Blind is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language crime thriller film directed by Shome Makhija and produced by Sujoy Ghosh, Avishek Ghosh, Hyunwoo Thomas Kim, Sachin Nahar, Pinkesh Nahar and Manish W. The film features Sonam Kapoor in a leading role with Purab Kohli, Vinay Pathak and Lillete Dubey in supporting roles. Blind, a remake of the 2011 Korean film of the same name, centres around a blind police officer in search of a serial killer. The principal photography began on 28 December 2020 in Glasgow, Scotland and wrapped up on 13 February 2021. The film premiered on 7 July 2023 on JioCinema and was heavily panned by critics and audiences. It marks the last film role of Kapoor till date.
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Plot
The film follows the story of Gia Singh, who travelled to her mother's house one gloomy night. She was waiting for a Taxi, but instead of a taxi, a private car picks her up. But the car driver was not a common man; he was a psycho kidnapper who kidnaps the ladies and badly tortures them to death. Recently, some cases were filed in the police station for missing women, and followed by that, the sensible blind lady Gia Singh's sixth sense gave her doubt; she also stated the same to the police, but the COP took Gia lightly.
The missing cases were handled by the detective Prithvi. Very soon, he uncovers the chilling truth - this was no ordinary kidnapping spree; it was a meticulously orchestrated saga of serial abductions, intricately interwoven and interconnected.
Assisted by Gia Singh, how Prithvi unravels the dark secrets and expose the malevolent orchestrator, forms the crux of the film.
Cast
Sonam Kapoor as Gia Singh
Purab Kohli as a driver turned serial killer
Vinay Pathak as Prithvi Khanna
Lillete Dubey as Maria Aunty
Shubham Saraf as Nikhil
Danesh Razvi as Adrian Pereira
Javed Khan as DCS Tarun Bedi
Reception
Blind received negative reviews from critics and audiences.
Grace Cyril of India Today rated it 2 out of 5 stars and stated "Blind was supposed to be dark and full of jump scares, but you get none. This crime thriller is stuck in the same rut."
Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express rated it 1 out of 5 stars and said "This could have been a respectable thriller, but there is zero chill factor here."
Mayur Sanap of Rediff.com rated it 1.5 stars out of 5 and stated "Sadly, under debutant Shome Makhija's skimpy writing and direction, this Hindi remake falls considerably short to warrant a riveting watch."
Anuj Kumar of The Hindu reviewed the movie and highlighted "There is hardly any surprise element in writer-director Shome Makhija's straitjacketed adaptation of a Korean flick."
Titas Chowdhury of News18 rated 3 out of 5 stars and said "Blind isn't the spiffiest crime thriller. It has its own flaws. It's gory, gloomy and grim."
Monika Rawal Kukreja of Hindustan Times reviewed the movie and stated "If you are a sucker for thrillers, watch Blind for you should know what a poorly executed thriller looks like."
Bollywood Hungama rated it 2 out of 5 and said "On the whole, BLIND rests on the performances and some thrilling moments. But it fails to impress due to its length and several loopholes in the script."
Chandhini R of Cinema Express reviewed the movie and said "Blind, with its potential and the advantage of drawing from the source material, had the opportunity to embrace a redemptive light. However, it failed due to a lack of effectiveness and coherence in the narrative and not striking the right emotional chord with the audience."
Production
The principal photography commenced on 28 December 2020 in Scotland. The film was wrapped up on 13 February 2021.