Unfortunately, Darr @ The Mall, borrows heavily from existing horror movie tropes. Even the name of the mall, “Amity”, is a throwback to the American horror classic Amityville Horror. The climax escape sequence was reminiscent of Poseidon (which is not a horror film but a thriller). But it does break the mould of Bollywood horror in places.

Jimmy Shergill, who gets lumped with an ineffectual role, is the only one who stays on the credit side of things here. A back-story that bears close resemblance to the one in ‘The Conjuring,’ can do little to justify or elevate things. The ‘item number’ is shabby and the production design quite sub-standard. You just have to go with the flow I guess. Most horror aficionados would. I am not one of them. For me, this script is simply lacklustre. No scares, no jumpy moments just a lot of set-up and ketch-up!

After Ragini MMS, expectations were high from director Pawan Kripalani, but he has definitely failed to repeat the success. One would definitely not expect such a poor show from him. It is a mess and seems more like a compilation of several small stories.