Ungna Mana Hai. Review on Darna Mana Hai

Warning to all those reading this review:

3.There will be some suspense’s about the movie being revealed in this review, for all those who have not watched the movie please read the review at you own risk. Phir mat khna ke mene warning nahi di thi

Though I don’t mind anyone giving me an HR without reading the review due to the above-mentioned warnings.

After a long series of ads finally the movie started with the bloody apple (literally).

One of the most awaited movies of the summer produced by Ram Gopal Varma and

Directed by his one time assistant Prawaal Raman was really a pleasure to watch. Finally the trend has started to some extent to make different horror movies in bollywood. There were no flying tables and chairs, no noisy doors and no white sari clad bhootnis. But yet the movie was good.

THE STORY

The story starts with a shot of the car with seven friends on a dark highway on their way to Goa. It is different but since it is made in bollywood something typical has to happen, so the tyre punctures on the highway. To move the story further they forget to bring a jack. They spot a light in a distance. All but one in-group decides to stay back in the car, as he is the nerdish kind being troubled by all.

The light is actually a lalten (lantern) outside a three walls and no roof. Waiting for the lalten person they decide to tell some stories to each other.

The first story

NO ONE CAN SEE ME IN THE MIRROR

The story of a newly married couple, Suhail Khan and Antra Mali, on the highway. Ends with the death of the husband and the wife, unaware , goes away with a bhoot who looks like her husband.

Back to the main story

One of the friends bored of the story decides to go back to car unaware of who was waiting for her. So she leaves and the next story starts.

DID YOU DO YOUR HOMEWORK

The story of a teacher who goes maniac because his students do their homework well and end up completing his childhood homework on the streets of the city.

Another friend bored by the stories leaves. The scene also shows the dead body of the girl who had left before her. And then the next girl is also killed on her way to the car. Now for some fun If any suspense is building let me tell you that the person left in the car is not the killer. Back in the three walls another story starts.

SMOKING KILLS

Fashion photographer Saif Ali Khan comes to a hotel filled with no smoking signs. Failing to abide by the rule, the owner promises to help him in leaving the bad habit if he stayed there for six months and watched Tom and Jerry with him. The other option included a bullet and a plastic wrapper in which the body will be wrapped and put in the basement morg.

This was personally my favourite story.

One more leaves and calls for his death while the stories continue.

WHAT IF APPLES EAT YOU

In this expensive world getting apples for Rs 15/kilo, who wouldn’t buy it. At least Shilpa Shetty couldn’t resist and bought 3 kilos but as she reached home, she started feeling suspicious and warned her log-acting husband, Sanjay Kapoor against eating the apples. As if he was going to listen he eat them and was soon enough ripe enough to be eaten like the entire city except Ms Shetty and the apple seller.

You must have guessed by now what will happen now. No you haven’t. Oh cmon , one more leaves and dies.

CYRUS PURANA HO GAYA

Nana Patekar , MTV Vj, HA HA HA. No, April fools not close. Nana Patekar standing outside kabaristan waiting for lift, and of all the beings it had to be Mr Oberoi to give him one. Trying to make a bakra of Mr Oberoi acting as a bhoot, Nana gets the shock of his life (or I should say for his life) when he realises that the joke backfires on him. Oberoi turns out to be the real bhoot keeping the old myth that yes, ghosts do disappear.

Kahani main twist, new guest, turns out to be the owner of the no roof, one wall missing laltenned house. Time for another story.

STOP HE SAID

Good for nothing Aftab Shivdesani fed up of life tries his level best to end his life. Unsuccessful in his attempts he accuses God for his bad existence (Bruce almighty style). No he doesn’t get to meet God but yes does get the power of stopping time. He uses it to win a long time crush Isha Kopikar, get even with old time troublemakers and finally freeze himself.

So for all those who might get this power in fluke, never try it in front of the mirror as it can lead to dangerous consequences as in this case.

Okay fine stories over. But wait. Now the owner also gets motivated and comes forward to tell his story which will not be revealed in this review due to Third Party Copyright Violation Matters (I hope you know what I mean.)

The movie was a real refreshing change from the normal Hindi movies. The direction was superb and the acting by most of the characters was fabulous. The movie is a must watch at least once and that should be in the cinema otherwise it wont be that much fun.

Faisal.