‘Raat Akeli Hai’ is an underrated gem. The Netflix original had its premiere in 2020. The film is directed by well known casting director of the Hindi film industry, Honey Trehan.
The movie has Netflix’s favourite actors Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Radhika Apte in the lead roles. Actors like Tigmangshu Dhulia, Shivani Raghuvanshi, Shweta Tripathi, Ila Arun and Aditya Srivastav in very important and strong roles. Each and every actor has given a tremendous performance in the film. You can watch it for the performances only.
‘Raat Akeli Hai’ tells the story of an intelligent police officer who is assigned to investigate the case of the murder of a politician of some royal lineage. The family members are completely hostile and they do not want to help the offier, they try to stop him instead. But the dead politician’s mistress holds some deep secrets. Inspector Jatil Yadav is determined to bring the truth out in front of everybody and decides to go against everybody in the powerful family.
The movie is a slow barner. Despite being a thriller, it maintains the emotional balance throughout the unfolding of the plot. There is a developing tension in the first half and the tension is condensed and then deals with in a strange and unique way in the second half.
The theme of ‘Raat Akeli Hai’ is pretty dark, the cinematography and the color grading does a justice to that. The frames are beautiful and it is truly admirable how carefully the sets are designed for a crime thriller. ‘Raat Akeli Hai’ is a 2 hour 29 minutes long movie and it may seem to be a bit slow for some viewers but there is suspense all over it. It is perfect for your weekend watch if you are a fan of thrillers.