Bhool Bhulaiyaa

Film: Bhool Bhulaiyaa

Dir: Priyadarshan

Cast: Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan, Shiny Ahuja, Ameesha Patel, Paresh Rawal, Rajpal Yadav

Rating: 3/5

REVIEW

Of late Mr Priyadarshan's offings have been of the catagory where the comedy seems to be forced in and too overbaked. Also he has been typecasted into comedy. This film does a lot of good to him. This film has comedy, suspense and horror.

Plot revolves around a Raj Mahal in Rajasthan and its history and its present. Things start going terribly wrong from the say Shiny Ahuja and his wife Vidya Balan (Siddharth and Avni) move into the mahal contarary to the elder wisdom. Siddharth is a rationalist and doesnot believe in bhoot -pret. He feels that someone in the family is mentally ill and exploiting the fear of the family. Steps in the psychatrist friend - Akshay and the suspense unfolds.

The second half is longer than the first hour though for me the film doesnot drag because I could not find any portion the film could have done without. The cinematography adds a lot to a spine chilling experience at a lot of places and so does the editing. The music is ok but labon ko is great though it could have been picturised better and would have looked magic if the pacing of the shots was slightly slower.

Direction is apt. Performance wise film belongs to Vidya Balan. She is wonderful in the second half. Akshay Kumar does a great job again. Paresh Rawal is again in top form though hbis character is inconsequential towards the end. His delivery is awesome his expressions are magic. Especially loved his lines "Sab log jhund me chalo. Mujhe ye batane me bilkul sharam nahin aa rahi ke mujhe dar lag raha hai". He just mesmerises you each time he gets a chance. Amisha Patel is reasonable. Manoj Joshi is good. Asrani and Rajpal dont have much to talk about. The big disappointment though is Shiny Ahuja. He could not fit into the image of a Royal person. It is a case of miscast and not very convinving portrayal.

Overall a more than entertaing affair. Enjoy the Bhool Bhulaiyaa!!!