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1921




1921 STORY:
When Ayush (Karan Kundra) arrives in England to learn music, he is shocked and scared when the manor he is living in becomes haunted by spirits. To exorcise them, he seeks the help of Rose (Zareen Khan), a woman who can see and speak with them.

1921 REVIEW:
What different could Vikram Bhatt do in the fourth instalment of his period horror franchise, you wonder? Well, he has a female exorcist this time, but her talents are suspect. Why? Because in one scene, when Rose says that she can see spirits ever since she was a kid and can talk to them and even helps them, you want to believe her. But the fact that she nearly jumps out of her skin whenever she sees even a little shadow of the ghosts makes you suspect her abilities as an exorcist. But you play along because her neighbouring manor, where a strapping young pianist from India strums the piano like a pro is in danger. The Wadia manor where he is living is haunted by ghosts who run around giggling like little girls, strum a wicked piano tune themselves and are attacking him by turning his body all cracked-up and black. When Rose looks around the house, with all her years of experience of 'helping' the ghouls achieve moksha, she comes to the conclusion that there is a very malevolent presence in the house and needs to be investigated and dealt with pronto. How the two manage to achieve this is what makes up the film.

The problem with '1921' is, that Vikram Bhatt has added too much of a story to it. While the ghosts he has created do manage to scare you, they pop-up like such overzealousness and dedication so often, that after the interval, you are almost numb to their presence. You actually become better at sensing their presence than Rose herself and can say exactly when they will jump in and scare the poor, pretty lady. The production is impressive and the mood that Bhatt creates, with dim candle lights, is actually effective, but the film quickly develops a formula and your attention wavers. While Bhatt has managed to piece together the disjointed ends of his extremely laborious story, and there is a climax that one did not expect, it already too late. With the number of songs in the film, which all sound the same, '1921' is more of a horror-musical. Even if you are weak-hearted, this one will not scare you for too long.
प्रोड्यूसर- विक्रम भट्ट लेखक-विक्रम भट्ट क्या है खास- म्यूजिक, सिनेमैटोग्राफी क्या है गलत- धीमी गति से फिल्म का बढ़ना, स्क्रीनप्ले, वीएफक्स आईकॉनिक मोमेंट - कुछ भी नहीं प्लॉट साल है 1927, जहां दर्शक जाने माने पेंटर आयुष अस्थाना (करण कुंद्रा) के ग्रैंड परफॉर्मेंस का इंतजार कर रहे हैं। आयुष ने खुद को एक रूम में बंद कर रखा है और नशे में धुत्त वो अपनी कलाई काटकर आत्महत्या करने की कोशिश करता है। इसके बाद फिल्म 1921 का साल दिखाया जाता है। मुंबई को छोड़कर आयुष इंगलैंड में एक बहुत बंगले का केयरटेकर बनकर जाता है और न्यूयॉर्क म्यूजिक स्कूल से मास्टर्स करता है। चीजें आयुष के लिए अच्छे से चलती हैं और तीन महीने बीत जाते हैं।अचानक एक रात उसे इतने बड़े बंगले में एक दरवाजा मिलता है और वो इस संदेहास्पद दरवाजे को समझने की कोशिश करता है और दरवाजे को खोल देता है। दरवाजा खुलते ही आत्मा अंदर से बाहर आता है। वो स्थिति को समझ पाता आत्मा आ चुकी होती है। अगले दिन आयुष देखता है उसके पेट के पास काले रंग का ध्ब्बा है। इससे डरकर आयुष एक लॉ के छात्र और भूतों को जानने वाली रोज (जरीन खान) से मदद मांगता है। रोज में शक्ति होती है कि वो भूतों से बात कर सकती है। जल्द ही दोनों में प्यार होता है और वो भूत आयुष को परेशान करती है और उनसे बदला लेना चाहती है।लेकिन इस बदले के पीछे क्या राज है ये देखने के लिए आपको सिनेमाघर जाना होगा। डायरेक्शन विक्रम भट्ट इस विधा में महारथ हासिल कर चुके हैं और एक बार फिर वो रूह की एक कहानी लेकर आए हैं। 1921 में हॉरर फिल्म के लिहाज से कुछ गलतियां हैं, चरमराते दरवाजे, डरावनी हंसी आदि का है। कैंडल लाइट फ्रेम, पोजेस्ड प्रेमी आदि दिखाई देंगे लेकिन शुक्र है कि इस बाद exorcism scenes लगभग ना के बराबर हैं।फिल्म इतने धीमे चलती है कि आपको बोरियत महसूस करेंगे। परफॉर्मेंस कमजोर स्क्रिप्ट के बाद भी करण कुंद्रा ने अच्छी परफॉर्मेंस दी है और स्क्रीन पर वो दिखने में अच्छे लगे हैं।अक्सर 2 के बाद जरीन खान एक बार 1921 में नजर आई हैं। इस बार वो सिर्फ पाउट करते नजर नहीं आई हैं लेकिन हां उन्हें अपनी एक्टिंग सुधारने की जरुरत है। उनकी करण कुंद्रा के साथ फिल्म में बिल्कुल ठंढी केमेस्ट्री नजर आई है। इस फिल्म में विक्रम भट्ट का कैमियो भी है। तकनीकी पक्ष प्रकाश कुट्टी ने अपने कैमरे से Vintage Era को बखूबी दिखाया है। हालांकि फिल्म का वीएफएक्स कमजोर जरुर है। 1921 काफी बोरिंग फिल्म है। म्यूजिक फिल्म में बैकग्राउंड स्कोर हमेशा आपको सुनाई देगा। सुन ले जरा और कुछ इस तरह आपको जरुर इंप्रेस करेंगे। Verdict हम सिर्फ इतना कह सकते हैं कि 1921 में आपको कुछ फनी डरावने सीन नजर आएंगे और आप चाहें तो इस फिल्म को अपने रिस्क पर देखें।


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