It’s been virtually a yr when theatres have been requested to close down attributable to fast rise within the circumstances of Coronavirus within the nation. Two of the movies taking part in in theatres at that time have been ANGREZI MEDIUM, produced by Dinesh Vijan, and KAAMYAAB, directed by Hardik Mehta. In an attention-grabbing flip of occasions, ROOHI, the movie that releases right this moment and kickstarts the movie-watching season in cinemas, is helmed by each these personalities. So does ROOHI handle to entertain and enthral the audiences? Or does it fail to entice? Let’s analyse.
ROOHI is the story of a possessed woman. Bhawra Pandey (Rajkummar Rao) and Kattanni Qureshi (Varun Sharma) work as crime journalists in a small city, Baagadpur. They additionally concentrate on ‘pakdaai shaadi’ aka bride kidnapping, an accepted customized in Baagadpur. One day, their boss, Guniya Shakeel (Manav Vij) orders them to kidnap a lady, Roohi (Janhvi Kapoor), from a close-by city, Mujaribaad. Bhawra and Kattanni handle to kidnap Roohi whereas she is along with her father (Rajesh Jais). As per the ‘pakdaai shaadi’ customized, after the woman is kidnapped, she is immediately taken to the wedding venue. Bhawra and Kattanni are additionally alleged to comply with go well with with Roohi. But after the kidnap takes place, Guniya calls them and tells them that the groom’s uncle has handed away all of the sudden. Hence, the wedding will now happen after per week. Till then, Bhawra and Kattanni are instructed to maintain her as a hostage in an deserted property within the hills of Ambiyapur. On the primary night time, Bhawra goes to supply dinner to Roohi solely to understand that she is possessed. Kattanni, at first, doesn’t consider however later, even he sees the possessed facet of Roohi. However, as an alternative of being frightened, Kattanni falls for the possessed Roohi. Bhawra, however, is in love with the non-possessed Roohi. He decides to assist her and get the witch out of her physique. Kattanni nonetheless is averse to the concept as loves the possessed Roohi and if Bhawra succeeds, the witch will go away Roohi eternally. What occurs subsequent varieties the remainder of the movie.
Mrighdeep Singh Lamba and Gautam Mehra’s story is attention-grabbing and novel. The writers strive their finest to carry one thing new to the desk. Mrighdeep Singh Lamba and Gautam Mehra’s screenplay, nonetheless, is attention-grabbing solely in components. A couple of scenes are distinctive and produce the home down. But the intense parts don’t make the specified affect. Mrighdeep Singh Lamba and Gautam Mehra’s dialogues are witty. But the dialect is simply too genuine and is meaningless at many locations.
Hardik Mehta’s path is common at finest. On the plus facet, he handles some scenes with élan. Also, he units the temper proper, particularly within the horror scenes. Even the varied cities proven within the movie are uniquely depicted. For occasion, the weird bride kidnapping customized in Baagadpur, the spooky hills of Ambiyapur and the follow of desi exorcism in Chimmatipur add to the movie’s novelty. On the flipside, the climax is disappointing. The movie additionally ends on an abrupt be aware. One hopes that the makers would offer some backstory about Roohi’s previous however that by no means occurs. The identical route was additionally adopted in STREE [2018], the place the mysterious woman’s (Shraddha Kapoor) observe ends on a cliffhanger. In the case of ROOHI, it doesn’t make the identical affect as STREE. Also, right here the goings-on are somewhat complicated and the dialect is obscure. Several dialogues are certain to go bouncer for a lot of viewers.
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ROOHI begins off on an attention-grabbing be aware, depicting the idea of bride kidnapping in Baagadpur, that too by way of the eyes of a international reporter (Alexx O’Nell). The movie will get higher as soon as Bhawra and Kattanni kidnap Roohi and set base on the spooky, deserted manufacturing facility. The scene the place Bhawra narrates in regards to the possessed Roohi to Kattanni is bound to lift laughs. The scene the place Kattanni, as an alternative of operating away, falls for the possessed Roohi is exclusive and sudden. It will carry smiles on the faces of the viewers. The interval comes at an attention-grabbing juncture. Post-interval, the movie begins to fall however just a few scenes particularly of the wedding with the canine and Bhawra’s dialog with the outdated girl (Sarita Joshi) add to the humour and insanity. The climax, although unpredictable, is disappointing.
Talking of performances, Rajkummar Rao is in his factor as anticipated. Due to his lovely efficiency, one doesn’t hate him although he’s taking part in a kidnapper within the movie. And his comedian timing is spot-on, particularly within the scenes the place he’s operating away from the possessed Roohi. Janhvi Kapoor is an enormous shock. She hardly has any dialogues however will get her act proper along with her expressions. And she is also convincing because the witch. Varun Sharma is marvellous and manages to lift laughs. In the final half-hour, nonetheless, he doesn’t have a lot to do. Manav Vij fits the half and his efficiency is truthful. Sarita Joshi (credited within the movie as Padma Shri Sarita Joshi) is hilarious and one needs that she had an extended display screen time. Alexx O’Nell is beautiful. Rajesh H Jais, Anurag Arora (Tantrik), Sumit Gulati (Paras; Roohi’s groom ultimately) are okay.
Sachin-Jigar’s music is suitable for the movie and it’s theme. ‘Kiston’ comes all of the sudden however is soulful. ‘Bhootni’ is hilarious whereas ‘Panghat’ is performed ultimately credit. ‘Nadiyon Paar’ is hooked up with the movie’s print earlier than the movie begins. It is the most effective tune of the lot and effectively shot. One needs if it was part of the movie’s narrative. Ketan Sodha’s background rating is effectively woven and likewise contributes to the horror quotient.
Amalendu Chaudhary’s cinematography is spectacular. The varied locales within the movie are effectively captured. Ayushi Agarwal and Abhijeet Shresth’s manufacturing design is quirky and provides to the eerie ambiance. Theia Tekchandaney’s costumes are practical. Nikita Kapoor’s prosthetics are very convincing. Manohar Verma’s motion is okay whereas Red Chillies.VFX’s VFX is first-rate. Huzefa Lokhandwala’s modifying is okay and will have been higher and crisper within the first half.
On the entire, ROOHI rests on a novel idea, superb performances and a few attention-grabbing humorous and horror sequences. However, the disappointing climax and difficult-to-understand dialect would possibly have an effect on the movie’s prospects on the field workplace.
২৪X৭ নিউজ বেঙ্গল এ সবার আগে পড়ুন ব্রেকিং নিউজ। থাকছে দৈনিক টাটকা খবর, খবরের লাইভ আপডেট। সবচেয়ে ভরসাযোগ্য বাংলা এবং ইংলিশ খবর পড়ুন ২৪X৭ নিউজ বেঙ্গল এর ওয়েবসাইটে। নিয়মিত খবরে থাকতে লাইক করুন ফেসবুকে ও ফলো করুন টুইটারে।
‘রঙ’ ছাড়া সংবাদ খুঁজে পাওয়া কঠিন। কোন খবরটা ‘খাচ্ছে’? সেটাই কি শেষ কথা? নাকি আসল সত্যিটার নাম ‘সংবাদ’! ‘ব্রেকিং’ আর প্রাইম টাইমের পিছনে দৌড়তে গিয়ে দেওয়ালে পিঠ ঠেকেছে সত্যিকারের সাংবাদিকতার। অর্থ আর চোখ রাঙানিতে হাত বাঁধা সাংবাদিকদের। কিন্তু, গণতন্ত্রের চতুর্থ স্তম্ভে ‘রঙ’ লাগানোয় বিশ্বাসী নই আমরা। আর মৃত্যুশয্যা থেকে ফিরিয়ে আনতে পারেন আপনারাই। সোশ্যালের ওয়াল জুড়ে বিনামূল্যে পাওয়া খবরে ‘ফেক’ তকমা জুড়ে যাচ্ছে না তো? আসলে পৃথিবীতে কোনও কিছুই ‘ফ্রি’ নয়। তাই, আপনার দেওয়া একটি টাকাও অক্সিজেন জোগাতে পারে। স্বতন্ত্র সাংবাদিকতার স্বার্থে আপনার স্বল্প অনুদানও মূল্যবান। পাশে থাকুন।
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