Mark Movies’ Darran Chhoo (UA) is the story of a man whom life tests at every juncture.
Maanav Awasthi (Karan Patel) has to struggle a great deal. Despite that, he has a never-say-die attitude. Every time he tries to take a step forward in life, it manages to pull him back. Eventually, he decides to end his life. But does life support him in this plan?
M. Salim has written a story which relies on light moments to take it forward. Bharat Ratan and M. Salim’s screenplay is engaging but not consistently so. In other words, while there are some entertaining scenes, there are also others which don’t really entertain or involve the audience too much. The duo’s dialogues are good at places.
Karan Patel does a fine job as Maanav Awasthi. Smriti Kalra is okay. Manoj Joshi makes his presence felt. Ashutosh Rana impresses. Kiran Bhargava is alright. Saanand Verma leaves a mark. Amit Dolawat lends fair support. Others are okay.
Bharat Ratan’s direction is average. Music (Amjad Nadeem Aamir and Vijay Verma) and lyrics (Alaukik Rahi and Rajesh Manthan) are ordinary. Diksha Nagpal’s choreography is functional. Vijay Verma and Anamik Chauhan Lyton’s background music is alright. Suresh Beesaveni’s camerawork is good. Jayant Deshmukh’s production designing is fair. Sanjay Sankla’s editing is proper.
On the whole, Darran Chhoo stands bleak chances at the box-office.
Released on 13-10-’23 at Gem (daily 1 show) and other cinemas of Bombay thru White Lion Entertainment. Publicity & opening: poor. …….Also released all over.