Sssshhh is a murder mystery and whodunit edge-of-the-seat thriller from Pavan Kaul. However, the director fails to do justice to the mystery element. Pavan would have emerged a winner if he had kept his screenplay tight.

Mehek (Tanisha, kid sister of the powerhouse performer Kajol) is going through a bad phase in her personal life. Her sister Malini (Simone Singh in a guest appearance) has been murdered. While she is trying to get out of this phase, she starts receiving phone calls from the supposed killer of Simone. He purports her to be his next victim, and starts stalking her.

Meanwhile, Rocky (Dino Morea in a fun-loving role for a change) is Tanisha's childhood friend and in love with her. He along with his sidekick Rajat (Channel V VJ Gaurav Kapoor in a role replete with PJs) are trying out ways to woo her for him.

After a few attacks by the slasher, who wears a joker's mask, Tanisha's friends (Dino, Karan, Gaurav, Suvarna Jha, Kushal Punjabi and Teena Chowdhary) try to cheer her up. When they feel that the killer has been bumped off in a fight, they start heaving a sigh of relief.

How the group of friends gets killed one by one without any clue to the slasher's identity forms the crux of the latter half of this movie.

SSSSHHH… is an apt case of body beautiful. Besides being a stylish fare, the film has been shot at some of the most exotic locales of Thailand. Even the snow-capped locales of Himachal Pradesh [India] are simply breath-taking.

Director Pavan Kaul is an efficient technician. Technically speaking, the film is way above slasher flicks like KUCCH TO HAI and the recent SAMAY. There's consistency in the making throughout, which needs to be lauded.

Tanisha is an okay actress. Looks-wise, she photographs well from certain angles, resembling her sister Kajol and mother Tanuja at places. But she needs to work on her dialogue delivery as well as her overall appearance. Also, she needs to look into her choice of outfits!

Dino Morea is definitely the highlight of the film. His expressions of a jealous lover and the I-care-a-damn attitude work perfectly. Dino surely takes the film away. Karan Nath is equally good, with his easygoing performance and looks impressive all through. Tanisha just makes an average debut. Gaurav Kapur is excellent. Suvarna Jha lends glamour to the film and looks hot and wanting. Kushal Punjabi, Tina, Aly Khan, Maya Alag and Shivaji Satham lend able support.

SSSSHHH… holds tremendous curiosity value and shock value. It does succeed in scaring you, but intermittently.