Producers: Ravi Agarwal, Mahesh Balekundri, Rajat Manjunath and Ajay Chabria
Director: Rajeev Jhaveri
Star Cast: Rajeev Khandelwal, Gauhar Khan and Victor Bannerjee along with debutantes Ankita Makwana, Gemma Atkinson and Caterina Murino.
Genre: Suspense Thriller
Armin Salem (Rajeev Khandelwal) looses his memory after he is pushed out of a car in the snow clad valley of Switzerland
and then begins his search for self identification. He then meets varied woman masquerading around like Pooja (Gauhar Khan), Grace (Ankita Makwana), Rhea (Gemma Atkinson) and Caterina Murino and the mystery of Armin’s life starts getting more and more complicated. One memory flashbak reveals that in reality he is a contract killer who has lost his memory in an accident.
Director Rajeev Jhaveri seems totally confused and he starts swinging like a pendulum between facts and fiction, past and present. And the least said about his directorial capabilities the better. The only enjoyable factor of Fever is the presence of a seasoned actor like Rajeev Khandelwal and the capturing of beautiful locale like Switzerland. The first half of Fever drags along but it is the second half that really gets going and holds the viewer’s attention. In fact Fever mirrors a picture which tries to blur the thin line between facts and fiction.
Performance wise Rajeev Khandelwal is superb in his new avatar (Read Looks). He has plunged himself deeply into his character to the extent of shedding all his inhibitions has performed all the bold bedroom scenes with elan. Gauhar Khan is not at all impressive besides she appears atrocious with her garish make – up. That apart the three debutant actresses are good having given a good account of themselves.
To sum it up Fever may appear to be an interesting fare on Global Film Festival circuit but its prospects at the Box Office turnstiles are very bleak.
