Khamoshiyan

Either we have become so gutsy that scary movies don't haunt us anymore, or Bollywood moviemakers are not coming up with such creepy and eerie movies that can at least give us goosebumps. After watching 'Khamoshiya' we seriously need to dwell on the fact that the storyline of all these scary movies have become so redundant that it is more of a déjà vu everytime.

In case you are looking for laughter punctuated by sudden horror, lovely dialogues and illogical scenes, you should watch this one. If not, maintain silence as well as distance.

Khamoshiyan slips into a hopeless mess of time worn ghost busting, freakish sights and comical gems like 'Hum yeh laash paidal nahi le jaa sakte.'

If you find flying objects, animated butterflies, erotic dreams and the sight of letters being deleted automatically from a word document on a laptop scary, you deserve to watch Khamoshiyan alone and be disowned by friends and family all your life, like its protagonist.

Khamoshiyan written by Vikram Bhatt and directed by Karan Darra is a film on auto-pilot right from the word go. There seems to be very little effort gone in writing and telling a story that has any conviction or entertainment value.

Ali Fazal kind of holds the first half together, simply because we are still confused about the dead husband. But post interval it all collapses into a heap of inanity. Frankly speaking, there is just too much noise in 'Khamoshiyan'.

There are not many scary elements in the movie, but every now and then the director does many to spook you mildly. If not for the scary thriller elements, you can watch Khamoshiyan for it's erotic portion.

On the whole, Khamoshiyan is an engrossing fare that meets the expectations.