Phoonk Movie Reviews
4.0
Taran Adarsh | bollywoodhungama.com
The great debate between science and superstition continues, but RGV's new film PHOONK tilts in favour of superstition. Surprising, isn't it? The makers of the film had organized a contest. You'd be given a handsome reward if you've the courage to watchRead full review2.0
Khalid Mohamed | Hindustan Times
Owl scowls. Meow, a cutie pie black cat sits by a roadside. A maid-servant’s eyes become rounder than water melons. Granny nods, nods, nods (in different degrees). Smiley ball smiles (naturally). Chauffeur guzzles booze and looks through a window likeRead full review2.0
Rajeev Masand | ibnlive.com
Right off the bat let's make one thing very clear -- Ramgopal Varma's Phoonk is not your classic horror film that'll send a shiver down your spine. It's a cheap gimmick of a film and I mean that in the best way. In fact, as far as gimmicks go, it's a pretty good oneRead full review2.0
Nikhat Kazmi | Times of India
FIRST of all, it's hard to believe a post modern filmmaker like Ram Gopal Varma could actually make a film that ends up upholding mumbo-jumbo. The rationalist engineer (Sudeep) ends up chasing shamans and witch doctors to save his possessed daughterRead full review2.0
Udita Jhunjhunwala | DNA India
I felt cheated after watching this film. Ram Gopal Varma promised lakhs and plenty of scares. But I got neither, mainly because I chose to watch the film in a multiplex with a handful of other curious viewers at 1 pm. It was ironic when the film failed to start on timeRead full review2.0
Elvis D'Silva | rediff.com
You know the premise, you've seen the promos on TV and the layered posters all over your town. You know that Ram Gopal Varma has followed up his last effort dramatising the underworld with another horror offering. You know that this one is supposed to have its roots in black magicRead full review1.5
Priyanka Roy | The Telegraph
Five minutes into Phoonk you wonder why it isn’t called Ram Gopal Varma Ki Phoonk. Every scene, every dialogue and every character in Phoonk is something that you have seen many times over in many other RGV films. The jumping-out-of-your-skin background score of BhootRead full review