Ajay Devgan's Shaitaan’ review: A chilling tale of demonic possession
OPENING THIS WEEK ‘Shaitaan’ review: A chilling tale of demonic possession Vikas Bahl has remade Krishnadev Yagnik’s Gujarati hit ‘Vash' R Madhavan in Shaitaan (2024) | Jio Studios/Devgn Films/Panorama Studios Shaitaan , the Hindi version of the Gujarati hit Vash , gets a few things right. The first is keeping the source film out of sight. Although released in cinemas in 2023 to high praise, Krishnadev Yagnik’s psychological thriller isn’t available on a streamer yet as part of the remake deal. This not only makes it difficult to compare the original and the Hindi reboot, but also puts viewers in the difficult position of giving Shaitaan’ s director Vikas Bahl credit that may not be due to him. Bahl’s recent track record – the web series Good Bad Girl and Sunflower , the movies Goodbye and Ganpat – has been spotty. He has a proven discomfort with coherence and judicious pacing. However, Shaitaan is a mostly smooth chroni...