Movie Review: 1920
Film Critic: Goher Iqbal Punn
Producer: ASA Films Pvt Ld.
Director: Vikram Bhatt
Cast: Rajnesh Duggal, Adah Sharma and Raj Zutshi
Music: Adnan Sami
After Raaz, Vikram Bhatt returns with his favourite genre,’horror’ with his latest offering, ‘1920’. Set in the bygone era, the flick revolves around love, lust and paranormal forces. The man has seen many box office failures in recent times but now he expects something good with 1920. Laced with whopping amount of terrifying moments, the film lives up to he viewers’ expectations in full since it carries a gripping story to paste the viewers till the end.
Although the film has good storyline, nonetheless it has is shares of flaws in narrative i.e. the story slows down at regular intervals. Here it looses its grip. Apart from it, the sequence of spirit’s taking revenge could have been made more forceful. Anyway, these are a few flaws, one could see in the film otherwise, it is the best movie of Vikram Bhatt’s career.
The film unzips in the year of 1920. The house is isolated in the backwoods has a secret past. For years, everyone who has tried to pull it down died of mysterious circumstances. Arjun (Rajnesh Duggal) and his better half (Adah Sharma) come to this house, which is set for demolition and a hotel is slated to be built up on the plot. An architect, Arjun has a contract to construct a hotel on this house. Unaware of the fact that this house has been waiting for them, the husband and wife move into it. Very soon, weird and mysterious events begin to take place. They come to know that every architect who previously moved into that house had died under mysterious circumstances.
The movie becomes more scary when the spirit enters into Adah’s body. After that the incidents frighten you in full. The moment, when Arjun chants the hanuman chalisa, is a wonderfully executed scene. The sequences of Adha after the spirit comes into her body have been treated magnificently.
The story written by Vikram Bhatt is a creative piece of work. The screenplay by Vikram Bhatt and Dhiraj Ratan deserves distinction marks. As a director, Vikram Bhatt is a class in this film. It’s undoubtedly the best work of his career. Pravin Bhatt’s cinematography is eye-pleasing. The way he captured the scenes and the house is brilliant. Adnan Sami’s music is mellifluous. Adah Sharma impresses a lot. She pockets the meatier role to perform and she justifies every inch of it. Rajnesh Duggal is another fine actor on Bollywood’s list. The rest of the cast plays good too.
1920 is for all audiences. It has potential to ignite the box office and is a success for Vikram Bhatt.
RS Rating: 3.5/5
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