1920: Horrors of the Heart

Where should I start from ?

I couldn't even complete the entire movie...it was such a pain to my eyes...I really feel sad for Mahesh Bhatt...The downfall of Bollywood is at its peak...I can assure you that even if the movie fails to create horror in your heart, it DEFINITELY will create horror to your eyes and ears and also to your pocket.

I can guarantee you that the vfx of age old THE EPIC series Hatim is way better than this piece of s**t ...

Never In my life I have given reviews but this piece of s**t compelled me to do so...I simply want to say kudos to the makers of the film as even if they terribly failed in making this movie...they have succeeded in giving a pain to the eyes of the audience.

With subpar VFX, outdated scare sounds, unnecessarily added sound effect made this movie one of the worst movies. Poor direction of Krishna Bhatt has made the stereotype of nepotism more strong. There is no match between the dialogues, costumes and the era in which this period movie is depicted.

With type TV serial mindset it has made our eyes sore no hint of horror with certainty with 10 on 10 cliche.

This is the worst part of 1920 series. With unnecessary drama, music, it makes the movie most unbearable for watchers. This movie diminished all expections for a good movie. With cliche theme & nepotism, it makes no sense why this movie is still running on theatres.

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 They still rely on evil spirit possession to scare 2023 audience when everyone knows it's now an outdated concept.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.

This movie is filled with 3rd class CGI, worst story writing, the screenplay was as bad. Talented actors like Rahul Dev and Avika Gor totally wasted. Unnecessary romantic scenes are fitted in. Abtotal time waste.

How can makers release such kind of movies in 2023 comes as a total shock. This movie wouldn't even scare a baby.

Directors need to get more creative. The same old jumpscares will not appeal to the masses anymore. Krishna Bhatt definitely needs more practice and passion towards her work.

Ketaki Kulkarni did as much justice to her debut role with such a weak script. She was definitely a saving grace.