Review of Gang of Ghosts (2014) by Aniket P — 21 Mar 2014

A meek tale, the story begins with an old building Royal Mansion being rented for film shoots and eyed by land sharks who want to bring it down and come up with condominium. Once, a heroine faints sighting a ghost. A filmmaker (parambrata) decides to check that place out and he gets to hear a spooky tale from an aspiring writer (sharman) regarding that mansion. Whether it is just a cooked up tale or there is something to it forms the rest.

The director has come up with a comedy storyline and while the presentation was nice, the narrative was disappointing. The dialogues were good at places. The script was alright but the screenplay was weak. The background score was good but songs were bad. Cinematography was the saving grace. Editing was required during the second half. Costumes were suiting the characters while the art department was excellent. Sharman Joshi was natural and he did well, Mahie Gill looks seductive and acted nicely. Anupam Kher was the best among the lot. Meera Chopra was mediocre. Saurabh Shukla was superb. Parambrata was apt. Others didnâ??t get much scope.

The film happens to be the remake of the Bengali hit â??Bhooter Bhobishyotâ?? and though the original was quite entertaining, the remake is not so. Apparently, the film takes its own time to pick up and by that time the first half is over. The second half had few promising moments but the songs and repetitive comedy spoiled the mood. Of course, the last fifteen to twenty minutes was quite interesting but the momentum is lost by then. Overall, this is a film which had good potential but was not executed well. A big letdown by Satish Kaushik.

1.75/5*.