Directed by : Kannan Iyer
Imdb link -> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2406676/
I loved the story the moment I read it, and was curious to watch the film hence. Upto the 1st half everything went right, but the film slips badly in 2nd half.
Konkana is to certain extent very scary, the way she delivers her dialogues, or the eye expressions she gives, her movements.. though in a 2nd half scene she goes over the top but the director is to blame there. Her first entry scene, or the one where she plays hide and seek, and her change of voice as she counts were my favs scenes.
1st half except for dream sequence (which was unwanted, but then you cant make a horror film without it). Intermission gives you feeling of what will happen next, it keeps you interested and the director plays with the story of Bobo (Emraan) past life when he was haunted by Daayan much more, instead of all the typical horror elements one gets to see.
But in 2nd half, the screenplay goes haywire, even the good songs totey udh gaye or yaaram create less impact, the entry of Kalki also appears bit too late, her character should had been etched better. Then the final culmination to the story is where the director takes it to the same tried formula's where a human fights evil in a dramatic way, defying logics that had been applied until then. Plus, a particular twist which I thought before watching the movie or while watching the movie... also falls flat when you rewind the entire story again. Wonder why Daayan had to wait so long to return again. Also, what was with the over-dose of chotti thing (daayan ki shakti choti mein bandh hoti hai), If i was the director, I would use it only twice, once in favour of daayan, and once against. Baat khatam.
Emraan Hashmi does a commendable work once more, the way he handles the scenes where he feels haunted by his past. His 1st magic act, and then the kalki one were best scenes. Huma Quereshi is good, I specially love her dance steps in Totey udh gaye (just like I loved her in O Womaniya). Kalki is okay. Special mention to Vishesh Tiwari and Sara Arjun, who play young Bobo and Misha (sister of bobo), they were super good, cute and funny.
Overall, Ek Thi Daayan had in it to be one of best horror/supernatural movies, Kannan does extremely well in giving a dark feel to the movie plus keeping suspense till interval, but a weak 2nd half spoils the chance.
Verdict : AVERAGE
Imdb link -> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2406676/
I loved the story the moment I read it, and was curious to watch the film hence. Upto the 1st half everything went right, but the film slips badly in 2nd half.
Konkana is to certain extent very scary, the way she delivers her dialogues, or the eye expressions she gives, her movements.. though in a 2nd half scene she goes over the top but the director is to blame there. Her first entry scene, or the one where she plays hide and seek, and her change of voice as she counts were my favs scenes.
1st half except for dream sequence (which was unwanted, but then you cant make a horror film without it). Intermission gives you feeling of what will happen next, it keeps you interested and the director plays with the story of Bobo (Emraan) past life when he was haunted by Daayan much more, instead of all the typical horror elements one gets to see.
But in 2nd half, the screenplay goes haywire, even the good songs totey udh gaye or yaaram create less impact, the entry of Kalki also appears bit too late, her character should had been etched better. Then the final culmination to the story is where the director takes it to the same tried formula's where a human fights evil in a dramatic way, defying logics that had been applied until then. Plus, a particular twist which I thought before watching the movie or while watching the movie... also falls flat when you rewind the entire story again. Wonder why Daayan had to wait so long to return again. Also, what was with the over-dose of chotti thing (daayan ki shakti choti mein bandh hoti hai), If i was the director, I would use it only twice, once in favour of daayan, and once against. Baat khatam.
Emraan Hashmi does a commendable work once more, the way he handles the scenes where he feels haunted by his past. His 1st magic act, and then the kalki one were best scenes. Huma Quereshi is good, I specially love her dance steps in Totey udh gaye (just like I loved her in O Womaniya). Kalki is okay. Special mention to Vishesh Tiwari and Sara Arjun, who play young Bobo and Misha (sister of bobo), they were super good, cute and funny.
Overall, Ek Thi Daayan had in it to be one of best horror/supernatural movies, Kannan does extremely well in giving a dark feel to the movie plus keeping suspense till interval, but a weak 2nd half spoils the chance.
Verdict : AVERAGE
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