The title Nail Polish seems quite intriguing for a courtroom drama. It makes us wonder what role could a thing which primarily finds its mention in lifestyle magazines or videos and women's vanity, have to play in a serious film based on Indian courtroom proceedings. But then isn't it the characteristic of a good thriller to keep you wanting for more? Bugs Bhargava Krishna aims at doing just that, but we cannot say that he succeeds in doing so. Nail Polish, starring Manav Kaul, Arjun Rampal, Anand Tiwari and Rajit Kapur, is inspired by real-life events, and this makes it more susceptible to scrutiny as the audience draws parallels between the events happening on the screen and what can actually happen in real life.

There's no denying that Bugs Bhargava Krishna's Nail Polish is a fresh and riveting story. But the director fails at connecting the dots between what appears good on paper and what actually transpires on the screen. There are several loopholes in the execution which compels us to thwart ourselves from completely getting immersed in the story of Veer Singh, who has been accused of killing 38 migrant kids, despite a prolific performance by Manav Kaul.

Here are some loose ends that are left unexplained in Nail Polish:

NO EXPLANATION OF WHY A KID WAS KEPT IN SHACKLES INSIDE VEER'S PROPERTY

When the police follow clues and reach Veer Singh's uncle's home, they find a kid kept in shackles in a dungeon. The police also retrieve traces of DNA of two kids, who were found burnt at a nearby ground, inside the same dungeon. The same DNA was also found inside the car used to carry the two kids. But the question is while the killer killed the two migrant kids, why did he keep one inside the dungeon, in shackles. How he got there, what happened to him after that, nothing is explained in the film. It is obvious that if this kid was also assaulted, he must have seen the assaulter. Why didn't the police interrogate the kid and record his statement?

WHY DIDN'T THE POLICE FIND VEER'S DNA IN THE FAT SUIT?

In the film, it is shown that Veer uses a fat suit to transform himself into another person to fulfil his motives. When the police stop his black car and he manages to run away, he quickly changes his clothes and returns in another red car to the same spot where the police are checking vehicles. While there is no clear explanation about how he was able to do it so fast, it is also not explained how he was able to remove his DNA traces from the fat suit so quickly.

THE HYPNOTISM BIT

When Veer takes on the personality of Charu Raina, his ex-lover, a psychiatrist is called to handle the case and talk to him. The expert explains that Veer Singh suffers from Dissociative Identity Disorder, a mental disorder in which a person lives with two or more personalities within himself and shows different personalities under different circumstances. When Veer finds himself in a soup and has no way out of it, the other personality of Charu Raina that resides inside him takes the centre stage and now his gait becomes feminine and he starts taking care of his nails (hence asks for nail polish).

The psychiatrist then suggests that they should use hypnotism to gather information from Charu. The process through which Charu (Veer) is hypnotised and how Charu shares her story is extremely difficult to believe. We doubt if a similar approach is used by professionals in real life.

NO PROPER EXPLANATION FOR VEER SINGH'S PAST

In the film, it is shown that Veer Singh was in the security forces and worked as an undercover agent. For any officer in Indian security forces, whether he is undercover or working for a secret mission, it is not possible to not have seniors or other people whom he reports to. How was he able to roam freely, meet people, kill kids and run away without leaving any trace of suspicion? Then he was able to relocate to a new place with his original identity and start afresh as a sports teacher. Doesn't this sound extremely bizarre?

COURT'S SUBMISSION TO VEER'S STORY OF DISSOCIATIVE IDENTITY DISORDER

In Nail Polish, it is shown that the court agrees that Veer Singh is the one who sexually assaults and kills migrant kids. But then it cannot punish someone who is not present there as now Veer is Charu Raina. The psychiatrist explained that Veer suffers from Dissociative Identity Disorder and now it is the personality of Charu Raina that controls Veer's body. Given that Veer was an expert manipulator and someone who could easily change his avatars, why didn't the court give a benefit of doubt to the fact that he might be acting all this while? It is well known that the findings in a hypnotism process cannot be considered evidence in a court.

The last scene of the film where Manav Kaul is seen smiling looking into the camera after the court declares that Veer Singh cannot be punished as he is now Charu Raina is a hint enough for the fact that he was faking it all. It is to be seen if the director comes up with a sequel to Nail Polish to give a spin to the story of Veer Singh