![]() But once the deed is done, he has nothing to show by way of reward for an act of uncharacteristic 'courage'. That triggers a chain of events that brings to the fore dormant and dangerous facet of Freddy's personality.įreddy has blood on his hands for what he believes is a cause worth a shot. When he eventually does manage to do that with Kainaaz, tremulously and tentatively as is his wont, the liaison culminates in more subterfuge and ignominy than he can handle. Kainaaz, who is at the receiving end of the tantrums of her abusive restaurateur-husband Rustam, reciprocates Feckless Freddy's ardour.įreddy is not exactly suffering from multiple personality disorder, but the memory of a childhood tragedy continues to haunt him and render him incapable of establishing genuine amorous connections with members of the opposite sex. The introvert seizes the opportunity to cosy up to her despite the knowledge that she is a married woman. He grows increasingly fond of her when the young lady walks into his clinic for a wisdom tooth extraction. Freddy is completely, and complicatedly, smitten with Kainaaz. That apart, none of the hook-ups that he attempts in vain throws him off balance like his brush with Kainaaz Irani (Alaya F) - he starts off on the wrong foot with her but then begins to forge a bond that promises to go in the right direction - does. If Freddy still manages to stay afloat, it is only because he has a thriving dental practice. In his constant and futile endeavour to find a soulmate on a matrimonial website, he meets a string of potential life partners- the film opens with one such messy date - and makes a complete hash of every encounter that he rehearses for before his mirror. He is lonely and not the sort of guy who can have anybody eat off the palm of his hand. The guy tries but he is so hopelessly awkward with women that he invariably finds ways to say - and do - the wrong thing at the wrong time.Ĭlearly, it couldn't be easy being a man as socially awkward as Dr Freddy Ginwala (Kartik Aryan). She eggs him on to find a girlfriend and end his single status. The matronly admonition falls on deaf years. "You are not a bachcha anymore," an aunt reprimands him. The psychological thriller tries exceedingly hard to cash in on the potential of a twisted plot, which hinges on a hit and run and on a crush that the friendless hero develops on a pretty patient whose own life is weighed down by intractable domestic strife.įreddy loves to paint miniature planes, a hobby that suggests he isn't a man in a hurry to grow up. ![]() What it does offer are a few dark dashes that turn a hare into a hound of sorts.įreddy is a dense and murky broth that is awfully low on meat. With the exception of one or two sharp turns and a big twist that jolts the taciturn doctor out of his stupor about a third of the way into the film, Freddy, streaming on Disney+Hotstar and produced by Balaji Telefilms, NH Studioz and Northern Lights Films, delivers no major punches or unsettling reveals. But when it ends up in a soup, it mirrors the fate of both the overheated but undercooked film and its seriously conflicted protagonist. The docile creature goes about its life quietly and unobtrusively. ![]() A bland, unimaginative riff on the much-imitated Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde construct, Freddy, directed by Shashanka Ghosh, homes in on a shy and phlegmatic dental surgeon who shares his home in Mumbai with a pet turtle named Hardy.
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