Before starting my
review, cinema owners here in South Delhi are doing a blunder. Only one
hall has all 4 shows running for this great extravaganza. Just dunno
why, even with a dud opening, cineplexes here are showing YR banner's laaga chunari mein dog *(oops! *daag).this
posh elite Yash Raj banner is ruining movie watching in here:(. Ticket
taking is tougher than taking nobel prizes these days.
Coming back to the movie, let me present you my ratings (4/5).bang! Why? New concept, presence of awesome acting acumen, a nice plot and a super musiz score! A fultoo entertainer
Bhool Bhulaiya is an out-of-tradition movie by Priyan saheb
(creator of comic geniuses). It's an irony that his movies are always
perceived as comedy oriented stuff(thanks to the Great Indian
Stereotyping). But Priyadarshan has taken himself out from his mistaken
identity through Bhool Bhulaiya; he has turned away form slapstick
stuff and moved towards more sensible stuff. But still! Comedy isn't
the central idea of this movie. As you must have seen in ads, Bhool
Bhulaiya is a psychological thriller(and yes! for once, they deliver what they say in trailers). Glad, the Bhagam Bhag flaw was corrected!
But Waaait!, this flick has a new element! suprize suprize, HORROR(hee hee haa haa).yeah man! the movie does contains few seconds of horror(a major reason of disappointment).
Story of Bhool Bhulaiya resides in a huge mysterious mansion and this mansion has all in it, right from posh corridors to'bhootbangla'
type lounges. Ambiance inside range from Baba Alam's paintings to
Mohanjodaaro's jewels(now available on Janpath's footpaths). The
locals and caretakers(comprising of the usual Priyadarshan party – Paresh, Manoj Joshi, etc) have firm belief that the mansion hosts multiple ghosts, bhoot-pret-aatma
species and more lovely people in it, (so, whats the big
deal.nothing! they are just afraid to enter the palace). Then
arrives* the Amriki couple(Shiny Ahuja, Vidya Belan), who are the actual owners of the ghost-palace. *Amrikans generally dunno care about humans, so why would they care about ghosts. And hence, they started living there.
As time proceeds, things get out of control. Unusual things happen, the bhoot-pret-aatma broadcasts his/her terrorism openly and when the condition gets to extreme level, the Amriki *couple tries to outsource the problem(as usual). Tring tring, a call is made to Dr. Srivastava(Aks Kumar), and bang! “banda haazir hai*”
(he is here).INTERVAL.Post interval, is the story of how Dr.
Srivastava cures the whole scenario and how he encounters'Manjulika'.
Oh! forgot to mention about Miss Manjulika(the name sounds like
Ravana's relative, but it's actually the name given to the bhoot-pret-aatma specie of the movie).
The **only flaw
i**n the movie is the contrast b/t the first and the second half. Both
are extremes of each other. Priyadarshan has given a great comedy
set-up in first half and tried horror stuff in the latter. Though he
has managed to create the plot successfully, by the time eyes are
presented with horror stuff, the corresponding mind in still making
that transition from the comedy part. Hence, compliments towards the
horror side are a bit less.
Cast wise,
there are some disappointments. Mr. Paani Ahuja(Oops! Shiny Ahuja) is
a walkie talkie oakwood; a man without emotions and meant only for
shouting scenes. Amisha Patel is.(who cares). Vidya Belan proves that
she wants to be remembered as an actress rather than a boring
star.majestic acting. The role of Vidya Belan was first offered to
Ms. World Bachaan Ashcoal Rai and Catreena Kaif, but I guess the
females didn't have the power to do such a tough job.(Why was it
tough? See the movie and answer yourself). The Priyadarshan usual party
had a smaller stint in this work, but all gave their best(as usual).
Rajpal Yadav is looking handsome than Upen Patel(but his role is just
too short). Akshay Kumar is best in funny scenes, but acts wisely as a
psychiatrist. The world needs him!
Lastly, the **music
*store. Its nice, its peppy and supports the movie well esp. Hare Ram
Hare Krishna one. Overall, if you are in quest of a typical
entertainer, then a must watch.
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