A gripping tale, the story is about Guru (sidharth) a tough guy who works for a don (remo) based in Goa. His life takes a turn when he sees Aisha (shraddha). They fall in love, get married and move to Mumbai. Guru decides to start a new life and everything begins falling in place. But one incident occurs and Aisha becomes the victim. Guru discovers it is Rakesh (riteish) but he is unable to figure out why he did that. How things unfold forms the rest.
The director has come up with a thriller storyline and while the presentation was rich, the narrative was quite absorbing. The dialogues were well written. The script was above average and the screenplay made it lot better. The background score was melodious and three songs were worth watching. Cinematography was the main strength to this film. Editing was crisp. Costumes were well designed to suit the royalty while the art department was majestic. Riteish Deshmukh was a revelation and he has excelled. Sidharth Malhotra is another exceptional talent, he was superb. Shraddha Kapoor added to the beauty with her bubbly presence. Aamna was apt, Kamaal Khan was alright, Remo Fernandez was apt, Asif Basra was adequate.
It takes a good skill to blend a thriller with a romantic angle and develop the intensity. It must be said that this film was a good attempt on that line. The first half is somewhat on the softer side with elements of romance and some drama but the interval bang was promsing. The second half was equally intense and had its share of squeezing moments. Overall, this is a film stands tall because Ek Villain is a well made dark love story, with amazing music. The film does have some negatives like the story has a few loopholes,and some scenes feel clichéd but these are minor hiccups.Everything withstanding Ek Villain is a must watch.