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Starring:
Amitabh Bachchan, Aman Siddiqui, Shah Rukh Khan, Juhi
Chawla, Satish Shah, Rajpal Yadav, Tejas Are, Vijay Nath
Director - Vivek Sharma
It is believed that children have the strongest
connection to God. They have the ability to perceive
goodness in everything and everyone. It is believed a
mother's love is selfless. But a child's love can
transform relationships; it comes with no expectations
and no boundaries. Their love can make you believe in
miracles.
This is a story about a seven-year-old naughty yet
innocent boy, who unknowingly turns a foe into a friend.
The film is about Banku and his friend, Bhoothnath…about
innocence, honesty and the pure love of a child.
The good old Amitabh Bachchan plays the grandfatherly
ghost - Bhoothnath, who won't let anyone stay in his
house even though only his spirit can inhabit it.
Despite old age, his comic timing is as immaculate as
ever. He has fun and even a moment of anger. He is
wonderfully matched by the impressive little child Aman
Siddiqui who plays the impish Banku. Aman is mischevious,
innocent, sad and even sparkling in his moments. His
mother played by Juhi Chawla is her cheerful self, with
an unbelievable sense of humor. Juhi seems uncomfortable
in some anxious, heavy moments.
A special appearance by Shah Rukh Khan who is Banku's
father is fairly decent and impressive in whatever
little moments. The jokers that Satish Shah and Rajpal
Yadav are, they actually make us laugh.
Vivek Sharma's directorial debut starts off refreshingly
enough, and you are convinced that Bhoothnath is a film
for children. All goes well till somewhere post interval
the director puts in the typical Hindi filmy melodrama
and weepy moments (typical) which actually wipe off the
fresh feeling of the start of the film.
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Aniz Filmvala
CAST, CREDITS
AND CREW
Cast -
Bhoothnath - Amitabh Bachchan
Banku - Aman Siddiqui
Banku's mother - Juhi Chawla
School Principal - Satish Shah
Rajpal Yadav, Tejas Are, Vijay Nath
Guest Appearance - Shah Rukh Khan
Banner: B R Films
Presenter - Indian Films
Producer: B R Chopra, Ravi Chopra
Director - Vivek Sharma |
A story about a little
innocence, a little playfulness, and a lot of emotions
that will touch hearts. This is a story that will show
adults to see the world through the eyes of a child… an
angel, a creation of God. It's then that one will realize
what a beautiful world they live in after all.
Bhoothnath
begins with imaginative use of animation and has a nice,
very enjoyable first half. Post interval, it drags, has
lectures and discouraging attitude towards our youth that
go abroad for better prospects. This storywriter's
ideologies does not go well with the audience.
Here we have creative and cute use of special effects,
interesting happenings, and then we are sent to a second
half where we are suddenly thrown into a rather gloomy
outlook of society. From a first half with two well
developed characters, the viewer is hurriedly introduced
to new characters and their unclear relationships
post-interval.
Music Director
- Salim Merchant, Vishal Dadlani, Shekhar Ravjiani
Lyricist - Javed Akhtar
Story Writer, Screenplay - Vivek Sharma
Production Designer - Muneesh Sappel
Playback Singers - Amitabh Bachchan, Arman Malik, Aparna
Bhaagwat, Koushtuv Ghosh, Sharavan Suresh, Sneha Suresh,
Sukhwinder Singh, Hariharan
Choreographer- Remo, Vaibhavi Merchant
Director of Photography - Vishnu Rao
Editor- Sanjay Varma
Background Score - Salim Merchant, Sulaiman Merchant |
