When it is about the horror genre in Bollywood of late,Bhushan Patel emerges as one of the potential directors after the success of Raagini MMS and 1920 Evil Returns. And with the propensity towards horror films,Bipasha Basu can be safely christened as the horror queen ! ALONE marks the association of these two personalities, which is centered on the story of conjoint twins, one of them being killed under mysterious circumstances and subsequently returning as an evil spirit to avenge her death. Apparently inspired from a Thai horror film with the same title, this one is a pretty dud with a feigning concoction of horror and sex.
Sanjana and Anjana ( both played by Bipasha Basu) are conjoint siblings who vow to be always together until the arrival of Kabeer(Karan singh Grover) who loves Sanjana and this creates a rift between the sisters.Sanjana is forced to separate herself from Anjana( the surgery results in Anjana's death), marries Kabeer and moves to Mumbai.A twist in fate brings her back to her home where she encounters strange paranormal happenings and senses the presence of a spirit , much to the disbelief of her husband. Kabeer, who looks baffled most of the times, seeks the help of a psychic healer (Zakir Hussain) who extracts some of the unknown facts after counseling Sanjana.
The premise is interesting but the palette offers you the humdrum sequences , although the panoramic shots of backwaters of Kerala form a suitable backdrop to the interplay of horror and erotica. Bipasha's unexplained transformation from an insecure, unhappy wife to a frisky kitten and the unnerving camouflage of her eyeballs are some redeeming moments.
The director skillfully applies the beaten-to-death thrills and tactics to scare us and does succeed to a fair extent. Ghastly faces appearing sudden on the mirror, screeches, long silences followed by an abnormally high-decibel thunderous sound, creaking doors and dark rooms are deliberately fitted in to create an eerie atmosphere. The narrative is awfully dragging, punctuated by some regressive romantic numbers. If only, the steamy sequences between Bipasha and Karan Grover act as a saving grace! Bipasha looks gorgeous in her skimpy outfits which are purposely employed to showcase her svelte figure but we are genuinely tired of her routine expressions in the dalliances with horror stable - Aatma,Raaz 3 and Creature. Karan Singh Grover displays his well-chiseled abs but fails miserably in the acting department with stoical emotions. The only plausible entities in this twisted tale of twins are Zakir Hussain and Sulva Arya, while Neena Gupta hardly has a word to speak.
Alone could have been a much better film , if it had a smarter screenplay and a more tactful script.It doesn't click.
Rating : 2/5
Sanjana and Anjana ( both played by Bipasha Basu) are conjoint siblings who vow to be always together until the arrival of Kabeer(Karan singh Grover) who loves Sanjana and this creates a rift between the sisters.Sanjana is forced to separate herself from Anjana( the surgery results in Anjana's death), marries Kabeer and moves to Mumbai.A twist in fate brings her back to her home where she encounters strange paranormal happenings and senses the presence of a spirit , much to the disbelief of her husband. Kabeer, who looks baffled most of the times, seeks the help of a psychic healer (Zakir Hussain) who extracts some of the unknown facts after counseling Sanjana.
The premise is interesting but the palette offers you the humdrum sequences , although the panoramic shots of backwaters of Kerala form a suitable backdrop to the interplay of horror and erotica. Bipasha's unexplained transformation from an insecure, unhappy wife to a frisky kitten and the unnerving camouflage of her eyeballs are some redeeming moments.
The director skillfully applies the beaten-to-death thrills and tactics to scare us and does succeed to a fair extent. Ghastly faces appearing sudden on the mirror, screeches, long silences followed by an abnormally high-decibel thunderous sound, creaking doors and dark rooms are deliberately fitted in to create an eerie atmosphere. The narrative is awfully dragging, punctuated by some regressive romantic numbers. If only, the steamy sequences between Bipasha and Karan Grover act as a saving grace! Bipasha looks gorgeous in her skimpy outfits which are purposely employed to showcase her svelte figure but we are genuinely tired of her routine expressions in the dalliances with horror stable - Aatma,Raaz 3 and Creature. Karan Singh Grover displays his well-chiseled abs but fails miserably in the acting department with stoical emotions. The only plausible entities in this twisted tale of twins are Zakir Hussain and Sulva Arya, while Neena Gupta hardly has a word to speak.
Alone could have been a much better film , if it had a smarter screenplay and a more tactful script.It doesn't click.
Rating : 2/5