Horror shows are supposed to make your hair stand on end, right? Wrong, if the latest season of Aahat is anything to go by. To be fair, they are making an effort – as can be seen from the scary beginning of every episode. But they go back to their old ways soon thereafter – ghosts with bags under their eyes, parts of their faces peeled off and throaty hoarse voices. For some reason best to known to the director, both episodes of last week had people flying through the air or hanging upside down midair. I wonder if the makers of this series can answer the following questions:
1. Why is the ghost always a female?
2. Are the ghosts fined if they tie up their hair in a neat bun?
3. Are the bags under the eyes and pasty complexion mandatory?
4. Can the ghosts do without hideous appearance and creepy voice?
5. When are we going to get rid of creaking doors and barking dogs to create the ‘atmosphere’?
And I absolutely hate it that they have taken to twisting popular Golden Era songs to give them a creepy Avatar. The lullaby ‘Dheere se aa jaa’ and my favorite song ‘Jara si aahat hoti hai’ deserve much better than this.
The Indian version of Supernatural i.e. Daanav Hunters (before you vow to kill me for this comment, let me admit that I am a Supernatural fan and Daanav Hunters is, right now at least, not in its league!) doesn’t fare better either. Last week’s episode had a ridiculous scene in which a blood sample collected from a crime scene was mixed with a solution comprising of bat urine (no kidding folks!), asparagus powder and dhatura. If the whole concoction turns purple then the blood is of a demon. I have no idea how the character called Shundi managed to get hold of bat urine. Nor do I want to know.
Why, oh why, can’t we make decent horror shows/films in India?
1. Why is the ghost always a female?
2. Are the ghosts fined if they tie up their hair in a neat bun?
3. Are the bags under the eyes and pasty complexion mandatory?
4. Can the ghosts do without hideous appearance and creepy voice?
5. When are we going to get rid of creaking doors and barking dogs to create the ‘atmosphere’?
And I absolutely hate it that they have taken to twisting popular Golden Era songs to give them a creepy Avatar. The lullaby ‘Dheere se aa jaa’ and my favorite song ‘Jara si aahat hoti hai’ deserve much better than this.
The Indian version of Supernatural i.e. Daanav Hunters (before you vow to kill me for this comment, let me admit that I am a Supernatural fan and Daanav Hunters is, right now at least, not in its league!) doesn’t fare better either. Last week’s episode had a ridiculous scene in which a blood sample collected from a crime scene was mixed with a solution comprising of bat urine (no kidding folks!), asparagus powder and dhatura. If the whole concoction turns purple then the blood is of a demon. I have no idea how the character called Shundi managed to get hold of bat urine. Nor do I want to know.
Why, oh why, can’t we make decent horror shows/films in India?
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