Ajay Devgn’s much-awaited thriller Naam, which waited for 18 long years to hit the theatres, will finally reach the theaters on 22nd November 2024. Though shot long ago in early 2000s, there have been aplenty delays. The first question that comes to mind is whether it will be able to enthral the modern viewer after such a protracted wait?
Naam was one such 2004 release, not bereft of issues: major cast change when Sameera Reddy stepped in for Priyanka Chopra. A good-looking movie got shelved despite breathtaking settings like Mumbai and Switzerland. Now that it is finally coming to theatres, will it do justice to the hype made during its protracted development?
A man, losing his memory, at a loss to know who he is-well, that’s about all the Naam story is at its heart. Now with more psychologically intense thrillers making waves with the present-day population, this has it hard in creating a mark. Will the idea be relevant to the present people or just some archaic concept?
New genres and formats have overrun the landscape of Bollywood, but other than Devgn, who was also part of Singham Again this month, Naam’s prospects are huge at stake with audience exhaustion at stake. More than anything, it depends on how it goes about using nostalgia to its advantage and assimilating well enough into the demands of the very modern times.
For one, it depends on whether or not the fate of Naam will stand the test of weather to rescue itself from fading if its appeal is with the more youthful set. Naam may just turn things around if it could come off as a thriller that may finally break protracted lethargy.
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