alexx O’Nell, Dhritiman Chatterjee, and Raghubir Yadav in supporting roles. Bachchan portrays a lawyer, while Hashmi plays a business tycoon. Although uncredited, the movie is based on Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s 1956 novel **A Dangerous Game**.
The film was announced on April 11, 2019, and production began on May 10, 2019. Initially set for a worldwide release on July 17, 2020, the film faced delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic. By March 2021, the release was postponed again due to rising COVID-19 cases. Finally, Chehre premiered in theaters on August 27, 2021.
Despite an intriguing premise, Chehre struggles with poor execution and writing. The story begins promisingly but quickly falters, becoming increasingly bizarre. Even the performances of seasoned actors like Amitabh Bachchan, Annu Kapoor, and Emraan Hashmi cannot salvage the deeply flawed script. What may have seemed perfect on paper fails to translate effectively on screen.
The plot follows Sameer Mehra (Emraan Hashmi), a Delhi-based ad agency chief, who gets stranded in a hailstorm. He is invited to stay overnight at a remote hill station bungalow by four retired court officials. Unaware of their unusual pastime, Sameer becomes their latest participant in a mock trial. Amitabh Bachchan plays the eccentric public prosecutor Lateef Zaidi, while Annu Kapoor portrays the humorous yet serious defense lawyer Paramjeet Singh Bhuller. Dhritiman Chatterjee stars as the stoic judge, Jagdish Acharya, and Raghubir Yadav takes on the role of the enthusiastic prosecutor Hariya Jatav. Together, these characters create drama and deliver intense dialogues, but their journey is riddled with turbulence before reaching a smooth conclusion.
Cast director: Abbas Ali Moghul
Cast actor: Amitabh Bachchan, Emraan Hashmi, Krystle D’Souza, Annu Kapoor, Rhea Chakraborty, Siddhanth Kapoor, Dhritiman Chatterjee, Raghubir Yadav
Original name: चेहरे