Roohi is no match to Stree
Roohi is the first Bollywood movie released across all movie halls in India post-pandemic. The one that offers comedy and horror on the lines of Stree. The one that re-ignited the trend of comedy-horror. Sadly, Roohi is not up to the mark and misses the magic of Stree.The premise follows the trait of Stree where we have Janhvi playing a girl who is possessed by a demonic soul. Rajkumar and Varun are stuck with her and later, fall in love with her but with a twist.
There are plenty of comic reliefs in the first half. However, I was not ok to see 'Pakdaai shaadi' shown in the movie. It made me feel a bit cringy about it and I hate cringy things. The saving grace was the duo of Rajkumar and Varun where I enjoyed their scenes. They look great buddies doing sill things, saying silly things. Specially Varun who has plenty of such silly lines. I did not like many of those lines but I liked his innocent act. However, I am still not able to digest his blind love for the Chudail side of Janhvi. Ye to too much hi ho gaya.
The story has little scope to impress us. The supporting cast has no punch at all. The second half looks stretched that has plenty of unnecessary scenes and the movie is almost 2.5 hrs long. These are enough to make this movie a mediocre watch.
I was hoping for the same magic that I enjoyed while watching Stree but I was disappointed. Janhvi had nothing to prove her acting talent. She did not have enough to show us her caliber. Especially when turning into the chudail where she is staring at everything. no expressions. No dialogues. Just that stare.
I liked the end twist but again the execution is marred with cliches and stretched affair. Still, I feel that it will make you think and discuss it with your loved ones as the twist is something.
In the end, the comic timing of Rajkumar and Varun is the only saving grace as you would leave the hall in twenty minutes without these two.
score 5/10
hellohimaank 11 March 2021
Reprint: https://www.imdb.com/review/rw6683649/35011
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