Mirror Game

Mirror Game is an Indian psychological thriller film written and directed by Vijit Sharma and produced by Rahula Kochar under the for Icelerate Films. The film was released by PVR Pictures on 2 June 2017. The film stars Parvin Dabas, Pooja Batra and Omi Vaidya in lead roles.

Mirror Game
Theatrical poster
Directed byVijit Sharma
Produced byRahula Kochar
Written byVijit Sharma
Screenplay byVijit Sharma
StarringParvin Dabas, Dhruv Bali, Pooja Batra, Omi Vaidya
Music byKasturi Nath Singh, Vishal J. Singh
CinematographyJosh Echevarria
Edited byShakti Hasija, Abhishek Seth
Production
company
Icelerate Films
Distributed byPVR Pictures
Release date
  • June 2, 2017 (2017-06-02)
Running time
108 mins
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Plot

University professor Jay Verma, stuck in a crumbling marriage and a failing career, seeks a way out of his troubles with help from an ambitious student. Soon the dangerous game they play starts to spiral out of control as the blurring lines between reality and perception make him question his own sanity.

Cast[1]
  • Parvin Dabas as Jay Verma
  • Omi Vaidya as Vikram
  • Pooja Batra as Dr. Roy/Shonali
  • Dhruv Bali as Ronnie
  • Sneha Ramachander as Det. Shenoy
  • Shanti Akkineni as Tanya Verma
  • Mandy Sidhu as Alisa

Soundtrack

The soundtrack for the film was largely made by mother-son duo Kasturi Nath Singh and Vishal J. Singh. Additional songs were contributed by Derick Gomes, Superzero and Esfand.[2]

# Title Lyrics Music Singer Length
1 Chor Aur Police Siddhant Kaushal Kasturi Nath Singh, Vishal J. Singh Vishal J. Singh 3:38
2 Dagha Siddhant Kaushal Kasturi Nath Singh, Vishal J. Singh Prashant Vadhyar 3:47
3 Peecha Chorey Naa Siddhant Kaushal Kasturi Nath Singh, Vishal J. Singh Shilpa Surroch 4:49
4 Jaahil Vishal J. Singh Vishal J. Singh Sneha Khanwalkar 3:38
5 Jay's Theme Kasturi Nath Singh, Vijit Sharma Kasturi Nath Singh, Vishal J. Singh Kasturi Nath Singh (feat. Parvin Dabas) 3:24
6 In My Way Derick Gomes/ Superzero Derick Gomes/ Superzero Derick Gomes/ Superzero 3:32
7 Angel of Chances (Ronnie's Song) Esfand Esfand Esfand 4:26

Awards

The film received the following awards:

Festival/ Awards Location Category Year Outcome
Asian One Awards Mumbai, India Best Actor 2017 Won (Parvin Dabas)
Delhi International Film Festival Delhi, India Best Actor 2016 Won (Parvin Dabas)
Delhi International Film Festival Delhi India Best Director 2016 Won
Golden Gate International Film Festival San Francisco, USA Best Feature 2016 Won
Newark International Film Festival Newark, USA Best Feature 2016 Nominated
Newark International Film Festival Newark, USA Best Actress 2016 Nominated (Pooja Batra)
Golden Gate International Film Festival San Francisco, USA Best Director 2016 Nominated
Golden Gate International Film FEstival San Francisco, USA Best Actor 2016 Nominated (Parvin Dabas)
Jersey City International Television and Film Festival Jersey City, USA Closing Night Feature 2016 -
Golden Door International Film Festival Jersey City, USA Official Selection 2016 -
Washington DC South Asian Film Festival Washington, DC, USA Official Selection 2016 -

Critical reception

The film received mixed reviews. New Indian Express gave the film three stars and called it "an engaging, well-etched whodunnit".[3] Rohit Bhatnagar of The Deccan Chronicle described the film as "layered".[4] Business Standard gave the film three stars.[5] Film Companion said the film was "semi-competent".[6] Asian Age reviewed the film positively, describing it as "engaging", as did IndiaGlitz.com.[7][8]

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gollark: I think the model can accomodate up to a 50% chance of that without the child being net-negative.
gollark: This seems to neglect any happiness you might get from not being utterly isolated in the meantime.
gollark: Or, well, a fairly high chance.
gollark: I suppose you also have to assume that the child has a 100% chance of helping you with your thing.

References
  1. Mirror Game, retrieved 12 December 2018
  2. Mirror Game: Ab Khel Shuru (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), retrieved 12 December 2018
  3. "'Mirror Game' review: An engaging, well etched whodunit". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  4. "Mirror Game – Ab Khel Shuru movie review: A good experiment on psychiatric genetics". deccanchronicle.com/. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  5. IANS (1 June 2017). "'Mirror Game: Ab Khel Shuru': Surprisingly engaging (IANS Review, Rating: ***)". Business Standard India. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  6. "Mirror Game Review: A Semi-Competent Whodunit". Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  7. "Mirror Game – Ab Khel Shuru movie movie review: Engaging till the last frame". asianage.com/. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  8. "Mirror Game - Ab Khel Shuru review. Mirror Game - Ab Khel Shuru Bollywood movie review, story, rating - IndiaGlitz Bollywood". IndiaGlitz.com. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
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