Amavas (transl. Moonless Night) is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language horror thriller film directed by Bhushan Patel. Presented by Viiking Media Entertainment, the film stars Sachiin Joshi, Nargis Fakhri and Mona Singh. The movie was released on 8 February 2019.
| Amavas | |
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| Directed by | Bhushan Patel |
| Written by | Aparna Nadig (Dialogue) |
| Screenplay by | Tanya Pathak |
| Story by | Jody Medland |
| Produced by | Raina Joshi Dipen Amin |
| Starring | Sachiin Joshi Nargis Fakhri Mona Singh Vivan Bhatena |
| Cinematography | Amarjeet Singh |
| Edited by | Deven Murdeshwar |
| Music by | Score: Amar Mohile Songs: Sanjeev-Darshan Ankit Tiwari Abhijit Vaghani Asad Khan |
Production companies | Viking Media and Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Blue Sapphire Films UK Weeping Grave Productions AA Films Panorama Studios |
Release date |
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Running time | 132 mins[2] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Box office | est. ₹36 million[3] |
Plot
editThe story is about Karan who is possessed by the spirit of his friend Sameer, who gets murdered. After that, Maya also gets murdered by Sameer's spirit which is in the body of Karan. Sameer's spirit also kills Gotti, Shibani, Ruhi (Maya's sister) and also tries to kill Ahana. But Karan saves her by killing himself in the burning grave of Sameer. Karan has an injury mark on his chest given by Sameer during his death, his (spirit) only source to survive in the body of Karan. But in the end scene, it seems that there was also same kind of injury mark in the hand of Ahana. So the spirit then also exists in Ahana with the mark of the ghost Movie ends promising a sequel.
Cast
edit- Sachiin Joshi as Karan Ajmera
- Nargis Fakhri as Ahana
- Vivan Bhatena as Sameer, the ghost
- Mona Singh as Dr. Shibani Roy, psychiatrist
- Ali Asgar as Gotti, servant and butler
- Navneet Kaur Dhillon as Maya
- Sabina Chema as Ruhi (Maya's Sister)
- Monisha Haseen
- Tara Devani
- David Broughton as Doctor
Soundtrack
edit| Amavas | ||||
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| Released | 1 February 2019[4] | |||
| Recorded | 2018 | |||
| Genre | Feature Film Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 17:44 | |||
| Language | Hindi | |||
| Label | T-Series | |||
| Audio Jukebox on YouTube | ||||
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| Ankit Tiwari chronology | ||||
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| Abhijit Vaghani chronology | ||||
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The film's soundtrack was composed by Sanjeev-Darshan, Ankit Tiwari, Abhijit Vaghani and Asad Khan, with lyrics written by Sandeep Nath, Junaid Wasi, Anurag Bhomia, Kunaal Verma and Ikka. The first song was titled "Jab Se Mera Dil" and released on 11 December 2018. The album is presented by T-Series.[4]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Jab Se Mera Dil" | Sandeep Nath | Sanjeev-Darshan | Armaan Malik, Palak Muchhal | 3:24 |
| 2. | "Finito" | Kunaal Verma, Ikka | Abhijit Vaghani | Jubin Nautiyal, Sukriti Kakar, Ikka | 3:17 |
| 3. | "Dhadkan" | Sandeep Nath | Sanjeev-Darshan | Jubin Nautiyal, Palak Muchhal | 3:37 |
| 4. | "Bheege Bheege" | Anurag Bhomia | Ankit Tiwari | Ankit Tiwari, Sunidhi Chauhan | 3:40 |
| 5. | "Zikr" | Junaid Wasi | Asad Khan | Armaan Malik | 3:46 |
| Total length: | 17:44 | ||||
Release
editOn 5 January 2019, a new poster was unveiled, which revealed that the release date was postponed to 8 February that year.[1][5]
Reception
editCritical response
editAmavas received mixed reviews from critics. Reza Noorani of The Times of India rates the film one and half stars out of five and writes, "As far as the horror is concerned, there is nothing to worry about because the ghost is extremely predictable even when it tries to surprise you. While the effects are slick and the ghosts match up to international standards, they cannot save this film from turning into a painful two-hour-long watch".[6] In contrast, Subhash K. Jha of News18 gave it three stars out of five and opined: "Death is indeed a "grave" matter in Hindi horror, what with the graveyard being a favourite haunt of horror. Amavas doesn't visit any graveyard but a grave plays an important part in the rites of exorcism. The film presses all the right buttons, ticks all the boxes".[7] Kunal Guha of Mumbai Mirror, however, rated the film one star out of five, and felt it "reduces horror to hilarity".[8]
Box office
editThe film earned ₹0.75 crore nett in India on its opening day. Amavas has collected ₹30 million nett pan India in its opening week.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "It's a new release date for horror film 'Amavas'". Filmibeat.com. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ "AMAVAS (2019)| British Board of Film Classification". bbfc. 29 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Amavas Box Office Collection till Now – Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Amavas – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Saavn. February 2019.
- ^ "Nargis Fakhri's horror film 'Amavas' to release on THIS date". 28 January 2019.
- ^ "AMAVAS MOVIE REVIEW TIMES OF INDIA". Times of India. 8 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ "Amavas Movie Review: Never Judge A 'Bhoot' By Its 'Kabr'". News18. 8 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ "Amavas Movie Review: Sachin Joshi Nargis Fakhri starrer reduces horror to hilarity". Mumbai Mirror. 8 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
External links
edit- Amavas at IMDb
- Amavas at Bollywood Hungama