Munjya is a ride of laughter involving adrenaline rush and a perfect blend of emotions and sentiments with its interesting storyline, excellent acting, and exotic set design. Lead roles in the film include Sharvari, Mona Singh, and Abhay Verma.
It’s a coming-of-age story of Bittu (played by Abhay Verma), a meek and apprehensive cosmetology student whose life takes a fascinating turn during a wedding ceremony in the family’s native village. Feeling the heat getting unbearable and secrets stirring up from beneath the surface, Bittu enters the ultimate war with the evil spirit Munjya.
Direction and writing
The film has a great narrative that is both original and enjoyable, and the screenplay is written by Yogesh Chandekar and Niren Bhatt, a horror-comedy. The timeline successfully alternates between both past and present and takes a while unveiling the enigma that surrounds Munjya and the chain of events that helped shape his changed character. The clear blending of the two genres makes it impossible to get bored while watching the film, and the equal distribution of the funny and the horrifying moments makes the film incredibly successful.
The cinematography in Munjya is superb, every shot is nicely done to successfully create the suspenseful theme of the movie, and the flashback and flash-forward scenes are nicely done to effectively tell a story. On the visual level, the audience can enjoy the spectacular looks of the movie with the perfect music by Sachin-Jigar. But, sometimes, there is a feeling that the picture is sent low in horror and turned high in comedy. However, the concern here is that the director pays keen attention to details right from the choice of visuals, making the overall setting of the film highly atmospheric which helps to pull viewers into the presented world of the movie.
Acting
The performances of the entire cast are exceptional but that of Abhay Verma who portrays the role of Bittu, an underdog with dreams yet struggles in his personal as well as professional life stands out. Mona Singh does well as Bittu’s mom, Pammi, and Sanjay Kapoor provide power and worry as the patriarch, Bikram. Sharvari dazzles as the hopeless romantic Bella is caught amid paranormal shenanigans. Sathyaraj has done justice as the aged exorcist priest who infuses much-needed pomposity into the proceedings and gets the scares right in the final half an hour.
Munjya is a bumpy roller coaster ride that is filled with dramatic elements, tight corners with humor at one’s heart and hearty laughter, and this cuts across the storytelling, acting, and cinematography. And the makers have a little something special to offer in the end which they do with rejoice. In its totality, Maddock Films which produced Stree & Bhedia has well and truly captured the genre with this successful movie. It provides a perfect combination of horror and comedy as it is provided by other films of the House of Production that created this film and definitely, it deserves 3 stars.