Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Juhi Chawla, Shah Rukh Khan, Aman Siddiqui, Priyanshu Chatterjee, Rajpal Yadav, Satish Shah
Director:Vivek Sharma
Producer:Ravi Chopra
Music:Vishal Dadlani, Shekhar Ravjiani, Salim Merchant, Sulaiman Merchant
Release Date:May 9th, 2008
'Bhoothnath' is director by Vivek Sharma. With this movie you realize that
the director's intention may be sincere' to make to make a full-on ertainer.
And the storyteller, Vivek has also extracted a striking performance from
the child artiste. Another aspect that deserves mention is visual effects.
The effects gel beautifully with the goings-on. It is not asmuch on
style.Vivek Sharma's first outing 'Bhoothnath' is a simple story.
The story rests on two shoulders the experienced (Bachchan) and the raw
talent (Aman Siddiqui) and both shoulder the responsibility beautifully,
both compliment each other wonderfully well and make it a must see
experience. This is a story of a seven year old naughty yet innocent boy,
who unknowingly turns a foe into a friend. This is a story of Banku (Aman
Siddiqui) and his friend, Kailash Nath aka 'Bhoothnath' (Amitabh
Bachchan).
Banku's family (SRK, Juhi Chawla) comes to live in a mansion in Goa,
considered haunted after the demise of the patriarch of the family. The
spirit uses every rule in the book to scare the kid, but the kid is
unaffected by it all. Slowly, a bond develops between the two. The story
takes a turn when Kailash Nath's son (Priyanshu) decides to sell off the
mansion. For most parts, of the film is aimed at the kids. The portions in
the classroom/school, the interaction with the school principal (Satish
Shah0, the game of one upmanship between the kids brings the kid out of
you.And what happens hereafter is to be seen on the screen.
Performances:
'Bhoothnath' belongs to Amitabh Bachchan and Aman Siddiqui, both. Bachchan
continues to surprise you in every film. Any other actor would've been
exhausted by now. Not Bachchan. Here's another noteworthy performance by the
master actor. The child artiste, Aman, is adorable and a complete natural as
far as acting goes. SRK's there for a good 20/25 minutes. He's excellent.
Juhi is first rate. Satish Shah will be loved by the kids. Rajpal Yadav is
wasted. Priyanshu leaves a strong impression in the latter reels. Aashish
Chowdhary and Nauheed Cyrusi are okay. Vishal Shekhar's music is outright
tacky. Either the duo is disinterested or they've run out of stock already.
This is the second film in a row (after 'Tashan) where the music composers
fail in their jobs. The film deserved a better musical score and also
composers who have the range to exhibit their talent.
Verdict: Average |  |
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