I would give all four the benefit of doubt here. This is a genre that none of them have attempted before, although it is easy to identify which of them might have directed a particular segment.
Dibakar's and Anurag's shirts were my picks, mainly because theres's more to their stories than what seems to be happening at the surface level. Dibakar's segment is a strong political commentary that disguises itself at horror. It's hard to look away.
Anurag's story is Kafkasque in its narration with strong and clever writing. While it may not appeal to everyone, this is the filmmaker at his most experimenting and audacious best. The visuals are powerful and technically the film is spot-on.
Zoya goes predictable in her conclusion, but her film is helmed with strong performances by the two actresses. Sukrekha Sikri's act is alone worth watching this one, but it's Jahnvi also who throws a surprise.
The least impressive story was Johar's, even though it was finely paced and had a gorgeous Mrunal Thakur and a charming Avinash Tiwary. It uses all cliched horror tropes, and the final result is a tad underwhelming.
I would still this a 9/10 with the overall idea and execution, and the initiative of the four filmmakers in coming up with something different all the time deserves solid applause.
Dibakar's and Anurag's shirts were my picks, mainly because theres's more to their stories than what seems to be happening at the surface level. Dibakar's segment is a strong political commentary that disguises itself at horror. It's hard to look away.
Anurag's story is Kafkasque in its narration with strong and clever writing. While it may not appeal to everyone, this is the filmmaker at his most experimenting and audacious best. The visuals are powerful and technically the film is spot-on.
Zoya goes predictable in her conclusion, but her film is helmed with strong performances by the two actresses. Sukrekha Sikri's act is alone worth watching this one, but it's Jahnvi also who throws a surprise.
The least impressive story was Johar's, even though it was finely paced and had a gorgeous Mrunal Thakur and a charming Avinash Tiwary. It uses all cliched horror tropes, and the final result is a tad underwhelming.
I would still this a 9/10 with the overall idea and execution, and the initiative of the four filmmakers in coming up with something different all the time deserves solid applause.