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Rajiv Kaul, a successful ad-filmmaker, is celebrating his 40th birthday. Everything is as always: friends, food, wine, music. The only thing different is the absence of his wife and kids and the presence of a beautiful stranger, Sandy. Who is she? Why does she stare at him? Do they know each other from before? A dangerous liaison ensues and throws Rajiv's life upside down. Nothing is what it seems and there is no one who Rajiv can trust. Neither his wife nor his best friend, but most dangerously, not even himself. Can Rajiv undo the past and save himself from the impending doom? A series of twisted events blurs the fine line between past, present and future. Between what's real and what may not be…
Critic Consensus
Critical reception for My Birthday Song is predominantly mixed-to-negative, with a consensus average reflecting modest appreciation at best. Several critics acknowledged the film's polished production values, good music, and an intriguing central premise as a psychological thriller. However, the most common complaints center on weak execution, a dragging narrative despite its short runtime, and an unsatisfying payoff — with some critics finding the direction too self-indulgent and the story too thin to sustain its ambitions.
10 reviews · 2 positive · 5 mixed · 2 negative
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"Wrapping up its business in a brisk 95 minutes, My Birthday Song kept me guessing until the end. It's not a perfect film, but there's enough to merit a single watch."Read full review ↗
"The plotting and the treatment of My Birthday Song is far too inept to create a solid psychological thriller out of this looping-upon-itself story, whose big reveal is too brief, too late."Read full review ↗
"An honest effort and a huge relief for movie enthusiasts..."Read full review ↗
"My Birthday Song struts its polished demeanour like a badge of honour. It has its slack passages. But most of the time we are absorbed in the goings-on waiting to see how Sanjay Suri gets out of the mess. The narrative gives him elbow room to seek an exit. Then pulls the rug from under his feet, leaving us with a feeling that the scriptwriter wanted us on the edge right till the end."Read full review ↗
"The production values are top notch and so is the music. While the narrative may get a bit repetitive, like how birthday songs can get, maybe that's what the director intended. That being said, this is one party you may want to attend if you like your cinema to be dark and mysterious."Read full review ↗
"All we can conclude that the tribe of filmmakers with a complete disconnect with Indian audiences is alarmingly on the increase – and some of them can be really good storytellers if they choose the right subject, not necessarily the mainstream commercial. Soni deserves to exploit his métier and not waste his time in such w fake evolution as a filmmaker."Read full review ↗
"Is it is guilt for the one sexual encounter that keeps Rajeev Kaul awake or has he really killed the girl? The film is a psychological thriller which is rather interesting, but feels dragged despite its short running time of 95 minutes. Sanjay Suri looks traumatised enough as Rajeev Kaul but is that enough? This film has a decent supporting cast but needed a huge pay-off at the end. So much thrill for so little an end..."Read full review ↗
"Debutante director Samir Soni starts off with an amazing idea which is failed by its execution."Read full review ↗
"Soni, who has written and directed My Birthday Song, is so in love with his own creation that he wanted his presence to be felt throughout."Read full review ↗
"My Birthday Song is a beautifully made thriller with very good performances. It deserves to do well but, unfortunately, lack of promotion and a window of just six days (before Padmaavat floods the cinemas on 25th January) will tell on its box-office performance."Read full review ↗
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