3.0/5
Main (Siddhant Chaturvedi) and Gullu (Ishaan Khattar) are main horror buffs who’ve grown up on a every day dose of Ramsay Brothers movies, in addition to Hollywood fare. In a bid to unite their ardour with entrepreneurship, they begin a number of companies with horror because the theme however sadly for them, all the pieces bombs. They meet an precise ghost Ragini (Katrina Kaif) at a ghost-themed occasion hosted by them. She factors out that since they will see ghosts, they need to begin an exorcism enterprise. She joins up with them they usually find yourself offering moksha to a number of trapped souls. Their success is seen by sorcerer Atmaram (Jackie Shroff) who makes use of the trapped souls for his personal evil functions. How the 2 slackers and their pleasant ghost defeat Atmaram types the crux of the movie.
Cellphone Bhoot is probably the silliest horror comedy you may ever see. There is a dance off between ghosts within the movie, a Bengali chudail who’s uninterested in freelance work and wishes a company job, a Punjabi daayan who loves to bop, one other ghost who likes shayari and so forth. It is each self-referential and self-aware. A few cleverly positioned product placements will certainly make you smile. Maybe essentially the most tongue-in-cheek second occurs when Katrina Kaif’s character asks Sheeba Chadha, “Aapki Hindi kamjor hai kya,” (Do you not know Hindi effectively). It is campy, irreverent and would not take itself critically. There’s even a scene which has Jackie Shroff sending himself up, proclaiming he’s the unique hero since 1983 and taking part in the Hero signature tune on a flute.
The issue is that it isn’t very effectively put collectively and the fabric is in every single place. There is a lack of coherence within the movie which mars its general impact. We perceive it was made throughout the pandemic and therefore will need to have suffered due to it. Nonetheless, a greater consideration to element, to screenplay and enhancing, would have turned it right into a far superior product than it at present is.
The solid have taken to the silliness like geese to water. Siddhant Chaturvedi and Ishaan Khattar have a bromance going and play off one another’s strengths. Their response photographs to one another and to Katrina Kaif are spot on. They’re goofy, playful, and convey out their internal Jim Carrey making faces. You’ll be able to see they’re having quite a lot of enjoyable essaying their roles. The identical is the case with Katrina Kaif, who one can fathom is having a whale of a time taking part in a useful ghost. She has at all times displayed good comedian timing and is in her factor right here as effectively. Jackie Shroff as a megalomaniac tantrik too makes his presence felt.
As mentioned earlier, all the weather of the movie don’t cling collectively effectively. Watch the movie if you happen to like foolish comedies.
Trailer : Cellphone Bhoot
Rachana Dubey, November 4, 2022, 2:31 PM IST
3.5/5
Story: Greatest buddies and wannabe ghostbusters, Main and Gullu, assisted by a bhatakti aatma Ragini, are out to supply salvation to the lifeless and gone. Their life takes an surprising flip once they’re confronted with an evil baba, jealous of their progress.
Assessment: Gullu and Main (Ishaan and Siddhant Chaturvedi), two single boys dwelling collectively, aspire to grow to be skilled ghostbusters. With the help of pleasant ghost, Ragini (Katrina Kaif), they considerably achieve doing so. However their journey hits a roadblock once they get pulled into Ragini’s bigger plan to salvage her lover from the clutches of an evil baba, Aatmaram (Jackie Shroff).
Gurmmeet Singh’s Cellphone Bhoot, written by Ravi Shankaran and Jasvinder Singh Bathtub, is an eclectic, out-of-the-box comedy. It’s evident from the proceedings that the writers and the director have spent a substantial period of time visualising each minute of the movie, so it doesn’t lose its steam half-way into its runtime.
Harking back to movies like Andaz Apna Apna, the characters take their conditions and themselves very critically. That paves the best way for humour which is embedded neatly into the screenplay, is unabashed and character-led. References to outdated and a few comparatively new Hindi motion pictures and kinky horror movies of the bygone many years (Ramsay Brothers’ movies) are additionally stitched into the narrative seamlessly. The screenplay is peppered with dialogues that may ease you into this movie’s loopy world and make you snort by means of most elements.
Having mentioned that, the movie lags when it comes to tempo within the first half until Jackie Shroff’s entry into the combo. That adjustments the movie’s gear for the higher, however it additionally makes the eventual battle within the second half considerably predictable. There are minor however unmissable loopholes at a number of junctures. The movie additionally takes sure artistic liberties which ought to have been averted fully, and that might have made the narrative much more partaking and entertaining.
Within the technical division, the movie’s VFX, manufacturing design and prosthetics are completely synced with the narrative. The movie has been edited effectively, however it may have been slicker. The songs are purely decorative to the narrative right here. Though you don’t thoughts them, you don’t take them residence with you.
Ishaan, Katrina and Siddhant have a cool camaraderie because the ghost-busting trio. The boys put out a assured efficiency. They’re the new-age model of Amar-Prem who don’t eat into one another’s screen-time or performances. They vibe with one another which is nice. The director has additionally ensured that the steadiness between their display time and their general presentation is maintained all through the runtime.
Katrina Kaif is gorgeous to have a look at. She makes it some extent to make sure that her presence would not overpower the narrative; she establishes her bro-code with the boys, and delivers an easy efficiency, taking part in on her strengths. Jackie Shroff is the tadka to this combine. He’s the seetimaar factor of this comedy with out whom the humour quotient of the movie wouldn’t be the place it’s.
Total, Gurmmeet Singh places out a singular horror comedy which is a departure from most materials one has seen within the yr to date. For that itself this one deserves a go to to the theatre.
