Help (2010)

An unhappily married pregnant woman suspects her vengeful deceased twin has returned from the dead.

Director:

Rajeev Virani

Writers:

Viddesh Malandkar (dialogue), Viddesh Malandkar (screenplay)

Stars:

Bobby Deol, Mugdha Godse, Shreyas Talpade

Cast

Credited cast:
Bobby Deol	...	Vic
Mugdha Godse	...	Pia Alves / Dia Alves
Shreyas Talpade	...	Dr. Aditya Motwani
Sophie Handa	...	Carol (as Sophia Handa)
Linda Arsenio	...	Natasha
Anaushka Dantra	...	Pia
Ashoi Dantra	...	Dia
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Manoj Chaturvedi
Datta Dave	...	Film Critic
Jyoti Dogra	...	Susan Alves
Salim Fatehi	...	Joe Alves
Simran Kapoor	...	Carol's sister

Storyline

"HELP" is a supernatural horror thriller which draws upon the story of a malevolent spirit that refuses to leave the human world and is out to exact retribution for past crimes committed against it. Protagonist Vic (Bobby Deol) is a successful horror film director in Bollywood and is married to Pia (Mugdha Godse). Pia and Vic are going through a difficult time in their marriage and in the midst of these troubled times they have to suddenly rush to Mauritius to take care of Pia's ailing father. On landing in Mauritius and going back to Pia's old family home Pia is confronted by her distant past which she has not had to face since she left Mauritius as a young 5 year old. Little do they know that there's something in this house. Something ancient and dark that remains hidden and silent. It can only wait, having been concealed in the shadows for years, poised to strike again. When Pia finds out that she is pregnant this darkly vicious spirit possesses Pia and starts to brutally kill the ...

---

Plot Keywords:

mauritius | psychiatrist | twin sister | possession | evil spirit | 

---

Genres:

Horror | Thriller

---

Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

The first Hindi film on incubation.

---

Connections

Referenced in Material (2012)

---

Soundtracks

Kyun Ghum Hai Khushiyan
Performed by Keerthi Sagathia, Ashu
Lyrics by Irshad Kamil
Music by Ashu
Music on Pen Music

User Reviews

Notable work

Help is a decent attempt from the director. Even though the movie doesn't have a tight screenplay, is boring at times, but there are certain moments that make your heart beat faster..

I watched the movie in my phone, during a late night travel, and it was damn silence all around... The opening scene of Susan drawing weird pictures and killing herself were damn creepy with its BGM. That actress who played Susan has a creepy look, and her eyes and the way she looks towards the camera is creepy and disturbing... There are several other moments also, which makes a kind of uneasiness in the viewers' minds.

The movie has Bobby Deol and Mugdha Godse in it, but neither of them has much to perform. Mugdha at least had some dual scenes, and some stone-expression scenes, but Bobby Deol had nothing to do, he just had to support the flow of the story. Shreyas Talpade also appears in 6-7 scenes, he also has nothing much to perform.

The movie actually belongs to the BGM director and the Re-recordist. If at all the movie makes some impact in our mind, it is because of the creepy sounds factor. Ah, Jyoti Dogra who played as Susan deserves special remark, for her creepy looks.

The movie partly inspires from 'Mirrors' in few sequences, especially towards the climax.

The movie lacked clarity in some points, but the flashback scenes were beautifully directed.

There are three songs composed by Ashu, the song 'Kehna Hai' is awesome!!! The other two tracks are below average...

On the whole, an OK- OK kind of movie.

Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

13 August 2010 (India)

Also Known As:

Help

Company Credits

Production Co:

M/s Rupali Aum Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color