The queen of the erotic thriller returns with an offering that is neither erotic nor thrilling. Bipasha Basu has a very small patch to rule...
The queen of the erotic thriller returns with an offering that is neither erotic nor thrilling. Bipasha Basu has a very small patch to rule over in the MX Player series Dangerous. She is Neha, a detective with the London Police Service whose latest case involves her ex-husband. He has a grand name befitting his wealth – Aditya Dhanraj – and a new wife who is an embarrassment.
Diya (Sonali Raut) pushes drugs and cheats on Aditya (Karan Singh Grover). She has gone missing. A man with a hoarse voice says he has kidnapped Diya. A big ransom is demanded. Neha and her assistant (Nitin Arora), both blessed with excellent clothing and hair styling allowances, step in to investigate.
Aditya uses the moment to rekindle his affections for Neha, from whom he split for reasons as flimsy as the story. An unusually glam housekeeper stands by waiting to take her turn in the plot. The cast list is so small that the kidnapper turns out to be somebody we have already met. As Neha hares around with Aditya in tow trying to rescue Diya, the movie struggles for meaning and relevance.
Vikram Bhatt’s barebones screenplay, directed by Bhushan Patel, devotes more time to explaining what an...
