Post
Kyaa
Kool
Hai
Hum
and
Apna
Sapna
Money
Money,
Sangeeth
Sivan
has
got
saddled
with
the
image
of
making
laughathons.
Partly
also
because
his
non-comedies
like
Chura
Liyaa
Hai
Tumne
and
Ek
-
The
Power
Of
One
fell
flat
on
their
face.
With
Click,
Sivan
proves
that
he's
at
home
in
horror
segment
too.
The
spirits
are
vindictive
and
in
Bollywood,
very
predictable
too,
right?
In
fact,
the
spirits
here
are
in
their
20s,
have
dark,
uncombed
hair,
wear
white
saris
and
have
one
expression
from
start
to
end.
Click
follows
the
same
path,
but
is
different
too.
Click
is
heavily
inspired
by
the
Thai
film
Shutter
[2004],
which
was
made
in
the
United
States
with
the
same
name
and
which
has
also
been
attempted
in
Tamil
and
Telugu
languages
in
India.
Of
course,
you
may
draw
parallels
with
Raaz
[Dino
Morea,
Bipasha
Basu]
too,
but
only
one
part
of
that
film
is
similar
to
this
one.
Although
quite
derivative,
Click
remains
watchable
for
two
reasons:
The
storyline
is
interesting
[if
you
haven't
watched
any
of
the
versions,
of
course]
and
the
horror
quotient
is
better
than
most
horror
films
made
in
Bollywood.
Also,
the
sound
design
is
efficiently
done.
Of
course,
there's
a
flipside
too.
The
film
could've
done
with
better
special
effects,
could've
been
shorter
[it
tends
to
get
repetitive
at
times],
could've
been
fast-paced
and
could've
also
done
without
songs.
Final
words?
Horror
movie
lovers
shouldn't
be
disappointed!
Click
is
the
story
of
a
young
photographer
[Shreyas
Talpade]
and
his
girlfriend
[Sada].
He
takes
beautiful
pictures
and
yet
when
they're
printed
they
hide
a
secret.
A
secret
that
is
so
dark
and
menacing
that
he
hides
it
from
his
girlfriend.
A
secret
from
his
past
that
if
revealed,
threatens
to
ruin
not
only
his
life
but
that
of
his
friends
and
loved
ones.
What
happens
when
the
spirit
comes
back
to
haunt
you?
For
any
film
to
stand
on
its
feet,
it
should've
a
tight
screenplay
and
should
be
equally
captivating
towards
the
finale.
The
culmination
plays
a
crucial
part
here.
Sangeeth
Sivan
succeeds
in
keeping
you
engrossed
for
most
parts,
but
he
could've
done
with
a
few
horror
techniques
to
scare
the
audiences.
The
appearance
of
the
hand
or
the
movement
of
the
spirit
in
the
house
could've
been
limited
to
one
or
two
instances.
Also,
whose
idea
was
it
to
give
a
chalky
makeup
to
the
spirit?
Looks
hideous!
The
culmination
to
the
story
is
interesting
and
it's
an
end
I
haven't
seen
in
Bollywood
before.
Also,
what's
interesting
is
that
the
film
doesn't
feature
the
hero
as
squeaky
clean.
He's
got
a
past
and
his
end
is
justified
too.
The
songs
[Shamir
Tandon]
are
strictly
okay
and
the
non-promotion
of
songs
makes
it
worse.
Cinematography
[Ramji]
is
alright.
The
sound
design
[Parikshit
Lalvani]
is
excellent.
That
goes
for
the
background
score
too.
Shreyas
pitches
in
a
believable
performance.
Sadaa
does
well
and
manages
to
hold
your
attention.
Sneha
Ullal
doesn't
get
very
many
lines
to
deliver,
but
she
stays
with
you.
Rehan
Khan
gets
minimal
scope.
Chunky
Pandey
does
well.
On
the
whole,
Click
should
appeal
to
the
youth,
especially
those
who
love
horror
films.
Story first published: Friday, February 19, 2010, 10:54 [IST]