Junoon review :
A commendable attempt by Vishesh Films (Bhatt bros) to create a 'desi' werewolf; Junoon was the only horror film Mahesh Bhatt directed in his entire career. Rahul Roy was cast as the anti hero who turns in to a Tiger at midnight and preys on women. Pooja Bhatt is the common love interest of both Roy and Avinash Wadhawan.
The tiger transformation sequences were brilliantly choreographed for the '90s. The Bhatts had hired foreign technicians for the same. I still remember one scene where Tom Alter sees a Tiger/ Rahul Roy slowly walking towards him in slow motion. Its spine chilling!! Another striking moment is Rahul Roy going to a pub and then killing a lady (Roma Manek) after dancing with her. "O meri dilruba..tu dil ke kareeb hai" was the best of Nadeem Shravan's compositions for this movie. Another catchy number was "Yeh jaan gaye sab" which had Pooja Bhatt in a sexy yellow saree seducing Rahul Roy.
Junoon could've been significantly better if not for that hushed up badly executed climax in a makeshift cave where Avinash and Pooja search for some divine dagger to kill the tiger. That end ruined the overall experience of an otherwise fine film!!
Regards, Sumeet Nadkarni.
A commendable attempt by Vishesh Films (Bhatt bros) to create a 'desi' werewolf; Junoon was the only horror film Mahesh Bhatt directed in his entire career. Rahul Roy was cast as the anti hero who turns in to a Tiger at midnight and preys on women. Pooja Bhatt is the common love interest of both Roy and Avinash Wadhawan.
The tiger transformation sequences were brilliantly choreographed for the '90s. The Bhatts had hired foreign technicians for the same. I still remember one scene where Tom Alter sees a Tiger/ Rahul Roy slowly walking towards him in slow motion. Its spine chilling!! Another striking moment is Rahul Roy going to a pub and then killing a lady (Roma Manek) after dancing with her. "O meri dilruba..tu dil ke kareeb hai" was the best of Nadeem Shravan's compositions for this movie. Another catchy number was "Yeh jaan gaye sab" which had Pooja Bhatt in a sexy yellow saree seducing Rahul Roy.
Junoon could've been significantly better if not for that hushed up badly executed climax in a makeshift cave where Avinash and Pooja search for some divine dagger to kill the tiger. That end ruined the overall experience of an otherwise fine film!!
Regards, Sumeet Nadkarni.