Brahmadaitya

Ghosts are an important part of any culture or folklore in the world. The presence of many ghosts can also be noticed in our Bengali folk tales. Especially Thakurmar Jhuli can be called a gem. However, the ghosts of their own culture have survived until now in other countries in the world. But in our culture, these ghosts are out of date now. The name of such an outdated ghost is Brahmadaitya. A web movie has recently been created based on this ghost.

Maybe Hoichoi platform producing in a lot of experimental works. Tasher Ghar and this movie is proof of that. It was very interesting for me, to brings those folklore ghosts or demons into the modern age. But looking at the story and the screenplay, it seems - a small child was playing with adult toys.

I was not scared to see the Brahmaditya ghost; but I was scared to see Sayantani's performance. Horrible acting. And did Rudronil really need to act like that? Disappointed. Continuity was so broken that I lost my temper. Such as when the iron trunk is burnt in the fire, it becomes wood! Really man? All I have to do is that I give this movie below-average ratings.

Brombhodoityo made me jump with fear in at least 3 scenes; it made me laugh out loud; it made me marvel at its uniqueness. But above everything else, it made me nostalgic about childhood summer vacations, when we would spend entire lazy afternoons reading ghost stories about supernatural legends of rural bengal. Herein lies the greatest achievement of this film. Hope they make the promised sequel featuring a Shakhchunni.

Great film. Loved the last moment twist. Hope they do a sequel and show us the Shakchunni.

Indian horror films are mostly possession centric and feature hackneyed exorcism scenes. This one is a breath of fresh air in that respect. The plot stems from Thakurmar Jhuli and adds a new edge online shopping twist which makes the overall story really unique, yet, relatable. A must watch. Hope a Brombhodoityo 2 happens.

I honestly had zero expectations from this movie. Had no idea it even existed as there were zero visible promotions before release. The film completely took me by surprise. It was funny, yet creepy. Though most of the jump scares were cliched and the horror scenes are loud, some of the creepy moments are really good, which is rare for a Bengali film. The amalgamation of folk tales and mythology with horror is interesting and I couldn't help but feel nostalgic. The film has a quirky black humor throughout that keeps things entertaining. However, the execution of a couple of scenes towards the end of the film is rather amateurish. Yet, the film redeems itself with a satisfying and fiery climax, followed by a rather funny and intriguing last scene. Hope to see more such folk horror films based on supernatural legends of Bengal.