Bhool Bhulaiya is an other rip off of a malayalam blockbuster, and guess whom is it made by? Yes, the answer is as clear as crystal and as simple as solving 2+2 - the one and the only 'Priyadarshan'. The, not innumerable, albeit a lot many films that he has shot after being 'inspired' or rather 'run out of new, innovative thinking', he has finally taken up this, which is inspired from a malayalam super hit that is surprisingly made by him and has been bestowed many awards. Therefore, this movie has to do some justice, right? But does it?
The answer is yes. Priyan has done a creditable job in this movie. After a streak of lack lusters like Dhol and a few others that are painful to the eyes, he has made a film that is decent and watchable, though not flabbergasting or fantabulous.
The story is simple. People of a village fear from a ghost that is supposed to be lurking in a haveli/palace of a king who loved a girl but the girl loved someone else and the king killed the other guy and the girl committed suicide and told that she would take revenge and therefore, they seem to think that the ghost of the girl is in the haveli. Therefore they conceal the area with mantras so that no one enters there.
Then the successors of the throne visit the place after traveling foreign lands. They are Shiny and Vidya. They do not pay any heed to the warnings of the villagers and Vidya opens the door and lets out the ghost. Hell breaks loose and people are attacked. Shiny suspects his friend who is played by Amisha to have a mental problem and calls a psychiatrist to treat her.
There enters Akshay who can decipher clearly that she isn't mad but at last discovers that it is Vidya who has double personality, one herself and the other of 'Monjolika'. She thinks Shiny to be the king and an author to be her lover and therefore vows to kill Shiny/the king.
At last, all is well as Akshay treats her and she is fine. Akshay asks Amisha for marriage and again, all is fine. Now let us proceed to the review:
The good:-
* Vidya's possessed act is quite convincing as her hair is all haywire and she looks as if she is a real ghost.
* Akshay, even though is not is in the best form, is still likable as always.
* The story with its twists and turns keeps you hooked to your place
* The songs of the films, not surprisingly, by Pritam is great and catchy. I especially liked the Bengali song.
*The dance sequence in the end was fabulously choreographed.
The bad:-
*Shiney Ahuja, even though is a good actor, has done a terrible performance in this film as he goes hammy.
*Akshay has very less role as he comes only before the interval
*For a psychological thriller, it isn't exactly awe-inspiring.
Overall, its a likable film. Watch it if you want to see something different, 6 out of 10.
The answer is yes. Priyan has done a creditable job in this movie. After a streak of lack lusters like Dhol and a few others that are painful to the eyes, he has made a film that is decent and watchable, though not flabbergasting or fantabulous.
The story is simple. People of a village fear from a ghost that is supposed to be lurking in a haveli/palace of a king who loved a girl but the girl loved someone else and the king killed the other guy and the girl committed suicide and told that she would take revenge and therefore, they seem to think that the ghost of the girl is in the haveli. Therefore they conceal the area with mantras so that no one enters there.
Then the successors of the throne visit the place after traveling foreign lands. They are Shiny and Vidya. They do not pay any heed to the warnings of the villagers and Vidya opens the door and lets out the ghost. Hell breaks loose and people are attacked. Shiny suspects his friend who is played by Amisha to have a mental problem and calls a psychiatrist to treat her.
There enters Akshay who can decipher clearly that she isn't mad but at last discovers that it is Vidya who has double personality, one herself and the other of 'Monjolika'. She thinks Shiny to be the king and an author to be her lover and therefore vows to kill Shiny/the king.
At last, all is well as Akshay treats her and she is fine. Akshay asks Amisha for marriage and again, all is fine. Now let us proceed to the review:
The good:-
* Vidya's possessed act is quite convincing as her hair is all haywire and she looks as if she is a real ghost.
* Akshay, even though is not is in the best form, is still likable as always.
* The story with its twists and turns keeps you hooked to your place
* The songs of the films, not surprisingly, by Pritam is great and catchy. I especially liked the Bengali song.
*The dance sequence in the end was fabulously choreographed.
The bad:-
*Shiney Ahuja, even though is a good actor, has done a terrible performance in this film as he goes hammy.
*Akshay has very less role as he comes only before the interval
*For a psychological thriller, it isn't exactly awe-inspiring.
Overall, its a likable film. Watch it if you want to see something different, 6 out of 10.