Right Yaaa Wrong

Right Yaaa Wrong
Theatrical release poster
Directed byNeeraj Pathak
Screenplay byNeeraj Pathak
Sanjay Chauhan
Story byNeeraj Pathak
Produced byNeeraj Pathak
Krishan Choudhery
StarringSunny Deol
Irrfan Khan
Konkona Sen Sharma
Isha Koppikar
Aryan Vaid
CinematographyRavi Walia
Edited byAshfaque Makrani
Music byMonty Sharma
Distributed byIkkon Pictures Pvt. Ltd.
Mukta Arts Ltd.
Release date
  • 12 March 2010 (2010-03-12)
Running time
125 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Right Yaaa Wrong (transl. Right or wrong?) is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language crime thriller film directed by Neeraj Pathak, starring Sunny Deol, Irrfan Khan and Konkona Sen Sharma in key roles, supported by Isha Koppikar, Arav Chowdhary, Aryan Vaid and Govind Namdeo. This film was shot in Film City and released on 12 March 2010, under the banner of Eros.[2] The film is based on the 1995 American film Above Suspicion.[3][4]

ASTPL, an Indian software developer, also released a mobile video game based on the film.[5]

Plot

Right Yaaa Wrong follows the story of Ajay Shridhar, who is accused of two murders. The tale tests the complex relationship between two police officers and the moral dilemmas they face. ACP Ajay Shridhar and Inspector Vinay Patnaik are both cops and closest friends. Ajay is more compassionate, and sometimes takes risk and bends the rules for justice. On the other hand, Vinay is a strict and by-the-book officer. Ajay is married to Anshita and they have a school-going son, Yash.

The plot takes a dramatic turn when Ajay is paralyzed in the line of duty, leaving him confined to a wheelchair. He also discovers that Anshita is not taking a good care of their son. He becomes dejected and feels helpless. However, things get even more complicated when he discovers Anshita is having an illicit affair with Ajay's step-brother, Sanjay Shridhar.

Feeling betrayed and emotionally destroyed, Ajay hatches a meticulous and chilling plan for revenge on his wife. He takes out a large life insurance policy and, pretending to be suicidal and desperate, tells Anshita and Sanjay that he does not want to spend his life in a wheelchair and asks them to murder him. He tells Anshita to collect the insurance money after his death and live a better life afterwards. The pair agree to kill Ajay and make it look like a botched home robbery. On the night it is set to happen, they sneak out of a movie theatre after causing a commotion in order to create their alibi, go to the house, and start staging the scene. They take out two pistols with silencers. First Sanjay shoots two bullets in Ajay. Unknown to Anshita and Sanjay, Ajay had loaded fake bullets in their guns. He prepends to be dead, prompting Anshita and Sanjay to celebrate his death. Ajay shoots Sanjay dead. He reveals his deception and gets up from his wheelchair, surprising her and revealing that his paralysis was a ruse. He informs Anshita that he knew about the affair. Anshita pulls the trigger to kill Ajay, but Ajay shoots and kills her first.

Police find Anshita and Sanjay are both found dead in Ajay's house. Ajay, who is still in his wheelchair, claims that he killed them in self-defense after they tried to kill him for the insurance money. Given his physical condition and the staged evidence, the police force believes his story. The only person who doesn't buy the story is his friend, Inspector Vinay. Vinay is convinced that Ajay orchestrated the entire thing and that the deaths were not in self-defense, but were premeditated murders. This begins the test of the complex relationship between two police officers and the moral dilemmas they both are facing. The pursuit becomes a high-stakes, mind-game driven cat-and-mouse chase.

Due to Vinay’s efforts, Ajay becomes the prime suspect in the murder case. The investigation is handed to his friend and rival, Vinay. The story then becomes an intense battle of wits and mind games between the two friends, with Vinay trying to prove Ajay's guilt and Ajay trying to clear his name. Ajay's only support comes from Radhika, who is Vinay's younger sister and a lawyer who takes on Ajay's case. She begins to fall in love with him, adding another layer of complexity to the narrative.

In the final court hearing, Vinay approaches Ajay in the courtroom and tells him that he knows that he is a murderer and knows that he can walk. Vinay then stabs Ajay in the right thigh, expecting to elicit a physical reaction to prove that he actually can use his legs. Ajay does not even wince and acts as if he did not feel the stabbing. Ajay is finally acquitted by the court.

Ajay begins dating Radhika. Ajay, Radhika and Yash finally leave on a plane to start a new life and settle down together in another country.

The plot explores themes of friendship, love, betrayal, and the fine line between what is legally right and what is morally wrong. In essence, Ajay is a protagonist who is also the perpetrator. The story forces the audience to grapple with the moral ambiguity of his actions, questioning whether his betrayal-fueled revenge is justifiable. The title itself, "Right Yaaa Wrong", directly reflects Ajay’s moral dilemma.

Cast

Critical reception

The film have received mixed reviews from critics. Mayank Shekhar of Hindustan Times and Rajeev Masand of IBN have panned the movie,[6] while Nikhat Khazmi of Times of India and Taran Adarsh of DNA rated it below average.[6] The film received an overall rating of 5/10.[6] As per Box Office India the film was a flop. It grossed only 3.12 Core. The First Week occupancy was only 25% .1st week collection

References

  1. ^ "Right Yaaa Wrong". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  2. ^ Bombay becomes Mumbai in 'Right Yaa Wrong' Archived 12 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine Indiatimes.com, 7 October 2009.
  3. ^ "Right yaaa Wrong | All wrong". 13 March 2010. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Totally Filmi: Right Yaaa Wrong (dir. Neeraj Pathak, 2010)". www.totallyfilmi.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014.
  5. ^ "Right Ya Wrong". phoneky.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  6. ^ a b c "Right Yaaa Wrong Movie Review Ratings". Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
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