Neighbours (2014 Indian film)
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| Directed by | Shyam Ramsay |
| Written by | Shyam Ramsay |
| Produced by | Shyam Ramsay |
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| Music by | Songs: Deepak Shah Background Score: Surinder Sodhi |
| Distributed by | Ramsay Entertainment |
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Running time | 124 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Neighbours (पड़ोसी Paṛōsī "neighbours") is a 2014 Bollywood horror film directed by Shyam Ramsay. The cast includes Arbaaz Ali Khan, Roushika Reikhi, Shakti Kapoor, Gavie Chahal and Rufy Khan. The film was released on 14 March 2014. Neighbours was the first vampire film by the director,[2] and the first Ramsay film to be set in a city,[3] Mumbai,[4] but Neighbours did not have a big theatrical release.[5] Ramsay stated to the media: “My new film Neighbours is about a seemingly normal neighbour who turns out to be a vampire. We’ve cast a super-model Roushika Reikhi as a sexy vampire.”[6]
Plot
Sanam is a horror buff, she has horror films and literature filling up her room, much to the annoyance of her family. Therefore, she is shocked to find out that vampires (who are on a killing spree in the city) have made their abode opposite her house.
Nobody believes Sanam, when she tells everyone that her neighbours are vampires. Not her family nor her friends, even her professor doesn't pay attention to her.
Cast
- Arbaaz Ali Khan as Aka
- Roushika Reikhi as Sanam
- Shakti Kapoor
- Gavie Chahal as Inspector Vikrant
- Rufy Khan
Box office
The film was poorly received and was declared a box office disaster by Box Office India.[7]
References
- ^ "Neighbours (2014)". BollywoodMDB. 14 March 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ Sahara Samay 19 Feb 2014 "The Master of Horror Cinema of India, Shyam Ramsay with Associate Director, Saasha Ramsay is ready with his first vampire movie Neighbours: They are vampires"
- ^ Forbes India Dec 2014 Reinventing the Indian horror film "Shyam Ramsay’s Neighbours was the first Ramsay film to be set in a city"
- ^ Indian Express Feb 20 2014 Kunaal Roy Kapur likely to share screen space with Irrfan Khan "Though the film-maker believes in keeping up with the times, and has set the story of Neighbours in Mumbai city, he still swears by the Ramsay formula — a horror film that provides complete entertainment."
- ^ Spotboye.com Shyam Ramsay Of Ramsay Brothers To Make A Comeback With Web Series Titled Reloaded "Shyam Ramsay last directed a film called Neighbours (2014) which didn't have a big theatrical release. "
- ^ Indian Express March 5, 2014 Shyam Ramsay lashes out at ‘Miss Lovely’ for wrong portrayal "Shyam who is all set to hit theatres with his new horror film ‘Neighbours’ says content would always be kin to Ramsays’ brand of horror. Shyam asserts that the new Ramsay production abides by the banner’s reputation. “‘Neighbours’ has both the horror and sex quotients which are expected from us. "
- ^ "Boxoffice". Boxofficeindia.com. Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.