Rahasya

Rahasya
Directed by Manish Gupta
Written by Manish Gupta
Starring Kay Kay Menon
Tisca Chopra
Ashish Vidyarthi
Mita Vashisht
Ashwini Kalsekar
Nimai Bali
Kunal Sharma
Cinematography Faroukh Mistry
Edited by Suresh Pai
Production
companies
VIACOM18 Motion Pictures and UVI Film Productions Pvt. Ltd.- Mrs. Monica Vimal Maluka.
Release dates
  • 30 January 2015 (2015-01-30)
Running time
 123 minutes
Country India
Language Hindi
Marathi

Rahasya (English:Mystery) is a 2015 Indian murder mystery film which is directed by Manish Gupta.[1] The film stars Kay Kay Menon, Tisca Chopra, Ashish Vidyarthi, Mita Vashisht and Ashwini Kalsekar.[2] The film was inspired by the Aarushi murder case, which was met with some criticism by Rajesh and Nupur Talwar.[3] The film was released on 30 January 2015 to positive reviews.[4][5]

Synopsis

The film revolves around the story of an 18-year-old girl, Ayesha Mahajan (Sakshi Sem), who is murdered in her own house. Her father Sachin Mahajan (Ashish Vidyarthi) is deemed the prime suspect for the murder.

CBI Officer Sunil Paraskar (Kay Kay Menon) picks up the case and soon finds evidence that makes it more difficult to determine who exactly is responsible for Ayesha's death. At the end, he realizes that Ayesha's mother (Tisca Chopra) had murdered her, because Ayesha was an illegitimate child of Sachin and the family's maid (Ashwini Kalsekar).

Cast

Production

It was initially reported that Gupta loosely based the film's story on the Noida Double murder case and he was quoted as stating that "The case gives a classic premise for an Agatha Christie kind of murder mystery, which would keep the audience guessing and hooked. Plus, there's the emotional quotient of the parents being accused of murdering their only daughter, something that the Indian audience has always felt for."[6] Shooting for the film completed prior to the verdict announcement and Gupta stated that he was not using the film to "pass a verdict" on anyone involved with the case.[7] The production, along with two similar proposed films by different filmmakers, was met with some criticism by the Talwar family, who stated that they would seek legal recourse against any media adaptation of the murder case.[8][9] Gupta later responded to this by stating that the film was intended to be a complete work of fiction and that he did not use any of the real names of people involved with the murder.[9] He went on to say that the film would center upon a CBI investigator trying to uncover the truth of his daughter's murder and that he had never definitively stated that Rahasya would be based on the Aarushi murder case.[10][11]

Rahasya was issued a U/A certificate by the Censor Board in January 2014 and they deemed that the film was dissimilar to the murder case.[12][13] The Talwar family initially requested permission to screen Rahasya before it released to the general public and upon receiving no response from Gupta or the production company, filed a case against the film stating that they felt that it would potentially distort facts about their daughter's death.[14] The case was settled through the Bombay high court, where it was decided that one member of the Talwar family would screen the film but would not disclose to any outlet how the film ended.[14] After the screening an advocate for the Talwar family filed a request for a stay of the film's release, stating that although the censor board had deemed that the film and the murder case were not similar that there were "over 100 similarities" that were not listed on the affidavit.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Viacom 18's next 'Rahasya' teaser released". IndiaGlitz. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Tisca to play Nupur Talwar". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  3. ↑ Dubey, Bharati. "RGV’s child star is the new Aarushi". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "'Rahasya' - Movie review" (Mid-day.com). Mid Day. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Movie review: Rahasya is a good murder mystery". intoday.in.
  6. ↑ MANIAR, PARAG. "Aarushi-Hemraj murders continue to fascinate filmmakers". Times of India. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  7. ↑ Parkar, Shaheen. "A Sad Ending?". Mid-Day. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  8. ↑ Maniar, Parag. "No film or book on Aarushi without Talwars' consent". Times of India. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  9. 1 2 Dubey, Bharati; Krishnan, Kripa. "The Big Question: Truth or Fiction". Mumbai Mirror/Times of India. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  10. ↑ "Rahasya is not a portrayal of authentic events". Times of India. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  11. ↑ Dubey, Bharati. "'Rahasya' not based on Aarushi's murder?". Times of India. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  12. ↑ MANIAR, PARAG. "'Rahasya' issued UA certificate". Times of India. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  13. 1 2 "Aarushi Talwar's parents seek stay on 'Rahasya' film's release". NDTV. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  14. 1 2 Deshpande, Swati. "Aarushi Talwar's family member to view film 'Rahasya'". Times of India. Retrieved 25 December 2014.

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