Colonel Vishwa Karma (Sanjay Suri) and Janvi (Priyamani Raj) are a happy married couple with a cute daughter Sanah (Deshna Dugad). But their happiness is short lived and takes a nose dive as the dead soldier Captain Ateet Rana (Rajeev Khandelwal) walks back to claim his daughter Sanah. This ensues a bitter confrontation between Vishwa and Ateet much to the discomfort of Janvi who gets tormented between the two. Later a tragic incident compels her to unravel the truth and once it is out, she left with no other option except to save her daughter from the evil clutches of supernatural Ateet.
The film starts on a very low note and moves at a snail’s pace to establish the characters. Once it is through to the half way, the super natural element takes the front seat resulting in some edge of the seat moments. Once the suspense is revealed, the film got drifted aimlessly towards a climax which fails to create any impact.
The saving grace of the film is top notch performances by seasoned actors Sanjay Suri, Priyamani and Rajeev Khandelwal. Priayamani excels in a character which suffer between the betrayal and bitter truth. She is getting better in her latest innings after the success of Family Man where she has made a mark as Suchitra Tiwari. Rajeev who is riding a success wave after successful web series Marzi, and Sanjay Suri who appeared as Anmol Sharma in the hit web series Mentalhood are in their elements and added the much needed lustre to an otherwise insipid script.
A taut screenplay by Harsshil R Patel could have made this film more interesting and absorbing. Director Tanuj Bhramar too faltered in making Ateet truly gripping except in war zone scenes which are well presented.
Harish Sagne’s music is passable and lacks the punch required to elevate a suspense thriller. Photography of Mukesh is very normal with usual lighting effects which are quite common in every super natural film.
Ateet is strictly for fans of Priyamani and Rajeev Khandelwal and the hype which is present in the promos is definitely missing in the film and an extra effort by the director could have saved Ateet from becoming another jinxed thriller.
