Genre: Horror
Director: Ram Gopal Verma
Producer: Azam Khan
Music: Amar Mohile
Star Cast: Sudeep, Amruta Khanvilkar, Ahsaas Channa, Shrey Bawa, Jyothi Subhash, Ashwini Kaleskar, Kenny Desai, Ganesh Yadav, Lileete Dubey, K. K Raina, Zakir Hussain, Javed Rizvi, Anu Ansari, Shankar Sachdev, Kishore Kadam, Bharat Kaul
Release Date: August 22, 2008
The wait for Ram Gopal Verma's much-anticipated movie 'Phoonk' has come to an end, with the movie finally hitting the theaters. After spending sometime with the underworld, in 'Sarkar' and 'Sarkar Raj', Ramu has come back to his favorite genre - horror. Though we didn't get the same scares as 'Bhoot', 'Phoonk' is definitely a movie that you will enjoying watching in theaters, especially if you like horror flicks.
This time, instead of ghosts, RGV has taken black magic as the center point of his movie. Throughout the time you spend in the theater, the movie holds your attention and does not let you feel bored. In the movie, emphasis has been laid on camera effects, lightning and artifacts, in order to create the right, scary ambience. The background score only serves to add to the whole mystery and horror. One can actually feel the genius of RGV flowing from the movie.
Phoonk Pre-release Review
After the action and drama of the movie Contract, Ram Gopal Verma is all set to amuse the viewers with
its upcoming movie, Phoonk. As the name might suggest, it is a horror film, which claims to grip the audience. The film is directed by Ram Gopal Verma and produced by Azam Khan. The music of the film has been given by Amar Mohile. The star cast of the film includes Sudeep, Amruta Khanvilkar, Ahsas Channa, Shrey Bawa, Jyothi Subhash, Ashwini Kaleskar, Kenny Desai, Ganesh Yadav, Lileete Dubey, K. K Raina, Zakir Hussain, Javed Rizvi, Anu Ansari, Shankar Sachdev, Kishore Kadam and Bharat Kaul. The story of Phoonk features Rajeev (Sudeep), who is a successful Construction Engineer and a strong atheist. He has a doting wife (Amruta Khanvilkar) and two children of age 10 and 8. He does not approve of the existence of God and even the black magic powers. However, his very existence and his beliefs are threatened, when an evil power grips his loved ones, the existence of which his rational mind denies to accept. Entwined with this, is another story of a fanatic believer of God, who is forced to become a non believer under traumatic circumstances.
The film is claimed to be quite scary, surpassing the fear of Ram Gopal Verma’s previous horror flick, ‘Bhoot’. The fear factor featured in ‘Phoonk’ is said to seep into the system of the viewer rather than just affecting him visually on the surface level. The horror element in the film is said to have been blended quite well with the emotional component, making the viewer relate to the situations and characters of the film. Whatever might be the estimations, the truth will be revealed on August 22, 2008, when the film will be released.
