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Phone Bhoot (2022)
A definite watch for ACTUAL horror comedy fans
Movies like Phone Bhoot are rare from Bollywood. With a multicultural region of India, focussing on a script like this is tough. I feel, Gurmmeet Singh handled it really good. The cast is amazing. Ishaan and Siddhant should be applauded for their comedy roles.
The plot is quite simple and the ending a little anti-climactic. But that doesn't take away from the fun ride that is this movie. It's a horror comedy cum buddy comedy. And these are rare. I have seen this movie being compared to multiple other movies especially, Ghostbusters. And of course that can be drawn. It's because this movie spoofs the others. The music was fun too. Love the songs. Especially, Nidhi, Ishan, and Siddhant dancing to Kali Teri. With pop culture references being made really good, I enjoyed this movie throughout.
Of course this could have been better. The movie does lose the plot a bit towards the end. The end was quite anti-climactic. And the sequel pull could have been set a lil better. Some jokes didn't land the right way.
Having said that, I watched this movie thrice. Once at the theatres and twice after renting it on Prime Video. And I enjoyed it every time. Please ignore the low ratings and baseless negative review and enjoy the movie, currently available on Prime Video for rent. Or wait till it's available in the catalogue. Relax and enjoy this fun ride of Phone Bhoot.
Brahmastra Part One: Shiva (2022)
A definite and different watch
Ayan Mukherjee brings us a visual spectacle with Brahmastra Part One: Shiva.
Went to a houseful show with the audience hooting and cheering to the entry of every Astra bearers. Short but brilliant performance by Shahrukh and Nagarjuna. Would have wanted more of them. The visuals are brilliant. It's basically Indian mythology meets anime meets Bollywood. The BGM was superb. Huge applaud for that. Ranbir is great too. He shows the innocence and excitement of a person just discovering his superpowers. Absolutely a good movie that sets up our Astraverse. The ending is a great hook for the second part (for which I'm eagerly waiting).
Where the movie lacks in meeting up to the expectation is in its dialogues. I found it problematic in terms of being too cheesy. Again, it's a personal preference. But, I'd have loved if the movie focussed a bit more on the Astras than the love angle. The script could have gone through a tiny bit of touch up too, as I felt it was a bit rushed when it comes to explaining the universe. And as I mentioned earlier, I felt SRK and Nagarjuna with their Astras should have been used more. Maybe, there's a chance of them having more screen time in the next movies?
Having said that, I'd definitely recommend this movie. This is something very different from Bollywood based on stories that were born on this land. And it's the very first movie. Things would obviously be better from here on. Kudos to Ayan and team for conceptualising and successfully bringing it out on the big screen. A definite recommendation from me. Waiting for the rest of Astraverse.