1920: Horrors of the Heart

It's a horror movie that isn't scary in the least.

First of all- WHERE THE HELL DID THEY SHOOT THIS? I kept wondering during the entire movie- WHY?? Just why didn't they use normal sets anywhere in the movie, like previous 1920 movies? Just to save some money spent on a real set?

Not just the horror scenes, It felt like they shot the entire movie using green screens. Even normal scenes seemed like I am watching some actors move around in a CGI house, a CGI forest, even a CGI Hotel !?!? Who came up with the bad idea of avoiding real sets, that person needs to be fired immediately!

The reason overused CGI made me hate the film is because absolutely nothing in the movie felt real. If shot in a good location, a terrible story can make a movie very watchable.

The best recent example of this being Khamoshiyan. Its story was terrible, but I'd still watch that movie again just for its breathtaking scenes shot in South Africa(and of course the hum-worthy music). What the makers did with this movie feels like a low point of filmmaking in Bollywood.

The songs in this movie were forgettable too, except for the mother's lullaby.

Mahesh Bhatt was one of the writers, I assume he was drunk when he wrote this senseless script.

Only Rahul Dev, Avika Gor and Ketaki Kulkarni seemed to be taking their work seriously. Barkha Bisht sure looks beautiful but her expressions felt wooden. Avtar Gill's and Danish Pandor's acting was as useless as their characters.

In my opinion this is the worst installment in the franchise. Do not waste your time on this movie. Save yourself!

Is this even called a movie?? It is not even a story. I wonder why I get songs in the middle. Unnecessary conversations between actors. I really want to know what happened to the heart with which story started.

Except 2-3 scenes, nothing I felt like horror in this movie.

Also, the screen quality, I mean the whole movie looked blur. Really a senseless movie.

Was this movie by cast watched during post production??

What is the necessity of keeping 1920 in the title as everything looked normal in the story?

Last but not least CLIMAX is the worst part of all. It just happens like some UFO throwing light on the father and daughter. However, her boyfriend is rescued.

I strongly suggest IMDB team to add negative rating to such kind of movies. Giving 1 star is too heavy.

SON OF INDIA which is treated as worst movie in tollywood, is better than this.

The cinematography is bad, screenplay is bad, sound editing and recording is terrible! The audio is clipping and cracking everywhere! The CGI is worst. Overall a disaster.

This ruined the series 1920. This is worst than a school project, it looks like somebody just tried to make a film just because of having access to the film makers! The director has made a mess, this looks like a pretentious scenic video shoot converted as a horror film.

Only the two 1920 versions are better. Rest of them are bad, and this one is purely horrible in each and every aspect, the filming, the story, the sound, the screenplay and the direction.

Let's begin with a fact. 1920 now is the first hindi franchise in india to have 5 films in it even before bigger franchises like golmaal or housefull could achieve it . But it comes at what cost?

1920 started as a franchise that promised really good horror . The first film is still remembered for Rajneesh Duggal reciting the entire Hanuman chalisa to fend off the spirits . The second film of Aftab was again based on possession, but had a nice sweet story in it. Then onwards, the franchise went from bad (1920 London ) to worse (1921) to comedy genre (1920: horrors of the heart).

The problem is that the treatment and concept of these films have not been changed one bit. They still rely on evil spirit possession to scare 2023 audience when everyone knows it's now an outdated concept. Yet again, a spirit willing to take revenge possesses a girl to hurt her mother and all this is aided by Avika Gor who is in the illusion that her father (the spirit) was wronged so she helps her father's spirit to take revenge but the reality is something everyone, even a kid can sense from a light year away .

The films outdated treatment, the unintentionally funny scenes when Aditi gets possessed and finally the climax all bring down this film . The climax my god is so hilarious that it might make you laugh more than an actual comedy films genre. Example: a possessed Aditi in the climax sits on a chair like a king and says " bohot din se safai nahi hua hai, islie itne cockroaches hai" .... I laughed so hard at that scene .

1920 means everything has got to be foggy all around. Why man? Without that fog also horror can be created , it just needs skills that makers don't have. We seriously need someone other than the Bhatt's to understand horror and give this genre new life in India because even the Bhatt's daughter can't do it.

Being a low budget film , the VFX is expected to be low class and it is. One thing i like about Bhatt's is that they tend to give new comers chances but sadly it is in poor films. Avika Gor is no new face . She's one of the most popular faces in TV serial industry but she's not done a Hindi film before I guess so her debut in Bollywood has not been that great although she did show signs of potential in this film.

One thing that 1920 franchise has managed to maintain a standard is it's songs. There are some really good songs in the film. Lori is really beautiful song .

Overall, i feel 1920 should not be stretched any further it's already brought bad name to it's franchise through its previous 2 films and this one takes it even further down . If you do plan to stretch, reinvent the concept of these films please.

You can safely assume any positive reviews are paid ones. The movie is ridiculous on all levels including acting and music. It was like watching an overly dramatised Indian soap opera on the big screen. The plot is predictable, the pacing slow and the CGI is the cheapest available. The theatre was empty and the few who came left within the hour. The Bhatt's have done better in the past so this movie was a jarring let down. Even with budget constraints, efforts can be made to strengthen the plot and acting. Rahul Dev and the Bhatts could have stayed away from this one. It's a complete waste of time and money. You can safely skip this one.