Neeyat first look: Vidya Balan plays a detective in her first theatrical release in four years

Shortly after dropping a teaser of her upcoming movie Neeyat, Vidya Balan additionally unveiled her look as a ‘not-so-classic’ detective from Anu Menon’s homicide thriller. (Also Read: Vidya Balan is proud of what she is paid: ‘Don’t know pay parity as a result of I do not work with huge heroes’)

Vidya Balan’s look

The actor is seen sporting bangs, and carrying a inexperienced shirt, maroon sweater and a brown overcoat. She stands subsequent to a mirror that displays the suspects, presumably a household of 4, as she stares at them with suspicion.

Agatha Christie vibes

There are a few parts that lend Neeyat the old-world allure of an Agatha Christie homicide thriller. Firstly, the garments that Vidya and the suspects put on are layered and filled with fir, an Agatha Christie trademark. Also, the interiors, significantly the wood cabinets with books in Vidya’s background additional lend the movie a basic Agatha Christie homicide thriller vibe.

Not her first detective function

Neeyat is not the primary time Vidya will probably be seen as a detective. She performed a desi detective in Bobby Jasoos (2014), set in Hyderabad, which failed on the field workplace. But we have typically seen Vidya examine on display in several avatars, from Sujoy Ghosh’s 2012 cult movie Kahaani, Ribhu Dasgupta’s Te3n (2014), or most not too long ago, Amit V Masurkar’s 2021 forest thriller Sherni.

Vidya’s first theatrical launch put up pandemic

Neeyat will mark Vidya Balan’s long-awaited return to the cinemas after 4 years. Her final theatrical launch was Jagan Shakti’s 2019 sci-fi ensemble Mission Mangal. Her final solo theatrical outing, nevertheless, was Suresh Triveni’s 2017 blockbuster Tumhari Sulu.

Since 2019, Vidya has solely been seen in movies that premiered instantly on Prime Video India, together with Anu Menon’s Shakuntala Devi (2020), Sherni and most not too long ago, Suresh Triveni’s Jalsa final 12 months. Vidya will quickly be seen in Lovers, a romantic comedy additionally starring Pratik Gandhi, Ileana D’Cruz and Sendhil Ramamurthy.

About Neeyat

The homicide thriller is directed by Anu Menon, who beforehand collaborated with Vidya on Shakuntala Devi, the biopic of the arithmetic icon. Neeyat additionally stars Ram Kapoor, Rahul Bose, Neeraj Kabi, Shahana Goswami, Amrita Puri, Dipannita Sharma, Niki Walia, Shashank Arora, Prajakta Koli and Danesh Razvi. It’s co-written by Anu, Priya Venkataraman, Advaita Kala and Girvani Dhyani, with dialogues by Kausar Munir. It’s produced by Vikram Malhotra’s Abduntia Entertainment.