If the answer is comedy, then you're good to go. To reiterate, the question you have to ask yourself is, what genre of film did you come to watch. They're horrified but ready to be featured on the cover of Vintage Vogue. Princesses wearing overtly fashionable period clothing even though they're inconsolable with their husband's misery. Ability to stab spirits with fancy Turkish daggers.
1920 has new creatives like portal mirrors with which you can travel to spirit world. Did we mention a customary camera pan into a woman's bosom? That's become a staple of Indian horror films too. And the formula dictates that love shall conquer all evil. Why Indian horror films need fancy romantic songs in exotic locations is beyond all logic. The only good thing about the writing is a twist in the tale, which at best is marginally amusing. The quality, or lack of, keeps pricking you throughout. Sadly, the horror set pieces on offer in this film are so unoriginal and jaded you don't even need to pinch yourself. While watching 1920 London, you have to constantly keep asking yourself if you're stuck in a bad Tim Burton dream. The other chief antagonist is a telekinetic lemon. He hands out advice in riddles that sound like spells from Hogwarts. And for no rhyme or reason, a desi version of Gandalf, replete with a replica staff, appears as Mewad Ke Baba's guru. Also, the evil spirit in question just looks like a jet black version of the lady from The Conjuring. Nonetheless, Mewad Ke Baba must rescue the possessed Prince, who's make up makes him look like Benjamin Button. They used to be an item, until she dumped him in court and they sentenced him to jail. But there's history between Jai and Shivangi. Sharman Joshi is Mewad Ke Baba aka Jai Singh. When random tantrik fails, it's concluded that only Mewad Ke Baba (like the Mewad ki kulfi sold on Mumbai streets) can defeat the powerful spirit in question. Back home, her orthodox family consisting of Papa King with snazzy beard like The Coroner from The Wizard Of Oz, temperamental brother with deep urge to shoot something, TV serials' Ba like Maa and another inconsequential brother decide to play hokus pokus to rescue the possessed Prince. It's a farcical horror film based in 20th century London, with medieval Indian ghost legends and black magic rituals.Īn Indian princess Shivangi (Meera Chopra) flees London for the comfort of her Rajasthan Palace because her Prince Charming husband Veer has been possessed. Supernatural entities in 2016 Hindi movies look like Marilyn Manson in drag on Halloween. The loud, cacophonous background sound can make you jerk in the seat, but the iridescent face of ghosts and ghouls is nothing but a wasted effort to shock. Forget the golden age of Ramsay brothers, they made films with more engrossing visual effects in 1920. It's sad that horror films have become a joke in our country.
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