There is a famous proverb in English : Dig one's own grave. This proverb appropriately fits to this movie. Ratsasan could have been a groundbreaking movie in Indian cinema but it failed due to its pointless extensions of plot and confused direction.

This movie is a suspense thriller and for the first hour it really does keeps you on the edge of your seat but after that starts it's downfall and it becomes ridiculous to continue watching it. The movie becomes draggy because of forcefully fitted flashbacks, needless emotional scenes, and many scenes which keeps on repeating but has nothing to add to the story. The main criminal of the story and his motive to kill is so stupid that you feel sorry to have wasted your time for this revelation. The last 30 minutes of the movie were the worst. The characters of the movie make so many stupid decisions that you feel irritated with their foolishness.

In short this movie is stretched, boring, aimless and at many instances clichéd.