1920 has been a series that has been a constant and music has been a highlight of this series. Ever since I read about the new part and saw its trailer, I wanted to watch the movie on the big screen.
Well, the experience was okay on the whole. I felt the horror quotient was missing. I expected a lot more of it on the whole. But then, I feel the title had a say in it. We can justify the theme "Horror Of The Heart" given the kind of plot that has been meted out here. There's family, there's past, there's secrets, there's lies, there's betrayal, there's resurgence, there's resurrection, there's drama, there's the final victory and things falling in place too.
The idea of a family drama filled with horror and life after death is something new and even the manner of the end isn't the usual one. Yes, the climax could and should have been more heavy and painful, but this is a movie that delves deep on simplicity and not complicating stuff.
With Bhatt flicks, I'm very comfortable, knowing the fact that there would be something to look forward to. Here also, I quite enjoyed my time even though there wasn't enough to label it a perfect movie.
Music has been a key ingredient in all Bhatt flicks, especially the horror ones. Here, even though it is no where near the good old music of Chirantan Bhatt; music by Puneet Dixit is so soothing, melodious and painful. In today's era, I thank Puneet and team for giving a bit of melody.
Lori by Shreya Ghoshal is outstanding. Such peaceful vibes it gives. It is no where near Ajnabi Hawayein from Shaapit but surely reminded me of it. Woh Kahaani has pain in the terrific voice of Papon. Zaroori Hai is such a beautiful song sung by Javed Ali & Palak Muchhal. Aye Zindagi is situational with the husky voice of Esha Gaur who brings about a major impact.
Kudos to Shweta Bothra for writing such hard, gripping and meaningful yet painful lyrics for the whole album. These are the kind of words that we need more of in Bollywood.
It was about time for Krishna Bhatt to step into direction in movies. Yes, she'll get better with time and experience. There were some abrupt endings of scenes throughout the movie which could have been avoided. Bhatt Saab has written the movie along with Suhrita Das. The writing is usual, yet unusual. It is a different kind of a horror flick involving family drama aplenty.
Editing by Kuldeep Megan is moderate. Duration ain't an issue, some cuts and focus surely are. Cinematography by Prakash Kutty is good. The usage of candles, frames that bring about the fear and surprise factor are there which adds to the credibility of the movie.
Dialogues of the movie were a let down for me. They were too simple, too real for the theme of the movie. The plot surely warranted a lot more heaviness according to me.
Coming to the performances, Avika Gor had a very good debut. It was a delight to see her bloom on the big screen. Barkha Bisht Sengupta gave a commendable performance. Rahul Dev for some reason seemed extremely subdued throughout with his dialogue delivery and appearance.
Amit Behl was in a different role and did well. Danish Pandor was passable in his role. Randheer Rai impressed with his voice, not persona. Avtar Gill had a weird walk and style of movement, dunno why. And now, the one who impressed the most was Ketaki Kulkarni. She had a lot to do, her character had it all and she impressed big time.
What I also liked was the end credits wherein the set up was character name followed by real name. It was a highlight for me. All in all, it was a decent experience and I would rate the movie 3/5.
PS:- The dress worn in the second half by Avika is the one that my beloved Deepshikha owns. It made us both smile.
