Sonil Dedhia sonil. dedhia@ mid- day. com Bollywood has rarely perfected the horror genre, struggling awkwardly between gory slasher movies and the unintentionally hilarious ones. Which is probably why when Bhumi Pednekar, an actor known for her unusual choice of scripts, backs Bhoot u2014 Part One: The Haunted Ship, the audience sits up and takes notice.
The actor believes the Vicky Kaushal- fronted offering, the trailer of which dropped online yesterday, will bring a new chapter in Indian horror films. u201c Visually, I havenu2019t seen something like this being attempted in Hindi cinema before. It will open up the horror genre in India, and will be genre- breaking. I have not explored horror movies before,u201d she smiles, adding that she canu2019t resist the temptation to experiment.
The Bhanu Pratap Singh- directed venture revolves around an abandoned ship on Juhu beach.
Besides being excited about the script, Pednekar reveals that she was eager to be part of the directoru2019s maiden outing. u201c Bhanu and I have been friends for long. I had promised him that whenever he makes his first film, I will be a part of it. But itu2019s an out- and- out Vicky film.u201d u2018 Will be genre- breakingu2019 With Bhoot trailer dropping online yesterday, Bhumi asserts Vicky- starrer will help Bollywood wake up to the untapped potential of the horror genre u2018 I had promised Bhanu [ director] that I will be a part of his first filmu2019 Bhumi Pednekar A still from Bhoot
