Life for these people could never be better, until Aryan (John Abraham), a psychotic character enters their lives.

He becomes infatuated with Ria who misinterprets his feelings as love.

Unable to see the darker side of Aryan 's behaviour, she happily succumbs to his charms.

As days go by, he becomes physically abusive towards Ria but for some odd reason, she continues to love him.

But Dr Malhotra soon senses that all is not well with this young lad. He mental state and his unshaven,scruffy begins to create doubts in the doctor's mind.

When he comes across a newspaper cutting giving some shocking revelations about Aryan's past, he decides to confront him.

We then learn that Aryan suffers from a serious physiological disorder, giving rise to sudden attacks of rage and anger.

During one of his unconscious anger bouts, Aryan had killed his own father.

Armed with this information, Dr Malhotra tries to convince his daughter to stop seeing Aryan. But she takes it the wrong way. She feels that her father is being over protective of her.

But when push comes to shove, Dr Malhotra takes matters in his own hands to save not only his daughter but his whole family from this maniac.

The topic of obsessive love has been depicted many times in Hindi cinema. So although we have seen it all before, Aetbaar comes as a refreshing change due to its casting.

Amitabh Bachchan plays the role of a father to Bipasha marvellously.

We also get to see John Abraham in a different light as compared to his previous releases. He charms his way into Bipasha's life with a menacing rage in his eyes.

Aetbaar could have been a great thriller if the director concentrated on the suspense rather than deviating towards the love angle between Aryan and Ria.

The song sequences which depicted the love between these two characters diluted the intensity of a gripping storyline.

But having said this, Aetbaar does have some memorable moments which will send a chill down you spine especially the film's climax.

The finale has been brilliantly executed by Vikram Bhatt and is bound to go down well with the audience.

On the whole, Aetbaar is worth seeing but if one had to choose a Hindi film to see this weekend, I would go for Khakee which has been released simultaneously with Aetbaar in the UK cinemas.