Anek—the new Ayushmann Khurrana film, now out on Netflix—is so unsuccessful at what it sets out to do that it’s actually possible that Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 is a better movie, purely because it knows its audience.
We discuss the sheer incompetence of Khurrana’s character, the uniformly terrible performances of the cast, and director Anubhav Sinha’s nonsensical and utterly-confused storytelling.
We also talk about the fundamental issues with homogenising an entire region, the glaring age difference between Khurrana and co-star Andrea Kevichusa, and Sinha’s sloppy handling of the action sequences.
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