‘Sector 36’ movie review: Vikrant Massey, Deepak Dobriyal throw down in rancid thriller

This is a gloomy week to be watching Hindi movies. Closer home, in Sector 36, Vikrant Massey is Prem, a strange name for the psychopathic butcher he plays. While it is not made explicit, Sector 36, directed by debutant Aditya Nimbalkar and written by Bodhayan Roychaudhury, takes inspiration from the 2006 Noida serial murders, famously known as the Nithari killings. Sector 36 Director: Aditya Nimbalkar Cast: Vikrant Massey, Deepak Dobriyal, Akash Khurana, Darshan Jairwala, Ipshita Chkraborty Singh Run-time: 124 minutes Storyline: A cynical sub-inspector shakes off his initial apathy to catch a serial killer At once vague, violent and exploitative, Sector 36 offers no convincing analysis of the murders. A boring Deepak Dobriyal performance is a rarity, so in one sense, and in one sense only, Sector 36 is an event.