Horror stories: You must have seen the trailer of Akshay Kumar and Paresh Rawal's upcoming film Bhoot Bangla under the direction of Priyadarshan. At the very beginning of the trailer, the door of the courtly era creaks open… then comes a shot of an old structure of the palace… after which a person is seen going towards the palace. Then a voice emerges in the background- Vadhusur has not gone anywhere… He has become more powerful than before… This means that someone is trying to revive him. Watch the shots after this in the trailer. The grand interiors of the huge palace, chandeliers, life-size mirrors, huge sofas, moving bright curtains, a cat jumping on the piano buttons with the sound of meowing and along with this a dark scary shadow.
bhoot bangla horror comedy The most recent film of the genre. It is going to be released on 16th April. The story of the haunted mansion will be seen once again in the film. There will be forest together. But have you noticed that in all the stories of ghosts, ghosts, spirits, witches etc. seen in films, most of them are set in the background of palaces and bungalows. Why do filmy ghosts have a special relation with bungalows, palaces or old havelis? If there is an old, deserted, dilapidated or unclaimed ruin, then the ghost makes its camp there. There is a common belief in that area that some ghost, witch or wandering spirit resides here.
For now, watch Bhoot Bangla trailer only. Listen to the dialogues of Akshay Kumar, Paresh Rawal, Asrani, Rajpal Yadav, Tabu or Vamika Gabbi - you will understand the whole story of palaces. The bungalow where they are living or about which they are talking is inhabited by some wandering soul, who is troubling everyone one by one. What happens later in the story, what is the suspense, how is the ghost captured, is it a ghost or an illusion or a conspiracy - this story will be known only after the release of the film. But the unique connection of the film ghost with the palaces has once again come to the fore.
Have you wondered why this happens? Why is 'that' i.e. ghost fond of living in palaces only? Do ghosts also have the habit of living comfortably amidst luxury means? Are ghosts also fond of rooms or chests full of gems and jewellery? Do ghosts also have a feudal and noble nature? Why are these film ghosts not in the homes of the poor? Why don't these filmy ghosts take over the slums? Many characters of ghosts and ghosts in films were known for being love-tempered many times. Ghosts either target royal palaces or beautiful women. Similarly, if there is a ghost, she captures the handsome young man. This hobby of film ghosts is also strange.
Before I proceed further, let's discuss some popular film ghosts. The most recent release was - Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3. Madhuri Dixit and Vidya Balan were with Kartik Aryan in the film. Thus, in the stories of all three Bhool Bhulaiyaa films, characters like palace, king-queen and prince-princess are at the center. And this is where Manjulika's wandering soul lies. Due to which the living people are troubled. Similarly, remember Kajol and Ronit Roy's new film Maa - in this too there is an old mansion and behind that mansion there is a forest and there is a Brahmapishach, who has terror in the forest and the mansion.
The story of Rajkumar Rao and Shraddha Kapoor's Stree is a bit interesting and also symbolic. Women are a force in horror comedy. But here also lies the aggressive attraction of ghosts and ghosts towards the opposite sex. In the first part, a woman hunts men at night, while in the second part, a sneaky man captures women with modern thoughts. Look at some other recent horror films like Munjya, Bhediya, Roohi, Thamma etc. The sensitivities of men and women are also intertwined with the scary scenes. Similarly, the ghost of Shahrukh Khan's film Paheli is insatiable, he wants the company of a female body.
If you remember the horror movie Jaani Dushman of yesteryear, the ghost living in the ruins is the enemy of the newly married woman seen in a red dress. Sanjeev Kumar, Jeetendra, Shatrughan Sinha, Reena Roy, Vinod Mehra etc. acted in that film. Similarly, Rajkumar, Manoj Kumar and Waheeda Rehman's famous film Neelkamal tells the story of the wandering soul of a royal sculptor. Its secret is revealed in rebirth. So even in Ashok Kumar-Madhubala's classic film Mahal, the actress who pretended to wander as a spirit, makes the haunted palace her haunt. However, Ram Gopal Varma proves to be a little different in this matter. In his horror films, the psychological aspect was shown instead of property dispute.
Let us now remove the curtain from this suspense. Remember the story of Madhuri Dixit's Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 and also Kajol's film Maa. In the climax it is revealed that the entire haunted drama rests on the foundation of a property dispute. Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 exposes the greed of two sisters as they together eliminate their transgender brother. Even at the end of the film Maa, the secret comes out here. That means, behind most of the ghost stories shown in palaces and bungalows, there is a property dispute, a conspiracy to take over the family property.
Akshay Kumar had shared some interesting things in the initial promotional video of Bhoot Bangla. A man is strolling with Akshay Kumar and says that There is no ghost, this is all superstition. It is no surprise that since comedy has been mixed with horror in recent years, superstition has been deeply hurt in such films. The characters in these stories are afraid and also laugh at it. The audience should be aware of this.
