Iss Thriller ko na dekha Toh Kya DEKHA ?


I somehow didnt went with high expectations,call it coincidence or what,but mostly such times the film turns out to be really good and same happened here .

Before I get into further details, First and Most Important Thing - 13B is not a Horror Film but a Suspense Thriller.

13B is a story about a family that has just shifted to a new building on the 13th floor.Manohar(Madhavan) with his wife(Neetu Chandra), mom(Poonam Dhillon),brother and sister start to live a new life adjusting to the environment. But Manohar starts to experience some strange things happening in his house,like lift not running,milk getting spoilt every time and etc etc. One day he comes to know how the events are connected to a serial that comes on T.V. Now, whats the relation of that serial with Manohar's life. How will Manohar find it out, and will he be able to stop the events that are about to happen or not is what 13B deals with.

13B works a lot for the special fact that you are simply engaged with the film,especially the 2nd half when the suspense and thriller part increases even more. Its very hard until the actual climax to tell what will really happen.

Madhavan gives a superb performance, indeed he was right in his interview,he chooses performances that would leave a mark as this one would be remembered.The expressions of disbelief,shock,helplessness are so well portrayed by him.

Neetu Chandra is very good too,though she hardly has a role in the film,but her chemistry is awesome with Madhavan.

Poonam Dhillon is good and nice to see her in a film.

Deepak Dobriyal does a great work yet again in a inspector role.

Sachin Khedekar is good in his small role.


Direction is superb.Screenplay is very good.Background Score is excellent and Good Camera work too.

Songs could had been done without,especially Aasma odh kar which was a misfit, though I personally love the song for Chitra n Shankar's rendition. Sab khairiyat and Bade se shehar mein were properly used.


Some of my fav scenes were,the lift scenes,the dog entry in house scene,interval scene,entry of dobriyal and many many more,cant write all as you should watch them first.

Its hard to find the weaknesses of the film,except for misuse of Aasma odh kar song, may be lift scenes were done one too many though I personally didnt mind it as it was a build up required for the story.

Also, the suspense part is solid and you wont feel at all that your 2 hrs were wasted, Oops sorry 2 hrs 28 mins(Right taran adarsh).


Overall, 13B needs to be seen as soon as possible, stay away from any reviews, even this one until u see it urself. If you know the suspense before, the real magic of the film would be destroyed. So, Watch it as you would surely love it if you prefer Thrillers and ofcourse Madhavan fans have all reasons to cheer for after all its a performance to watch for .

Ratings :

Direction : 4 Out of 5
Screenplay : 3.75 Out of 5
Dialogues : 3 Out of 5
Cinematography : 3 Out of 5
Choreography : 2.5 Out of 5
Entertainment Value : 3 Out of 5
Performances : 4.5 Out of 5
Story : 4.25 Out of 5
Music : 3 Out of 5



Film Rating : 3.85/5

Recommendation : If you love watching Thrillers, then Dont Miss this one as chances are you would like it.