Bhoot
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| Directed by | Ram Gopal Varma |
| Produced by | Nitin Manmohan |
| Starring | Ajay Devgan Urmila Matondkar Fardeen Khan Rekha Nana Patekar Seema Biswas Victor Banerjee |
| Music by | Salim-Sulaiman |
| Release date(s) | 30 May 2003 |
| Running time | 119 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Bhoot (Hindi: भूत, English: Ghost) is a Bollywood ghost movie released in 2003. It was directed by Ram Gopal Varma and stars Ajay Devgan and Urmila Matondkar. It was perceived to be different from a typical Bollywood movie as it did not contain songs. The film did average business at the box office.[1] The director is currently planning a sequel called Bhhoooo in which Sanjay Dutt will play a ghost.[2]
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[edit] Summary
Vishal (Ajay Devgn) and his wife Swati (Urmila Matondkar) are looking for a residence. As a windfall, Vishal gets a well-furnished flat in a highrise building at a ridiculously low rate. Mr. Thakkar (Amar Talwar), the owner of the building, tells him the grim truth: The flat's previous resident, a widowed mother, committed suicide after killing her own son. Besides, the flat got a reputation for being haunted. Vishal, who doesn't believe in ghosts, does not tell Swati these details. However, she soon learns the truth, and strange things start happening. Vishal remains adamant in his beliefs.
Swati starts behaving strangely, which their maid (Seema Biswas) believes to be the haunting. Vishal sends Swati to psychiatrist Dr. Rajan (Victor Bannerjee). But when Vishal witnesses Swati killing the watchman in a superhuman way, Vishal knows that he is not dealing with some petty problem. When inspector Liaquat Ali Qureshi (Nana Patekar) is called to investigate the death, the most uncommon methods of crime solving may have to be applied.
[edit] Plot
Vishal and Swati are in the seventh heaven when they get a posh flat in a highrise building for a ridiculously low price. Vishal has not revealed the reason — the flat is believed to be haunted. He knows that Swati will freak out on learning this and chooses not to tell her, as it involves a murder and a suicide that took place years ago. But Swati accidentally stumbles upon the secret. She is livid at Vishal, although the latter believes that there is no such thing as ghosts.
Then, a series of inexplicable experiences drive Swati to near madness. Vishal consults Dr. Rajan, believing that his fear wasn't unfounded. But when he witnesses Swati killing the watchman by turning his head nearly completely, he is shocked and his scepticism is rudely challenged. The fact that somehow inspector Qureshi, who is sent to investigate the death, seems to be interested in him and Swati doesn't simplify the matters either. Finally, his maid calls an exorcist (Rekha). The exorcist sees the ghosts of the dead Manjeet Khosla (Barkha Madan) and her son.
She advises Vishal to meet the Manjeet's mother (Tanuja), since she can placate her daughter's spirit. Dr. Rajan too is convinced that science cannot explain Swati's problem. Vishal complies, seeing that this might be the only logical option in this illogical situation. He learns from Manjeet's mother that Manjeet was not the type of woman who would commit suicide. He explains the situation to her and asks her help. Meanwhile, Sanjay (Fardeen Khan), Mr. Thakkar's son, is behaving erratically since the watchman has been brutally killed.
Here, Qureshi is convinced that Swati has somehow killed the watchman, but is not sure why. Sanjay is called by the exorcist, who confronts him about Manjeet. It is revealed that she has known everything about the fatal night. Sanjay had developed a lust for Manjeet, but when she rejected his advances, he accidentally killed her by throwing her off the balcony. Realizing that Manjeet's son had seen the murder, he paid the watchman to kill the son. The murders were covered up to save their skins. Sanjay runs away, with Manjeet's spirit chasing him in form of Swati's body.
Qureshi tries to stop her, when Vishal rushes in. After learning the story, Qureshi scoffs at him. Meanwhile, Dr. Rajan arrives on the scene. Qureshi is dumbstruck to see Sanjay floating in the air. Manjeet's mother arrives on the scene and pleads her to stop. Sanjay confesses his crimes. Manjeet suddenly leaves him, making him fall on some protruding bars. Just as he is about to hit the bars, Manjeet pulls him away to safety. With help of his confession, Sanjay is jailed. Qureshi rebukes him that even death sentence is a poor punishment for criminals like him.
Qureshi hopes that Sanjay gets a fitting punishment and leaves him alone. As Sanjay turns back, he is shocked to see Manjeet's ghost in his near dark cell. As Manjeet approaches him, he apologizes profusely for his crimes, but she doesn't stop. The scene fades into darkness and Sanjay's voice suddenly stops.
[edit] Cast
- Urmila Matondkar ... Swati
- Ajay Devgan ... Vishal
- Nana Patekar ... Inspector Liyaqat Qureshi
- Rekha ... Sarita
- Fardeen Khan ... Sanjay
- Tanuja ... Mrs Khosla
- Seema Biswas ... Bai
- Victor Banerjee ... Dr. Rajan
- Sabeer Masani ... Watchman
- Barkha Madan ... Manjeet Khosla
- Master Akshit ... as Manjeet's Son
- Rajendra Sethi ... as Patil "House Broker"
- Amar Talwar ... as Thakker
[edit] References
- ^ "Boxofficeindia.com". Boxofficeindia.com. http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=209&catName=MjAwMw==. Retrieved 2011-12-07.
- ^ "Sanjay Dutt may star in Bhoot sequel". Ndtv.com. 2011-09-28. http://www.ndtv.com/article/bollywood/sanjay-dutt-may-star-in-bhoot-sequel-136903. Retrieved 2011-12-07.
[edit] External links
- Bhoot at the Internet Movie Database
- Bhoot at AllRovi
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