Khamoshiyan

Khamoshiyan review :

What would you do if you checked in as the only visitor in an isolated spooky guest house run by a mysterious woman..... Obviously you would flee from the place fast and quick, rite?! No, Apparently not if you are a character from Vikram Bhatt written- Mukesh & Mahesh Bhatt produced Khamoshiyan. Here, you would continue to stay at the haunted place (Ali Fazal), fantasize bedding Miss. Mystery (Sapna Pabbi) in those eerie conditions, and wait to discover the secret of her terminally ill husband (Gurmeet Chowdhary). Welcome then, to the staple Bhatt formula!

A formula which blends sex and horror, throws in couple of hummable numbers, gives chance to newcomers/ in-house groomed cast to keep the budget tight and churn out a well marketed film which earns a decent profit by end of its first week. Yeah sure, everyone is happy, the Bhatts make their money and move on to their next vehicle. Their formula doesn't change. In that sense, this film could have passed off as "Murder 4", "Jannat 3" or even a "Raaz 4D" if it had Emran Hashmi or Bipasha Basu in the lead.

Only this time, the lead actors cannot carry the outdated plot on their shoulders. Ali Fazal pitches in a laboured and uninspiring act. Sapna Pabbi, while easy on eyes, is sore on the acting front. And Gurmeet Chowdhary, to put it mildly, should stick to TV serials only.

On the tech front, the musical score is catchy, especially the title song which is well picturized. The VFX effects are strictly okie dokie. Editing by Kuldip Mehan is crisp at just over 2 hours.

All said and endured, Khamoshiyan could have possibly worked as an erotica with a Bipasha Basu or a Sunny Leone in the lead. Sapna Pabbi can't save it for sure!!

Regards, Sumeet Nadkarni.

Gave it a watch for the first time since it's release way bck in 2015, Khamoshiyan is a good horror romantic thriller with a decent n gripping 1st half with slow n unrealistic 2nd half(mostly during the end credits). Ali fazal acts well bt I felt tht for such kind of films some other actors would suit n mostly it's Emraan hashmi, Gurmeet Chaudhry ws decent and atleast wld say he suited the role he plays, Sapna paabi is Zero in terms of acting- her Hindi first of all is so damn accented n plus her Expressions also have no impact I really dnt understand wt the makers saw in her whilst casting. Overall the film is a decent one time thriller with some horror elements and gripping 1st half. I rate it a 6.3/10 starz.

Khamoshiyan is first film of Gurmeet Choudhary and Sapna Pabbi.No one will say that this is the first movie of Karan Darra as director.Music is composed by Jeet Ganguly and Ankit Tiwari and its superb.

Ali Fazal as kabir as novel writer with grey shades has done a nice job.Gurmeet Choudhary is playing negative role as Jaidev.He is probably good in all scenes but impressive in post interval sequences.Sapna Pabbi is so stunning and hot in some sequences.Vikram Bhatt who has written the story of the movie will be seen as Ali's friend and book editor.

Overall,after long time bollywood gave a nice horror flick.1st half is engaging and leave you in interval with so many questions.2nd half could have been much better.

Horror part=1/10 Romantic part=1/10 Logical part=1/10 This movie is completely logic less from the ghost to the petrol pump shown as a jammu petrol pump.. this movie has no proper direction. acting of sapna pebby is too bad. Don't waste ur money by watching this ridiculous movie.... movie stats with a writer searching for a story and leaves for jammu which in real is cape town. there he meets meera and useless horror scenes tease you... with a butterfly scene a bedridden jaidev who is deciple of evil worship devil by cutting the head of a cock and drinking its blood. its completely a ridiculous story even i don't remember that crap... only three people in entire hall

By and large, I'm not a fan of Bollywood Cinema (don't like that term much either, Bollywood and not cinema, just to be clear). There are definitely a few good filmmakers in India whose films are worth watching. However, most of the dynastic studios keep churning out the same old mediocre trash in the name of filmmaking and Khamoshiyan from the Bhatt camp is a perfect example of this.

Against my better judgement, I decided to watch this film for two reasons. Namely, Ali Fazal and the gorgeous locales of South Africa. I caught a glimpse of the scenery in the trailer and having lived in that country till some years back, I was simply hoping to revisit it through this film if nothing else. Unfortunately, the very first shock came when they attempted to pass it all off as Kashmir (and Bombay in one scene) instead. Really, who in their right mind would want to do that? If Kashmir is what they wanted, the film could have been easily shot in India.

Coming to the film itself, it's a mind-numbing amalgamation of a confusing storyline coupled with average on-screen performances and terrible CGI. It tries to do too much, and as a result, manages to get it all bogged down instead. For What it's worth, the plot could have worked a lot better had it been developed the right way by some capable storytellers.