Phone Bhoot Film Review; Everything you need to know
The plot of PHONE BHOOT revolves around two ghostbusters. Sherdil Shergill aka Major (Siddhant Chaturvedi) also Galileo Parthasarthy aka Guru (Ishaan Khatter; credited in the film simply like Ishaan) are best friends who have had a lifelong fascination with ghosts and spirits. They want to profit from their fascination with ghosts. Unfortunately, all of their business ventures fail. Nonetheless, they keep trying and throw a ‘Moksha Party.’ It is deemed a success because several partygoers make their presence known.
Major and Guru have no idea that they are all ghosts.
Ragini is one such ghost (Katrina Kaif). She tells them that they have the ability to see dead people. As a result, she suggests that they start a phone line for people who want to get rid of ghosts. Major and Guru initially refuse. However, their fathers arrive at their door and demand Rs. 5 crores, the amount spent on their sons to date. They have three months to complete their task. Major and Guru accept the idea because they have no other choice, but they are perplexed as to why Ragini wants to assist them. Their initiative is initially heavily trolled.
The story by Ravi Shankaran and Jasvinder Singh Bath has all the ingredients for a youthful, enjoyable horror comedy. The screenplay by Ravi Shankaran and Jasvinder Singh Bath, on the other hand, is shaky in several places.
The dialogues between Ravi Shankaran and Jasvinder Singh Bath are witty and funny.
Gurmmeet Singh, as a director, handles certain scenes with flair, whether it’s Major and Guru’s success as ghostbusters, Major and Guru’s encounter with Chikni Chudail (Sheeba Chadha), or Major and Guru’s antics while Ragini is telling her story.
FUKREY [2013], Katrina Kaif’s Mango Slice ad, Rajinikanth, MIRZAPUR [also directed by Gurmmeet Singh also backed by Excel], the coffin dancers, KOI MIL GAYA [2003], HINDUSTANI [1996], KHILADIYON KA KHILADI [1996], KABHI KHUSHI KABHIE GHAM [2001], and other pop culture references add to Certain references, on the other hand, will be excessive. The character of Raaka is important in the film, but the makers did not feel it was necessary to explain its significance to the current generation, who may have never seen a Ramsay film. The bigger issue with the film is that it fails to generate laughs in the second half. The climax is unimaginative and far from amusing.
