Zora commences with the logo of Trimurti Films, Trimurti Films Music and the distribution company of Trimurti, with songs of Mohra and Gupt being played at this juncture. It sets the mood and also reminds one that the film is made by the same filmmaker who delivered films like Vishwatma, Tridev, Mohra and one of my all-time favourite flicks, Gupt. Sadly, Zora is nowhere close to Rajiv Rai‘s previous movies. The story and direction are outdated; Mr Rai seems to be stuck in the 90s. Zora doesn’t just seem like a 30-year-old film, but it also seems to be in the zone of a crime TV show. The suspense is kind of predictable. Shockingly, there’s only one song in the film. The title track is catchy; however, when Rajiv Rai and music legend Viju Shah have come together after so long, one would have expected a melodious album, but that doesn’t happen sadly. Viju Shah’s background score, however, is outstanding and the best part of the film. Speaking of performances, Ravinder Kaur (Ranjit) looks dashing but hams in scenes where he’s playing to the gallery. Karan Vir (Iqbal) is better as the second hero. Nikhil Dewan (Kamal Nath) plays a difficult role with ease, but he also goes overboard. Dilraj Kaur (Kaur) is okay and she doesn’t look 40-50 + years old. Neetu Bhatt (Freida Lobo) and Gajendra Rathi (lawyer Narayan Solanki) overact. Meena Vaibhav (Seema), Leena Sharma (Dr Vandana), Nishant Verma (Gullu Gujjar), Vikram Singh (Khabri), Altaf Husain (Kishori Lal), Sharad Sharma (Dhannu Gujjar), Manish Vashisht (Badru) and Rony Kaula (Luka) are fine. All in all, Zora is completely avoidable.
My rating – * ½ out of 5!