Before the supernatural remake, there was Bejoy Nambiar’s Shaitan (2011), a film that redefined the "edgy" crime thriller in Bollywood.
Visually, cinematographer Pankaj Kumar (who later shot Tumbbad ) used hand-held cameras, Dutch angles, and drastic color grading (green for the wealthy homes; red and blue for the violent nights) to mirror the characters’ fractured psychology. The infamous "acid trip" sequence—a 360-degree spinning shot inside a trashed apartment—remains one of the most technically audacious scenes in modern Hindi cinema. shaitan. movie
Shaitan (2011) Movie Analysis: A Dark Dive into Urban Decadence Before the supernatural remake, there was Bejoy Nambiar’s