Bhoothnath: Ghost bana Dost

Bhoothnath is a metaphor for all leaving old abandoned parents, for whom the time that they spend with their grand kids is the most memorable of all. The chemistry that between Big B and kids is something that is not unknown. He definitely has his way with them. Talk about Cheeni Kum, Anamika or any of his family movies, he not only looks the age of a perfectly normal Gandpa but acts like one as well. This very factor has been explored to the fullest in Bhoothnath. It could not have been better timed. The kids are having summer holidays and rather than sitting in front of the Video game, they can at least watch a movie that has so much to give in terms of easy-going lessons that we find it so hard to teach the kids.

Rating: 3.25/5

Vivek Sharma hits the nail at the right place and deserves all kudos. The point where it seems the director was confused is the fact that when the targeted audience was kids, why the second half deals about more matured talk like the types shown in Bhagban. If this question bothers you then here is the answer, the director indeed deserves his fair share of the praise if you can forgive him for his sublime depiction of Hindu rituals that are responsible for a man’s salvation.

Amitabh as a desperate dad has won hearts and brought tears into many. As a man who has worked all his life to provide every small happiness to his children and finally, left behind to his own fate, be it in an old age home or a lonely house to suffer is what we escape in the name of secular homes. It is not only about the elders but the kids, who would have learnt the lessons of life from their grand parents are actually left alone to find their own friends and finally end up sitting hours in front of the idiot box. With lots of such questions the film gives the kids what they might have searched in a Hollywood teeny movie. And also the film has something for everyone, both the kids and the parents. We all need lessons!

The story is of two characters, one some seventish type and the other is seven something. Banku aka Aman Sharma’s, played with lot of charm by Aman Siddiqui, comes to Goa with his father Aditya (Shah Rukh Khan) and mother Anjali (Juhi Chawla) after his father gets a transfer to Goa. The family decides to reside ad a haunted villa discarding all the local talk about the horrid house. As his father leaves to report on duty a day after they arrive, the son and mother pair are left alone to settle down in the house. They fail to get any outside help because the town is abuzz with ghost stories related to the house, which later turns out to be not at all false.

Nath Villa had belonged to a loving man called Kailash Nath (Amitabh Bachan) who dies in a mishap and becomes the ever creepy Bhoothnath. He tricks away the residents one after the other because he doesn’t wish the memories associated with the house to be taken away from him; and his heavenly abode is not disturbed by outsiders. Bhoothnath tries his best to frighten the family away from the house but Banku who has been taught by him parents to believe in angels and not in ghost, wins his heart and the two start sharing a special relation with each other.

While Bhoothnath teaches the kid not to believe in magic but hard work, the kid tries to see whether he is really a ghost or has some unfulfilled desire that is forcing him to live as a spirit even after death. This leads to the revelation that Bhoothnath’s son Vijay (Priyanshu Chatterji) who has left for abroad and his wish to sell the bungalow after his mother died has something to do with his death. Soon, Vijay again appears in the form of a threat to convert the house into a resort. At this point Anjali who has been bothered about the angel friend of her son and together all three set to prevent this most unlikely situation.

Forgetting the minor faults, the movie will most likely please all. Though we had a similar film some years ago, this movie scores on the fact that the tight plot doest seem to slacken and the special effects have been used to it advantage.

There was much comparison between the talents of Darsheel, who won many major award last year for his Taare Zameen Par and Aman Siddiqui. Aman gives a very likeable performance and looks very cute. For this movie Aman does a very decent job and he fulfills what was expected of him, to look chubby and happy. The glimmer in his eyes adds to the whole palpable plot.

Amitabh is good as usual and carries of his transformation from being scary to being lovable very immaculately. For King Khan’s fans, there is a good amount of him as a loving husband and dad. The music could have been better but is ok.

Overall, the film is no doubt a good watch with the family.

Rating: 3.25/5

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