Bhoot Part One: The Haunted Ship Movie Review: Vicky Kaushal’s Horror Film Fails To Scare!
Bollywood has given only selective good horror films to the cine lovers. This time, Karan Johar, who is the master of romantic and family dramas, tried his hands to bankroll horror film, Bhoot Part On
When
it
comes
to
trying
horror
as
a
genre
in
filmmaking,
there
are
only
a
few
directors
who
have
managed
to
do
it
properly.
Right
from
Ramsay
Brothers’
Purana
Mandir
to
Ram
Gopal
Varma’s
Raat,
Bollywood
has
given
only
selective
good
horror
films
to
the
cine
lovers.
This
time,
Karan
Johar,
who
is
the
master
of
romantic
and
family
dramas,
tried
his
hands
to
bankroll
horror
film,
Bhoot
Part
One:
The
Haunted
Ship
which
is
helmed
by
first
time
director,
Bhanu
Pratap
Singh.
What’s
Yay:
Vicky
Kaushal
What’s
Nay:
Story
and
screenplay
lacks
the
horror
element
Popcorn
Interval:
Interval
Iconic
Moment:
Tried
hard
to
find
any
Plot
The
film
is
based
on
the
real-life
incident
happened
in
Mumbai.
A
200-meter
long
huge
smuggler
ship,
Sea-Bird
stuck
sandy
sludge
off
Juhu
Beach.
Hence,
the
shipping
officers
Prithvi
(Vicky
Kaushal)
and
Riaz
(Akash
Dhar)
are
assigned
to
find
what
is
on
board
the
mystery
vessel.
Prithvi
is
already
dealing
with
the
trauma
of
losing
his
wife
Sapna
(Bhumi
Pednekar)
and
daughter
in
a
rafting
accident.
Well,
while
investigating
the
haunted
ship,
Prithvi
witnesses
strange
activities
in
the
ship
and
finds
out
that
there
is
a
ghost
inside
it.
Later,
he
goes
to
take
the
help
of
Professor
Joshi
(Ashutosh
Rana)
to
find
the
reason
behind
the
evil
spirit.
Will
succeed?
Well,
you'll
have
to
watch
Bhoot
Part
One:
The
Haunted
Ship
to
find
out.
Direction
Making
a
horror
film
is
undoubtedly
one
of
the
toughest
jobs
for
any
first
time
director.
Despite
putting
a
lot
of
efforts,
Bhanu
Pratap
Singh
failed
miserably
to
present
the
powerful
horror
flick
on
the
big
screen.
His
story
and
screenplay
turned
out
to
be
the
biggest
drawbacks
of
the
film.
Sometimes,
Bhoot
tries
to
set
the
pitch
but
fails
to
scare
audiences.
The
film
is
not
scary
at
all
and
disappoints
horror
film
lovers.
Performances
Vicky
Kaushal
has
given
good
performance
as
Prithvi.
He
managed
to
give
the
perfect
expressions
which
horror
film
needs.
However,
lackluster
writing
doesn't
develop
the
character.
Bhumi
Pednekar,
in
a
brief
appearance,
leaves
her
mark.
Akash
Dhar
as
Riaz
gave
an
amazing
performance.
Ashutosh
Rana
as
Professor
Joshi,
as
expected,
used
his
expertise
in
horror
films
and
acted
brilliantly.
Meher
Vij
turned
out
to
be
the
special
performer
in
the
film
and
you
will
love
her
watching
in
a
brief
appearance.
Music
and
Background
score
The
film
has
only
one
song,
Channa
Ve
which
is
composed
by
Akhil
Sachdeva.
The
song
is
melodious
but
doesn’t
leave
any
impact
on
the
film.
The
BGM
by
Ketan
Sodha
fails
to
create
an
impact
in
Bhoot
Part
One:
The
Haunted
Ship.
Technical
aspects
Pushkar
Singh’s
cinematography
is
excellent.
However,
Bodhaditya
Banerjee’s
editing
is
not
up
to
the
mark.
There
were
some
unnecessary
scenes
that
could
have
been
chopped.
Verdict
On
and
all,
Bhoot
Part
One:
The
Haunted
Ship
is
a
big
disappointment
for
horror
film
lovers.
The
film
is
dull
and
doesn’t
live
up
to
expectations.
We
give
1.5
stars
out
of
5
to
Vicky
Kaushal
starrer,
Bhoot
Part
One:
The
Haunted
Ship.