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Starring: R.Madhavan, Neetu Chandra, Poonam Dhillon,
Murali Sharma, Sachin Khedekar, Sanjaih Bokaria, Deepak
Dobriyal, Amitha, Dhritiman Chaterjee
Writer & Director: Vikram .K. Kumar
13B is a supernatural thriller which is released
simultaneously in Hindi and Tamil.
In today’s world of unrelenting pressures, challenged
survivals and super fast life styles, the major source
of Relief, Information and Entertainment is... the TV.
So much so, that it has moved up from its modest
position of being just another ‘house hold appliance’ to
actually determining the power equation in a family. It
is easy to identify the hierarchy in the family
depending on who controls the Remote Control. So what
happens when the TV realizes this power and begins to
take control. What happens when instead of showing you
the facts, the TV, begins to show you what it wants you
to see.
The protagonist of this film, Manohar (R Madhavan), is a
hard working Civil Engineer. Aged 31 and happily
married, he is the embodiment of the typical urban
Indian male. For him family comes first and he provides
them with all the facilities of a comfortable lifestyle.
The family show is eerily
similar to Manohar’s family, who have also just moved into
a new house just like they have. As the serial unfolds,
Manohar notices that the incidents that happen in the
serial are a reflection of what has happened to Manohar
and his family. The rest of the family remains oblivious
to the similarity so he prefers it that way to avoid
panic.
Now the happenings in the TV serial start taking a turn
for the worse and Manohar, to his great horror, realizes
that the same would happen to his family as well. As
Manohar explores the strange happenings, he unravels a
deep secret.
R. Madhavan and Neetu Chandra and Poonam Dhillon as the
mother-in-law have given brilliant performances. The
talented Southern Star Madhavan deserves many such roles
in Bollywood. The camerawork and editing deserve a special
mention as it is much superior than the usual horror
flicks churned out in Bollywood.
Vikram Kumar, the Director of 13B reveals a shocking fact:
Initially the TV brought the entire family together in the
drawing room. Now everyone wants to watch their own
program, on their own TV, in their own room. It’s almost
as if the TV decided to bring the family together and then
divide it. And we thought we were controlling it using a
remote… HA!
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His view of life is practical and rational. He has a
highly analytical mind. This enables him to handles all
strenuous situations with a presence of mind and clear
thinking.
Settled in a good job and living in an apartment, all is
well with his and his loving and supportive wife Priya (Neetu
Chandra). She is typical modern day home maker who loves
her TV soaps and enjoys watching it with the family. She
is a doting daughter in law, an affectionate sister in law
and a fun loving, caring aunt. She too is looking forward
to motherhood.
The upwardly mobile middle class Indian family moves into
a new apartment - 13B on the 13th floor. The family is
greeted by a series of trivial incidents that could be
regarded as inauspicious but are shrugged off by the
excited Manohar. The women in the family oblivious to any
unseemly coincidences get hooked on to a new family serial
on the TV.
Cast:
Manohar - R.Madhavan
Priya Manohar - Neetu Chandra
Manohar’s mother - Poonam Dhillon
Cop - Murali Sharma
Dr. Shinde - Sachin Khedekar
Manoj Manohar - Sanjaih Bokaria
Ashok - Deepak Dobriyal
Amitha
Dhritiman Chaterjee
Credits & Crew:
Presented by BIG Pictures
Writer & Director: Vikram K. Kumar
Director of Photography (DOP): P.C. Sreeram
Music By: Shankar, Ehsaan & Loy
Lyrics By: Neelesh Misra
Art Department - Sikander Ahmad, Tariq Umar Khan
Visual Effects by Rajiv Raghunathan, Rajashekharan Rajeev,
Muthu Stalin
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