BollywoodThe latest horror comedy Bhoot Police is out on OTT. Amid the pandemic, the multi-starrer featuring Saif Ali Khan, Arjun Kapoor, Jacqueline Fernandez, Javed Jaffrey and Yami Gautam skipped theatrical release. Saif plays the role of Vibhuti and Arjun Chironji in the film. They are desi ‘Tantrik Babas’ like Ghost Busters who are hired for a job at a haunted private property. After watching the movie, one cannot realize how this Bollywood movie borrows the scenes from Hollywood horror movies that have been released in the past.
The Exorcist. spider walk scene in
The Exorcist (1973) is a film defining the genre in horror. It has the iconic Spider Walk scene where an possessed Regan (Linda Blair) descends a flight of stairs while leaning backwards. Whenever it is reused in other films it is immediately remembered. In Ghost Police, when Maya (Yami Gautam) is near Kichkandi, she performs the famous spider walk.
The state of trance in The Conjuring
When Maya is first found possessed by her sister Kanika (Jacqueline Fernandez), she slowly bangs her head on a door. Kanika walks up to him in a frightened state and learns that Maya is not normal as her face is exposed. In The Conjuring (2013), directed by James Wan, Cindy is seen banging her head on the cupboard in a trance state. It is later revealed that he has been subdued. There is a similar scene in the 2013 film Dark Skies.
Body contouring and sound modulation in Emily Rose’s exorcism
Scenes of physical deformity are very common in horror films to depict a state of appearance. A character opposes his or her body in awkward positions while the sound of breaking bones is used to effect. In Ghost Police, Maya, when possessed, falls to the floor and distorts her body, with sound effects on a similar nature. This scene became quite popular in The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005). Other Hollywood film make-up and sound effects have been used in Ghost Police.
use red light like suspiria
The use of red beacons is common in horror movies. In Suspiria (2018), red light is used extensively for effect in the long climax scene. Everything we see on camera appears red. A similar attempt is made in the Bhoot Police when Kichkandi catches Vibhuti and his eyes turn red. Then looking at his point, everything appears in red color.
The Exorcist. projectile vomit in
When Regan is worked on by a priest who tries to get rid of the ghost on him, she vomits on him. This particular scene has been copied in many films and Maya does the same thing in Bhoot Police, vomiting on Vibhuti’s (Saif Ali Khan) face. In fact, a greenish liquid like the one used in The Exorcist as well.
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