Freddy

Freddy is an 2022 Indian Hindi-language psychological thriller film directed by Shashanka Ghosh. The film stars Kartik Aaryan and Alaya F. Filming started in August 2021 and wrapped in September 2021. The film premiered 2 December 2022 on Disney+Hotstar. It received positive reviews from critics and audience alike with praise towards the cast performances and the screenplay. Plot Dr. Freddy Ginwala is a shy and socially awkward dentist in Mumbai. He goes on multiple dates with women, only to get rejected everytime. His only friend is his pet turtle, Hardy, and also spends his leisure time working on his miniature planes. When he was a child, his father had killed his mother and then committed suicide himself. His aunt Persis has been his guardian since then. At a relative's wedding, Freddy sees a girl named Kainaaz and awkwardly approaches her to talk to her, but is pushed away by her husband Rustom, who was handling the catering for the wedding. Kainaaz meets Freddy at his clinic the next day, saying she wants to extract her wisdom tooth, and he carries out the surgery the next day. Freddy soon falls in love with her and cannot stop thinking about her. He goes nearby her house, just to catch a glimpse of her, and sees her being beaten by Rustom. Freddy calls her the next day, insisting her to visit him, so that he can check if she is healing properly post the surgery. He questions her about the wounds on her face, and she reveals that Rustom is abusive towards her and would kill her if she ever leaves him. They start dating secretly and she reciprocates his feelings. They plan to get married and get rid of Rustom by killing him. Freddy kills him by running him over with his car and goes straight to his farmhouse in Karjat and stays there for a week, also getting the damage inflicted upon his car repaired. The police cannot find any evidence related to Rustom's death. On returning, Freddy goes to meet Kainaaz at her home, but is shocked to see her with Raymond, a chef. Kainaaz reveals to Freddy that she never loved him and only used him to get her husband killed so that she and Raymond can be together and she can become the owner of the restaurant previously owned by her husband. Freddy is devastated and decides to seek revenge. He sneaks into Kainaaz's house and replaces her facewash with liquid dishwasher detergent, as Kainaaz had previously mentioned being allergic to sodium sulfate. He also removes the brake fluid from Raymond's car.