Babil Khan Battles the Dark Side of the Internet in Logout

Director : Amit Golani

Writer : Biswapati Sarkar

Cast : Babil Khan, Nimisha Nair, Rasika Dugal, Gandharv Dewan 

Streaming : ZEE5

Star : 3 

 

In Logout, Babil Khan steps into a world that feels eerily close to home — a digital maze where identity is currency, validation is oxygen, and privacy is a forgotten concept. Directed by Amit Golani and penned by Biswapati Sarkar, this taut psychological thriller is less about flashy tech and more about the emotional wreckage left behind when the virtual world takes over the real one.

 

Babil plays Pratyush Dua, a rising social media icon with dreams of hitting the coveted 10 million follower mark. His life is a carefully curated loop of content, likes, and brand deals — until a digital disaster strikes. One stolen phone, and the control he thought he had over his narrative is completely hijacked. What follows is a tense, unsettling unraveling of not just a digital profile, but of a man himself.

 

Babil's portrayal is magnetic — anxious yet restrained, vulnerable yet unpredictable. As Pratyush’s grip on his life slips, Babil brings out a deeply human panic that resonates in a world where phones have become lifelines. He doesn't just act out fear; he wears it like a second skin.

 

What makes Logout stand apart isn’t just the premise, but the quiet intelligence in its storytelling. It doesn't shout its themes — instead, it lets them simmer under the surface. The screenplay subtly jabs at our reliance on screens: the inability to remember loved ones’ phone numbers, the ease with which a stranger can learn everything about us, and the terrifying thought that a digital version of us might be more ‘real’ than who we are offline.

 

The antagonist here isn’t just the faceless hacker. It’s the system we’ve all bought into — one that rewards oversharing and punishes disconnection. The film's villain, a disturbingly calm voice on the other end of the line, doesn’t need brute force; she weaponizes access. And that's what hits hardest.

 

Yet, Logout isn’t flawless. Certain plot points feel slightly too convenient — especially in an era where backup devices and support systems are readily available to influencers. A few logical missteps break the tension momentarily, and you’re left questioning whether Pratyush really had no escape.

 

Still, what the film gets right far outweighs its stumbles. It’s a modern horror story told through the lens of everyday tech — where your deepest vulnerability is just one stolen password away. And by the time the credits roll, you’re likely to glance nervously at your own phone, wondering just how safe your digital life really is.

 

Logout is more than just a thriller — it's a digital-age parable that hits uncomfortably close to home. Babil Khan delivers a performance that cements him as a voice of his generation, and the film itself? It dares to ask the one question we’re all too afraid to: Who are we when we're finally forced to disconnect?

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