Film: HELP
Rating: 2.5/5
Banner: M/s Rupali Aum Entertainment Pvt.Ltd
Cast: Bobby Deol, Mugdha Godse, Sophia Handa, Shreyas Talpade, Salim Fateh, Jyoti Dogra
Music: Ashu, Gourov Dasgupta
Cinematography: Dhimant Vyas
Director: Rajeev Virani
Producers: Sanjay Ahluwalia, Vinay Choksey
Release Date: August 13, 2010
 
Story
A horror tale, the story begins with Vic (bobby) and Pia (mugdha) who are going through a troubled marriage. A twist happens when they have to go to Mauritius since Pia's father is not well. Coming to Mauritius also brings the couple to Pia's family home and here, she encounters her past which is quite scary. Added to that is the news that Pia is pregnant and from then on, people close to her begin to die. Vic realizes the change of events and gets in touch with parapsychologist Aditya (shreyas). It is then that he finds out the dark past of Pia's family and decides to resolve it. What happens from there forms the rest of the story.
 
Presentation:
The director has come up with an appealing tale but though the presentation was good, the narrative was not upto the mark. The dialogues were apt, the script could have been better and the screenplay was good. Background score haunts the moods here and there, songs were not that appealing though the picturization was rich. Editing was sharp. Costumes were excellent and art department was perfect. Bobby Deol does his bit as required and he shoulders the film to a great extent. Mugdha looks seductive to the core and she has shown improvement on the performance front as well. Shreyas was brief but brilliant. Sophia was standard, Salim was effective, Jyoti was impressive.
 
Conclusion:
It is usually a challenge to make a horror movie and give the creeps to the audience throughout its duration. That's exactly what hampers this film. Though the opening is very good and looks promising, the film begins to get repetitive at one point. It is actually the second half that goes down on the momentum and the climax will have its share of likers and haters. The film could have been a lot better if the length was trimmed and the shock points increased. Overall, the movie is good in bits and pieces. This could be an average grosser at the box office.