The film opens with the murder of business magnate Amit Singhania (Bakul Thakker) who lives a wealthy lifestyle along with his wife, Ria Singhania (Shamita Shetty), in a spacious bungalow. He runs a company, Spykar Jeans. Ria is asked to co-operates with the Police, who suspect her for foul play as she is the sole proprietor of Amit's business and wealth. The police also suspect Amit's subordinate, Siddharth Sardesai (Parmeet Sethi), who may have killed Amit, who was also having an affair with Sonia Sharma (Sonia Kapoor), who works for an ad agency run by Diwakar. Ria meets with Aditya (Manoj Bajpai), who also works for the same ad agency, and is attracted to him, both get intimate, but Aditya, who is married to Neha (Shilpa Shetty), and has a school-going son,
Acting
Manoj Bajpayee committing to absolute nonsense.
Direction
Deepak Tijori's Hitchcock cosplay with extra melodrama.
Director
Deepak Tijori
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Fareb is a remake of the 1992 Hollywood thriller Unlawful Entry, proving Bollywood's eternal love for 'borrowing' plots.
Real sisters Shilpa and Shamita Shetty play rivals here—Shilpa was reportedly unhappy with the casting but did it as a favor. The tension reads on screen, intentionally or not.
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