Movie Review-Bhoothnath

Before I begin this review, let me tell you that if you are an emotional type, take at least three handkerchiefs and one cotton dupatta along with you when you go for this movie! If, like me, you end up crying the whole time after the interval, they'll come in handy. I found a whole new use for stoles too. Mine came in really useful.
This movie is definitely worth watching. The story is basically about a boy called Banku. He moves into a new house with his mother. There he meets a ghost called Nath. He is the owner of the house. They make friends, and then they have a lot of fun playing pranks on everyone they meet. Then Nath's son decides to break down the house to build a resort there. Nath gets angry, scares away the builders and insists upon Banku living there. Banku's dad does a pooja, Nath ko mukti milti hai, he turns into a star and then comes back. Typical story? Yes. But definitely atypical presentation. The storyline may be old and stale, but everything else is fantabulous!
The graphics has been done pretty well, it's none of the fuzzy, weird, mechanical looking stuff anymore. I especially liked the part where Banku's hand passes through Nath's, and the scene where the packet of Kurkure floats in midair. It seems quite real, you have to give it to the graphics people.
I absolutely adored the acting of all the actors. Aman has acted really well, you wouldn't think that it's his first movie! Amitabh, as usual, has added a lot of charm to his character. He has acted, danced and sung perfectly, you wouldn't think he's 66. Juhi Chawla has played the part of the flustered mother very well. The emotional parts have been portrayed excellently by everyone (that's why I cried! I've never cried so much for any movie, not even Taare Zameen Par!)
Vishal-Shekhar have composed fantastic numbers for this movie. Mere Buddy and Banku Bhaiyya are my absolute favorites. As it happens, I'm quite partial to Vishal-Shekhar!
So all in all, this is a really good movie to go to with family and friends to have a laugh and a cry together. Absolutely fabulous if you have a bowl of hot buttered popcorn and some Pepsi on the side, even better at a slumber party in sleeping bags! So just go and enjoy.
Aboli's rating- 3 1/2 stars.