Inspired by Korean film I Saw the Devil (2010), Mohit Suri's Ek Villain, starring Sidharth Malhotra, Shraddha Kapoor and Riteish Deshmukh, is a story of gangster Guru (Sidharth), whose love Aisha is threatened by psychotic serial killer Rakesh (Riteish), and the evil within him resurfaces. The movie has been rated 1.5(India Today), 2(Indian Express, NDTV), 2.5 (IBNLive) and 3 (TOI).