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Once again a Hindi horror film releases and a decent number of people are there in the theater in its first show itself, proving the huge pull of this particular genre among the audience. But sadly repeating the same old rotten story, this time too we are again served with an all seen before content offering nothing new, either in the plot or the form, without caring about what the viewers actually expect from a horror film precisely. And that is the reason why a foreign horror flick gets a wide release in India, serves the purpose well and earns some quick money easily, but the same is not the case with our own Hindi horror films made within the country.

So frankly there is nothing much to review in this week's MACHHLI JAL KI RANI HAI releasing on Friday the 13th. Since as usual the film wastes a good 40-45 minutes in the silent buildup alone and then comes with the same routine, tried and tested formulas having no novel twist in the second half. The poor songs keep interrupting the narration at times and following the set pattern the director puts in a sensual scene too as 'a must have' in a Hind horror film since ages. Without any fresh angle incorporated in the script, the film fails to impress the viewers completely featuring the same old elements of a haunted house with an ugly history, a savior coming in and then a series of murders around the premises leading to climax full of CGI effects.

In short the only thing which works in the film is Swara Bhaskar, sincerely trying too hard to portray her given role as a thorough professional, though her make-up and costumes could have been much better. A few brutal, bloody sequences do provide the (much awaited) timely shocks in its concluding hour but nothing else catches your attention in the film as it should, be it cinematography, sound effects, background score or the avoidable poor soundtrack, to be straight. In the rest of the cast, Bhanu Uday keeps trying it over the top and only Saurabh Dubey performs well whereas Murali Sharma is just there to show his face in only 2-3 scenes.

To end on a positive note, no doubt director Debaloy Dey proves his creative ability to handle a horror project well. But I seriously wish his writers could think of a novel plot to base the film on, as the westerners try to do in most of their new horror flicks having some kind of USP to win over the viewers. So with a hope that the team might come up with a better horror flick next time, you can easily wait for its DVD release or a channel telecast soon in the coming months.

How can you do such a movie swara , u were horrible in every aspect .

Worst overaction by Swara, waste of time watching the movie.

Don't waste your time on this movie. Movie is horrible in every aspect. Watch an old classic movie instead.

This is a landmark movie. It's the first movie to show Swara Bhaskar without makeup and without software filters. She looks as real as it gets though I've heard her heart is even better looking.

Was suffering from depression and this movie helped me to get out from my bad phase. This movie deserves oscar but people didn't recognise the real talent of actors and work of the whole team. Please appreciate their hard work and support them.

Machhli Jal Ki Rani Hai saved me from my crippling depression and cured my diabetes. Machhli Jal Ki Rani Hai was a fantastic film created in India and was about a female homosapien named Ayesha who moves to a haunted house. The visual effects, the acting, and the camerawork, the overall artistic talent provided was the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. My favorite part of Machhli Jal Ki Rani Hai was the intro sequence. This scene had stupendous after affects and when the demon fell off the bridge I felt like my soul has been fulfilled and the deep hole in my heart has been filled up with a great happiness only Machhli Jal Ki Rani Hai could provide to me. The happiness that Machhli Jal Ki Rani Hai provided for me was unimaginable and was like no other joy. No religion could fulfill the empty space in my heart like Machhli Jal Ki Rani Hai did. It was an artistic masterpiece like no other. It was unique in all of its ways. I am fulfilled. I am whole.

If you are some like me who first checks on movie rating before watching a movie, stop there, I don't know why the rating of this film isn't great but it's a good movie. Totally worth the time for watching.

I was browsing to watch something and came across this. A really nice, quintessential Hindi horror genre that follows the trajectory nicely. Do give it a watch. I was excited to watch the movie since the trailers and I'm not dissapointed.