Bhoot [2003]

Country of Origin: India
Year of Production: 2003
Running Times: 113 mins
Format: colour     35mm
Ratio:
Sound: stereo [in Hindi]

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Company: Varma Corporation Limited
Producer: Ram Gopal Varma

SCRIPT
Script: Lalit Marathe, Sameer Sharma

DIRECTION
Director: Ram Gopal Varma

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Vishal Sinha

EDITING AND POST PRODUCTION
Editor: Shimit Amin

MUSIC
Music: Salim-Sulaiman (real names: Saleem Merchant, Sulaiman)

SOUND
Sound: Dwarak Warrier

STUNTS
Stunt Coordinator: Allan Amin

CAST
Ajay Devgan [Vishal]
Urmila Matondkar [Swati]
Rekha [Witch Doctor]
Victor Banerjee [Dr Rajan]
Nana Patekar [Inspector Liyacat]
Tanuja [Mrs Khosla]
Seema Biswas [Maid]
Vijay Raaz
Rajpal Yadav
Fardeen Khan [Sanjay Thakker]
Sabir Masani [watchman]
Barkha Madan
Amar Talwar
Lalit Marathe
Master Akshit
Peeya Rai Chowdhary [Dr Rajan's daughter]

SUMMARY

A young couple, Vishal and Swati move into a new apartment in a Mumbai tower block. But the apartment is haunted by the ghosts of a young mother and her son who fell to their deaths from the balcony. Swati becomes possessed by the ghost and an increasingly distraught Vishal is forced into drastic measures to save her.

AVAILABILITY

USA
Theatrical Distributors: Spark Media Inc
DVD Distributors: Spark Media Inc [SDVD 180]

AWARDS

2004
Filmfare Awards, India
Best Actress - Critics [Urmila Matondkar] - winner
Best Editing [Shimit Amin] - winner
Best Sound [Dwarak Warrier] - winner
Best Actress [Urmila Matondkar] - nominated
Best Director [Ram Gopal Varma] - nominated

Screen Weekly Awards, India
Best Actress [Urmila Matondkar] - winner
Best Background Music [Saleem Merchant, Sulaiman] - winner
Best Sound Recording [Dwarak Warrier] - winner
Best Editing [Shimit Amin] - nominated
Best Special Effects - nominated
Best Supporting Actress [Seema Biswas] - nominated

Zee Cine Awards, India
Popular Award: Best Actress [Urmila Matondkar] - winner
Technical Award: Best Audiography [Dwarak Warrier] - winner
Best Editing [Shimit Amin] - winner
Popular Award: Best Director [Ram Gopal Varma] - nominated
Technical Award: Best Background Score [Salim Sulaiman] - nominated
Best Sound Re-recording [Leslie Fernandes (Anand)] - nominated
Best Special Effects - nominated

TIMELINE

2003
May
17: France - shown at the Cannes Film Market
30: India, UK, USA - theatrical release

June
18: Kuwait - theatrical release

July
USA
Day Unknown: DVD release [Spark Media Inc [SDVD 180]]

October
4: Morocco - shown at the Marrakech International Film Festival

2004
March
3: Philippines - theatrical release

April
14: Netherlands - shown at the Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival

October
31: UK - television broadcast [on Channel 4]

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

Ghost - English language title
Ghost House - English Philippino title

LINKS

SEE ALSO
Shock [2004]

KEYWORDS

apartment blocks, children, exorcisms, ghosts, possession

Last Updated: 6 March, 2007