In SHEESHA, it's the twin sister who is obsessed with her brother-in-law. And that is a novel aspect for an Indian cinegoer. Director Ashu Trikha does swim against the tide, but as the plot thickens, he succumbs to monotony and predictability.

SHEESHA tells the story of Sia [Neha Dhupia] and her soul mate Raj [Sonu Sood].

Raj is associated with Channel 7, a satellite channel operating in Thailand. Sia is a budding fashion designer whose designer outfit 'Shades' is on the threshold of going international.

All seems well from the outside but oblivious to Sia and Raj, there's a threat lurking which is raring to tear their relationship apart.

Enter Sia's twin-sister Ria [Neha Dhupia in a dual role], a deaf and mute girl due to a neurological disorder, who has taken a strong liking for Raj the moment she set eyes on him.

But Raj is in love with Sia and he marries her. Now Ria wants revenge as she is heart-broken by the wedding. And suddenly to suit the script, she can both hear and speak as well. How many mute and deaf cases have you seen who can do that? Anyway, the only way she can do that easily, is by seducing the hero. So when Sia leaves for an international assignment, Raj and Ria are together. And here the mirror breaks before Raj's eyes.

The biggest problem with Sheesha is that it isn’t comfortable with being just a plain old sex film. A deaf-mute character is one that has to be handled with sensitivity but all this film does is make a villain out of her.

Neha tries to act like an obsessive, seductive lover, but as mentioned earlier, she still needs to work on her acting skills. But she looks fantastic, even with her clothes on!

Director Ashu Trikha catches your finger and takes you right there, but suddenly abandons you in the latter part.

Music [Sen Brothers] is melodious. 'Yaar Ko Maine', 'Mujhe Jeena Sikha Do Na' and 'Assi Ishq Da Dard' are well tuned and equally well filmed. Cinematography [Raju Kaygee] is up to the mark. The skyline of Bangkok is beautifully captured on celluloid. Dialogues [Sanjay Masoom] are functional.

On the whole, Sheesha is a paisa vasool film if you want to watch Neha Dhupia. The movie has nothing but skin.