Released last week in Bombay and Delhi-U.P., Big Screen Production’s Dabish (UA) is the story of a daring police officer who is posted in a politically charged district. On the very first day of his posting, he takes over the investigation of a brutal rape and murder case. As he probes, he uncovers a web of corruption, deceit and crime, risking everything.
Manoj Tripathi’s story and screenplay are hackneyed and afford no freshness whatsoever. The drama, therefore, fails to involve the viewers. Manoj Tripathi’s dialogues are weak.
Amir Malik is ordinary. Kalpana Saini is dull. Anant Saraswat hardly passes murder. Dev Srichandan does a routine job. Ram Sujan Singh is average. Dimpy Mishra is alright. Nilofer acts routinely. Vinod Nahardih, Versha Bhagat, Abhinav Goswami, Sakshi, Pratham Sharma, Rupa Sedhgulkar and Shekar Kant Jha provide weak support.
Manoj Tripathi’s direction is shabby. Sunil Devbanshi’s music is nothing to dance about. Lyrics (Shree Sindhu and Sunil Devbanshi) are functional just like the choreography (Arjun Gaikwad). Raja Yadav’s background music is dull. Pon Shankar’s camerawork is weak. Action scenes, choreographed by Ashok Yadav, hardly afford thrill. Pinki’s production designing, and Santosh’s art direction are of an ordinary standard. Manoj Tripathi’s editing is okay.
On the whole, Dabish is a weak fare.
