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....but I got it...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 'Ms. Monjulika'. Oh! forgot to mention about Miss Monjulika (the name sounds like Ravana's relative, but it's actually the name given to the bhoot-pret-aatma specie of the movie). And guess what, she cracks the best PJ of the movie when Dr. Aditya asks "Kaun hai tu?"..and she replies in english.."me! me Monjulika...haa haa..hee hee...lol...PJ" :p
Meanwhile, the only flaw in 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 is 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.
