Bhoot Part One: The Haunted Ship's storyline has major loopholes and we were willing to ignore it all if it had the potential to scare the daylights out of us. Bhoot delivers nothing of that sort. The ghosts in the film are, in fact, so unconvincing that they appear more like lizards crawling in the background. You might be reminded of Bipasha Basu's Creature, which isn't a good memory either. The director tries to make the audience scream with a few jump scares but they all fall flat, leaving us miffed.
The plot of Khuda Haafiz - missing wife in a foreign land - sounds exciting on paper. We have seen a similar plotline in Liam Neeson's 2008 film, Taken, where we saw Liam make inroads in the underworld to find his missing daughter. Faruk Kabir's film, however, isn't as sharply written as the Hollywood blockbuster. Right after quickly setting its premise, the film slows down, only to gain pace in the end. The film is also marred by some starkly visible loopholes. Once again, the leading lady is shown as a fragile figure who needs to be rescued. The presence of Aahana Kumra and Shiv Panditt in supporting roles is of no help either, especially because of their forced, bad accents. Apart from these few faults, Khuda Haafiz makes for a good one-time watch. From action to drama, the film has it all. You might want to pick this over the weekend.
