Baby Do Die Do (2026 / Cinema Release) (Dark Comedy Thriller)
Director – Nachiket Samant
Writers- Nachiket Samant, Jasmeet Kaur, Gaurav Sharma, Parveez Shaikh
If you appreciate cinema that is trying to attempt something new, if dark comedy thrillers are your genre or you are a Huma Qureshi fan, this film is definitely worth a try.
The story opens with a voice over narration by a teenage girl who is long dead. But the story, as she tells us, is not about her. It is about her twin sister who carries on life without her inseparable beloved twin , it is about the deaf and mute girl who not only survives but actually thrives ( tongue firmly in cheek), about the girl who turns her weakness into strength and who never gives up on her sister’s killer till she finds him one day. The story revolves around Baby Karmarkar ( Kar-mar-kar aka do-die-do). And yes, the story telling is as quirky as the title.
The basic premise around the deaf mute woman is interesting.There is light humour even in the darkest of the situations that doesn’t let the narrative get too heavy. I wouldn’t call suspense a strong point in the story. There’s a predictability of sorts that avoids any surprise element in the film except for one.Yet it keeps you smoothly engaged for entire two hours. It is not the question “ what” but ‘how”, to a certain extent, that kept me hooked.
The story does give in to tropes and a couple of logic defying situations to add twists. But the overall light vibe that the film carries throughout, somehow smoothens that flaw. The pace is relentless with no unnecessary songs or melodrama.
The cast and performances deserve a lot of credit. Huma Qureshi has given a superb performance sans dialogue. Not for a moment , she seems stone faced despite carrying a no nonsense intense look all the time. She emotes effortlessly and gives an underrated performance in this meaty role.
Rachit Singh, who plays Siddhu, gives an honest charm to his character that was bang on as per the story ’s requirement.
Sikandar Kher, Chunky Pandey, Marudhar Shekhawat ,Seema Pahwa lend good support.
It is a film with no great lows or highs but the overall vibe remains light and breezy. It keeps you engaged and entertained. Add to this , Huma’s performance, the offbeat story and treatment and you have a good package that is trying to break the stereotypical mould and beaten track of overhyped , over budget and often disappointing mass cinema.
Do look out for its OTT release.
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