Cellphone Bhoot Assessment {3.0/5} & Assessment Score
PHONE BHOOT is the story of two ghostbusters. Sherdil Shergill aka Main (Siddhant Chaturvedi) and Galileo Parthasarthy aka Guru (Ishaan Khatter; credited within the movie merely as Ishaan) are finest mates who’ve a loopy curiosity in ghosts and spirits ever since they had been children. They need to earn cash out of their love for ghosts. Sadly, all their enterprise concepts flop. However, they proceed making an attempt they usually host a ‘Moksha Social gathering’. It emerges successful as a number of partygoers mark their presence. Unbeknownst to Main and Guru, they’re all ghosts. One such ghost is Ragini (Katrina Kaif). She informs them that they’re gifted with the flexibility to see useless folks. Therefore, she provides them a enterprise concept that they need to begin a cellphone line for individuals who need to eliminate ghosts. Main and Guru refuse at first. However their fathers arrive at their doorstep and ask them to pay Rs. 5 crores, which is the quantity spent on their sons until date. They’re given a time interval of three months. With no different choice, Main and Guru settle for the thought though in addition they surprise why Ragini needs to assist them. At first, their initiative will get massively trolled. Later, as soon as they begin fixing instances, their enterprise concept turns into successful. It additionally will get them within the unhealthy books of the evil Atmaram (Jackie Shroff), who traps spirits making an attempt to realize ‘moksha’ (salvation).
Ravi Shankaran and Jasvinder Singh Tub’s story has all of the elements for a youthful, enjoyable horror comedy. Ravi Shankaran and Jasvinder Singh Tub’s screenplay, nevertheless, is shaky in a number of locations. Ravi Shankaran and Jasvinder Singh Tub’s dialogues are witty and humorous.
Gurmmeet Singh as a director handles sure scenes with panache, be it Main and Guru discovering success because the ghostbusters, Main and Guru’s encounter with Chikni Chudail (Sheeba Chadha) or Main and Guru’s antics when Ragini is narrating her story. The popular culture references of FUKREY [2013], Katrina Kaif’s Mango Slice advert, Rajinikanth, MIRZAPUR [also directed by Gurmmeet Singh and backed by Excel], the coffin dancers, HINDUSTANI [1996], KHILADIYON KA KHILADI [1996], KOI MIL GAYA [2003], KABHI KHUSHI KABHIE GHAM [2001] and so forth. add to the enjoyable aspect. On the flipside, sure references will go excessive. The character of Raaka kinds an necessary a part of the movie however the makers, for no purpose, didn’t really feel it was necessary to elucidate its relevance to the present era, who might need by no means watched a Ramsay movie. However the larger drawback of the movie is that it fails to evoke laughs within the second half. The climax is unimaginative and something however humorous. Furthermore, the monitor of the killers of Ragini’s fiancée is just not addressed after some extent.
PhoneBhoot: Official Trailer | Katrina Kaif | Ishaan Khatter | Siddhant Chaturvedi
Talking of performances, Katrina Kaif is in nice type and manages to present an entertaining efficiency. Siddhant Chaturvedi places up a assured act. Ishaan can also be nice and what’s praiseworthy is that although each are excessive, they don’t ham. Jackie Shroff is okay because the caricature villain. Sheeba Chadha is kind of humorous. Nidhi Bisht (Lavanya) and Armaan Ralhan (Dushyant Singh) are nice. Manuj Sharma (Rahu) and Shrikant Verma (Ketu) fail to go away a mark. The FUKREY boys – Pulkit Samrat, Varun Sharma and Manjot Singh – are there for a scene.
On the music entrance, ‘Kinna Sona’ is the perfect of the lot and is effectively choreographed. ‘Cellphone Bhoot Theme’ is relegated to the background and works. ‘Jaau Jaan Se’ is forgettable whereas ‘Kaali Teri Gutt’ is pressured into the movie. John Stewart Eduri’s background rating is ok.
Okay U Mohanan’s cinematography is neat. Vintee Bansal’s manufacturing design is kind of imaginative. Poornamrita Singh’s costumes are interesting. Shipra Singh Acharya’s make-up and prosthetics is convincing. Manohar Verma’s motion is by no means gory. VFX is kind of passable. Manan Ashwin Mehta’s modifying is truthful.
On the entire, PHONE BHOOT has a nice first half with all of the elements of a youthful, enjoyable horror comedy. Nevertheless, the second half might have been higher. On the field workplace, the movie will attraction to an viewers who love horror comedies.