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| Amitabh Bachchan | ... |
Bhoothnath
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Bhau
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Parth Bhalerao | ... |
Akhrot
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| Sanjay Mishra | ... |
Gabdi
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Usha Nadkarni | ... |
Old Lady - Amma
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| Usha Jadhav | ... |
Meena
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Anant Jog | ... |
Opposition Party Leader
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Shankar Sachdev | ... |
Shirke
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Vijay Maurya | ... |
300 Crore Project Ghost
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| Subrat Dutta | ... |
Engineer Ghost
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Mukesh Bhatt | ... |
Bhoothworld Ghost
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| Kurush Deboo | ... |
Psychiatrist
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Kamlesh Sawant | ... |
Police Inspector
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Ajay Jadhav | ... |
Police Constable
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| Farah Ahmed | ... |
Woman Ghost 1 /
Bhoothworld Laughing Ghost
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Bhoothnath Returns takes Bhoothnath's story forward. As he returns to 'Bhoot World' he is greeted with taunts and condemnation from other ghosts for bringing disrepute to the ghost-community for getting bullied by a kid on Earth. Post the humiliation, Bhoothnath decides to redeem himself and come back to scare a bunch of kids. Bhoothnath's search for kids brings him to Akhrot, a slum kid who is also the only person who can see him. Together they agree to help each other and their friendship sees them get involved in a cause that is bigger than they had ever imagined. To move ahead they will need to take on one of the country's most powerful and corrupt politician Bhau. The Lok Sabha elections are nearing and Bhau's victory is a mere formality, or is it? In a world, where a common man is afraid of politics, will a common man's ghost overcome his fear to stand up for what's right and fight against injustice? Bhoothnath Returns is an entertaining tale of good against evil, weak against ... Written by Anonymous
"Trailer hit hai to picture hit. Aur gaanaa hit hai to picture super hit."
Well the strength of Bhoothnath Returns are its dialog. Witty and apt. All set to become popular one liners for sometime. Movies about a person returning from the dead to the living world have either been mostly horror or comedy. But this particular installment has a message, almost like a satire to the affairs of the Government, media and lack of empathy to the common people. There are a couple of twists and turns in the story and finally we have ghost contesting national elections as an independent candidate and not using all the supernatural powers he has got. A common man...er a common ghost!
Superb performances by Big B, Parth (lookout for this kid!) and Boman (and almost everyone else) helps to make it an enjoyable watch. The camera work and music are commendable. Especially the 'Dharavi Rap'. Probably better than the popular 'Party' number.
Weaknesses? Well it drags at times. The movie is well around two and a half hours and it feels that the movie could have been edited better. Anyway a better watch than most of the other Hindi movies released around the same time, very topical and entertaining. 7/10.