NOW IN BOMBAY – SANJANA | 27 April, 2019

Romy Khan Film Production’s Sanjana (A) is a horror drama.

A widow lives with her son and daughter. One day, she is raped by a man who then kills her as well as her children. The woman’s spirit seeks revenge and ultimately kills the rapist.

Pradeep Verma’s story is oft-repeated and devoid of novelty. His screenplay is so clichéd that it fails to engage the viewers. As for his dialog­ues, they are routine.

Performances of Javed Patel, Nee­lam Shah, Rudraksh Shukla and Ab­dul Gaffar Khan are all dull. Child actors Alisa and Arjaan have also not acted well.

Romy Khan’s direction is unimpre­ssive. Harsh Vyas’ music is weak. Lyrics (Pradeep Verma) hardly deser­ve separate mention. Bharat Thakur’s choreography is average. Hirdesh Singh Sikarwar’s camerawork and editing barely pass muster.

On the whole, Sanjana is a flop horror show.

Released on 26-4-’19 at Imperial (daily 4 shows) and other cinemas thru Akshay Production. Publicity & opening: poor.