Roohi Review 2.5/5 | Roohi Movie Review | Roohi 2021 Public Review

It’s been nearly a 12 months when theatres had been requested to close down attributable to fast rise within the instances of Coronavirus within the nation. Two of the movies enjoying in theatres at that time had been ANGREZI MEDIUM, produced by Dinesh Vijan, and KAAMYAAB, directed by Hardik Mehta. In an attention-grabbing flip of occasions, ROOHI, the movie that releases right now and kickstarts the movie-watching season in cinemas, is helmed by each these personalities. So does ROOHI handle to entertain and enthral the audiences? Or does it fail to entice? Let’s analyse.

ROOHI is the story of a possessed lady. Bhawra Pandey (Rajkummar Rao) and Kattanni Qureshi (Varun Sharma) work as crime journalists in a small city, Baagadpur. Additionally they concentrate on ‘pakdaai shaadi’ aka bride kidnapping, an accepted customized in Baagadpur. In the future, their boss, Guniya Shakeel (Manav Vij) orders them to kidnap a lady, Roohi (Janhvi Kapoor), from a close-by city, Mujaribaad. Bhawra and Kattanni handle to kidnap Roohi whereas she is along with her father (Rajesh Jais). As per the ‘pakdaai shaadi’ customized, after the lady is kidnapped, she is right away taken to the wedding venue. Bhawra and Kattanni are additionally presupposed to comply with swimsuit with Roohi. However after the kidnap takes place, Guniya calls them and tells them that the groom’s uncle has handed away immediately. Therefore, the wedding will now happen after per week. Until then, Bhawra and Kattanni are instructed to maintain her as a hostage in an deserted property within the hills of Ambiyapur. On the primary night time, Bhawra goes to supply dinner to Roohi solely to comprehend that she is possessed. Kattanni, at first, doesn’t consider however later, even he sees the possessed aspect of Roohi. Nonetheless, as an alternative of being frightened, Kattanni falls for the possessed Roohi. Bhawra, then again, is in love with the non-possessed Roohi. He decides to assist her and get the witch out of her physique. Kattanni nevertheless is averse to the thought as loves the possessed Roohi and if Bhawra succeeds, the witch will depart Roohi without end. What occurs subsequent varieties the remainder of the movie.

Mrighdeep Singh Lamba and Gautam Mehra's story is attention-grabbing and novel. The writers attempt their greatest to deliver one thing new to the desk. Mrighdeep Singh Lamba and Gautam Mehra's screenplay, nevertheless, is attention-grabbing solely in elements. A couple of scenes are distinctive and convey the home down. However the critical parts don’t make the specified impression. Mrighdeep Singh Lamba and Gautam Mehra's dialogues are witty. However the dialect is simply too genuine and is meaningless at many locations.

Hardik Mehta's route is common at greatest. On the plus aspect, he handles some scenes with élan. Additionally, he units the temper proper, particularly within the horror scenes. Even the assorted cities proven within the movie are uniquely depicted. As an example, the weird bride kidnapping customized in Baagadpur, the spooky hills of Ambiyapur and the apply of desi exorcism in Chimmatipur add to the movie’s novelty. On the flipside, the climax is disappointing. The movie additionally ends on an abrupt word. One hopes that the makers would supply some backstory about Roohi’s previous however that by no means occurs. The identical route was additionally adopted in STREE [2018], the place the mysterious lady’s (Shraddha Kapoor) observe ends on a cliffhanger. Within the case of ROOHI, it doesn’t make the identical impression as STREE. Additionally, right here the goings-on are reasonably complicated and the dialect is obscure. A number of dialogues are positive to go bouncer for a lot of viewers.

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ROOHI begins off on an attention-grabbing word, depicting the idea of bride kidnapping in Baagadpur, that too by the eyes of a international reporter (Alexx O'Nell). The movie will get higher as soon as Bhawra and Kattanni kidnap Roohi and set base on the spooky, deserted manufacturing facility. The scene the place Bhawra narrates concerning the possessed Roohi to Kattanni is bound to boost laughs. The scene the place Kattanni, as an alternative of operating away, falls for the possessed Roohi is exclusive and surprising. It would deliver smiles on the faces of the viewers. The interval comes at an attention-grabbing juncture. Publish-interval, the movie begins to fall however a couple of scenes particularly of the wedding with the canine and Bhawra’s dialog with the previous girl (Sarita Joshi) add to the humour and insanity. The climax, although unpredictable, is disappointing.

Speaking of performances, Rajkummar Rao is in his factor as anticipated. As a consequence of his lovely efficiency, one doesn’t hate him despite the fact that he’s enjoying a kidnapper within the movie. And his comedian timing is spot-on, particularly within the scenes the place he’s operating away from the possessed Roohi. Janhvi Kapoor is an enormous shock. She hardly has any dialogues however will get her act proper along with her expressions. And she or he is also convincing because the witch. Varun Sharma is marvellous and manages to boost laughs. Within the final half-hour, nevertheless, he doesn’t have a lot to do. Manav Vij fits the half and his efficiency is honest. Sarita Joshi (credited within the movie as Padma Shri Sarita Joshi) is hilarious and one needs that she had an extended display screen time. Alexx O'Nell is beautiful. Rajesh H Jais, Anurag Arora (Tantrik), Sumit Gulati (Paras; Roohi’s groom in the long run) are okay.

Sachin-Jigar's music is acceptable for the movie and it’s theme. 'Kiston' comes immediately however is soulful. 'Bhootni' is hilarious whereas 'Panghat' is performed in the long run credit. 'Nadiyon Paar' is hooked up with the movie’s print earlier than the movie begins. It's the greatest tune of the lot and properly shot. One needs if it was part of the movie’s narrative. Ketan Sodha's background rating is properly woven and in addition contributes to the horror quotient.

Amalendu Chaudhary's cinematography is spectacular. The assorted locales within the movie are properly captured. Ayushi Agarwal and Abhijeet Shresth's manufacturing design is quirky and provides to the eerie environment. Theia Tekchandaney's costumes are real looking. Nikita Kapoor's prosthetics are very convincing. Manohar Verma's motion is okay whereas Crimson Chillies.VFX's VFX is first-rate. Huzefa Lokhandwala's modifying is okay and will have been higher and crisper within the first half.

On the entire, ROOHI rests on a novel idea, effective performances and a few attention-grabbing humorous and horror sequences. Nonetheless, the disappointing climax and difficult-to-understand dialect may have an effect on the movie’s prospects on the field workplace.