Vikram Bhatt might have succeeded in adding the illusion of depth in every frame of Haunted with the modern 3D technology but his story remains hollow.
He might have to his credit India's first stereoscopic film but unfortunately he can't evade stereotypes in his storytelling.
He might have to his credit India's first stereoscopic film but unfortunately he can't evade stereotypes in his storytelling.
The plot is set on the ancient premise of a haunted mansion in a secluded hill-station, which real-estate broker Rehan (Mahaakshay) has come to sell off. Caretaker Ramu kaka is substituted by a ragpicker replacement, whose first words on seeing Rehan is ' Tune bahut der kar di aane mein beta '. From flickering lights, creaking doors, falling chandelier, old photo-frame, rustic piano, hanging cadaver, shrill screams to an inviting song number as the clock strikes 3, the ghost tries every trick in the trade to make its presence felt. Sadly its attempt lacks new 'spirit'.
An 80-year old letter, still in crisp condition, unveils a quick flashback. Turns out that Meera (Tia Bajpai) was brutally raped by the spirit of her piano teacher (Arif Zakaria). Ever since, she is confined within the haunted house. Despite having no personal connect with her, Rehan is still inspired enough with the mere century-old correspondence, to help Meera.
To add some variety to the 'lifeless' story, Bhatt brings time-travel into picture as Rehan goes back in time and the entire flashback repeats itself. With that, memories of the recent actual horrific film Action Replayy strikes your mind, though mercifully Bhatt doesn't mess up things as badly. So Vikram takes you back to 1920 or some such era to rekindle redundant romance. Also the director takes the time-travel theme a little too literally and brings back prehistoric horror elements when ghosts were either half-burnt rubber-masked zombies or 'blue-eyed boys' of Ramsay films. Lockets, magical potions, phantom-frightening crosses รข€“ there's everything that you could associate with the era.
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