A cheesy, indie slice of horror from Bollywood of all places, although shot in London. The story is lacking and stretched out to the max, involving a cruel boss who fires all of his staff and then finds himself menaced in his own office by a sinister female spirit. That's the entire film - just one weird happening/haunting after another. If this was well-made it might get by, but it's cheap and cheesy throughout, with laughable CGI effects and silly jump scares; amateur hour all round.
10 Reviews
Nothing new
samarthkhilare13 January 2019
Interesting to see Rahul in this hallucination-filled journey. The film takes you through good dose of surprises but at the same time nothing seems to be new. If someone is looking for something to scare you then this is not the movie. Rahul has acted well but that is not what you seek in these movies.
A waste of time.
abuzerrr-352-4929324 April 2012
Warning: Spoilers
The movie was 83 minutes of absolute non-sense. A stupid story with ripped-off horror.
The first question which arose in my tiny little mind was why in the heck would some employees who are fired would start to haunt their employer?? I mean firing someone may have its atrocities but death cant possibly be a punishment for such an action!!
2ndly, It wasn't clear till the end of the movie that if the guy was really being hunted by ghosts (why would fired personnel become ghosts anyway?) or was he hallucinating all along??
3rdly, their was no horror in the movie whatsoever. Neither the sound effects nor the atmosphere managed to scare me even for a single second.
4thly, I was sourly bemused at the way the character of Joy Mital was carried in the movie. At first, he is shown as the ego-maniac who would gamble with his life for his ambitions. Firing of 121 employees testifies the character's presentation as a "tough guy". 30 minutes later, he is seen sobbing like a school girl. I mean C'mon! being scared is one thing, but a character such as that of Joy Mital should've gone down with a little more dignity. Watching him put his head between his legs and whining... was disappointing.
And don't even get me started on the acting of Rahul Bose. I've seen him in quite a few movies.. the guy is much better than this. A disappointing performance.
In a nutshell, the movie was a poor rip off from Japanese and American horror, the acting was bad, the story was horrible and the direction proceeds the notion that it was Sajit Warrier's first movie as a director.
Had I rated it on originality, the rating would have been in negative.
The first question which arose in my tiny little mind was why in the heck would some employees who are fired would start to haunt their employer?? I mean firing someone may have its atrocities but death cant possibly be a punishment for such an action!!
2ndly, It wasn't clear till the end of the movie that if the guy was really being hunted by ghosts (why would fired personnel become ghosts anyway?) or was he hallucinating all along??
3rdly, their was no horror in the movie whatsoever. Neither the sound effects nor the atmosphere managed to scare me even for a single second.
4thly, I was sourly bemused at the way the character of Joy Mital was carried in the movie. At first, he is shown as the ego-maniac who would gamble with his life for his ambitions. Firing of 121 employees testifies the character's presentation as a "tough guy". 30 minutes later, he is seen sobbing like a school girl. I mean C'mon! being scared is one thing, but a character such as that of Joy Mital should've gone down with a little more dignity. Watching him put his head between his legs and whining... was disappointing.
And don't even get me started on the acting of Rahul Bose. I've seen him in quite a few movies.. the guy is much better than this. A disappointing performance.
In a nutshell, the movie was a poor rip off from Japanese and American horror, the acting was bad, the story was horrible and the direction proceeds the notion that it was Sajit Warrier's first movie as a director.
Had I rated it on originality, the rating would have been in negative.
Rahul tum bhi? TUM BHI!
AvinashPatalay29 February 2012
It would be extremely hard to imagine that Rahul Bose to star in "the scary movie". Satiating his tryst for horror genre his loyalist would say...... and flock in dozens to patronise it. Well not stealing the thunder, Rahul Bose single-handedly puts up a bravura performance. But as they say one swallow doesn't make summer. The guy who played the security-in-charge (Dinesh Lamba) compliments nicely with a decent performance. Nassar Abdulla reprises the same character he has been doing dozens of times earlier. Militza Radmilovic is passable.
The entire proceeding give an impression that the entire fare is nothing but a summer project executed by a group of students (read that B-grade flick). It pulls practically every trick up the sleeve to construe a horror movie including inspiration from Japanese horror.
It's the first time that an office has been used as a premise for a horror story which is a novelty indeed. So next time you wish to put in extra hours in the office, think twice!
PS: Its based on a true story - ROFL!
The entire proceeding give an impression that the entire fare is nothing but a summer project executed by a group of students (read that B-grade flick). It pulls practically every trick up the sleeve to construe a horror movie including inspiration from Japanese horror.
It's the first time that an office has been used as a premise for a horror story which is a novelty indeed. So next time you wish to put in extra hours in the office, think twice!
PS: Its based on a true story - ROFL!
Don't waste your time. It's a piece of garbage
sushmapandith8 January 2019
Absolutely horrible movie. Not scary at all. You don't root for the main character. In fact you don't develop any kind of emotion towards the movie and there is zero character development. If this is a horror movie then I'm lost with words.
If you like quality movies stay away from this movie. If you are into cheap B rated movies then feel free to splurge your time on this.
Underrated & Misunderstood
abhik-gupta20118 September 2013
To be frank, it IS a little surreal to find Rahul Bose of all people in a horror movie with generous amounts of gore. But, it did feel really good. Fired is more of psychological horror rather than a straight gory ghost movie. In fact, I am pretty certain it isn't a ghost movie at all.
The movie might be a little too much for most people to swallow- but believe you me, it is born of the same cloth as The Others, Memento and No Smoking. Rahul Bose is good as ever- in fact, he is the omnipresent character throughout the movie and the supporting actors (Dinesh Lambha and Militza) are pretty commendable as well. I would completely understand why some people would want to rate it low and they would probably be the same guys who voted "No Smoking" to be one of the worst movies ever. But this flick has all the tell-tale signs of a damn' good psychological horror movie- and it keeps the suspense and tension going till the end.
In short, an afternoon spent really well.
The movie might be a little too much for most people to swallow- but believe you me, it is born of the same cloth as The Others, Memento and No Smoking. Rahul Bose is good as ever- in fact, he is the omnipresent character throughout the movie and the supporting actors (Dinesh Lambha and Militza) are pretty commendable as well. I would completely understand why some people would want to rate it low and they would probably be the same guys who voted "No Smoking" to be one of the worst movies ever. But this flick has all the tell-tale signs of a damn' good psychological horror movie- and it keeps the suspense and tension going till the end.
In short, an afternoon spent really well.
Fantastically scary! Gem filled with amazing special effects
purisai7 January 2019
As Joy Mittal, Rahul Bose plays a truly troubled soul. You oscillate between hating him to feeling really sorry for him. For one, this movie is going to make it hard for people to work late nights in deserted office buildings. Every sound is going to make your skin crawl. The movie is filled with numerous special effects! The intertwining of the different media used for VFX are outstanding. Amazing feat considering the movie is practically 10 years old! The roping of moments within the story and tying them up in the end is fabulously done.
If you're into scary movies, hold on to that popcorn because you're going to get blown away.
Underrated
kamblesom15 November 2020
Under Rated Horror Gem
cvmoderator17 December 2023
Warning: Spoilers
Its A Movie About A Boss Played by Rohit bose He has fired 121 Employees Due to Recession in Company & Due to Less Sales & loss. He has a disease & keeps on hallucination, until his disease becomes his death, He Sees his fired employees becoming ghost & his Dead lover Who is behind him , He Find himself in a stuck up situation in Office , Somehow he comes outside office but no , it was A dream. At last he himself kills him & A Security guards find A dead body . It is based on A True Story & It Complete Fictional interpretation About how did boss die. I liked The Film You can Consider As Under rated gem of Bollywood.
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