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== Critical reception ==
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''Roohi'' received negative reviews from critics.<ref>{{Cite news|date=March 11, 2021|title=Roohi movie review and release LIVE UPDATES: Janhvi, Rajkummar Rao film fails to impress|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/roohi-review-and-release-live-updates-janhvi-kapoor-rajkummar-rao-varun-sharma-7222457/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-11|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=March 11, 2021|title='Roohi' Early Reviews: Jahnvi Kapoor's horror-comedy fails to impress|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/bollywood/roohi-early-reviews-jahnvi-kapoors-horror-comedy-fails-to-impress|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-11|website=''The Free Press Journal''|language=en}}</ref>
''Roohi'' received negative reviews from critics.<ref>{{Cite news|date=March 11, 2021|title=Roohi movie review and release LIVE UPDATES: Janhvi, Rajkummar Rao film fails to impress|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/roohi-review-and-release-live-updates-janhvi-kapoor-rajkummar-rao-varun-sharma-7222457/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-11|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=March 11, 2021|title=" Roohi"Early Reviews: Jahnvi Kapoor's horror-comedy fails to impress|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/bollywood/roohi-early-reviews-jahnvi-kapoors-horror-comedy-fails-to-impress|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-11|website=The Free Press Journal|language=en}}</ref>


Trade Analyst [[Taran Adarsh]] rated the film 2/5 and called it 'Disappointing'. further he said "Nowhere close to [[Stree (2018 film)|Stree]], Weak screenwriting, Works in bits and spurts, not in entirety, Second half + climax lacks impact. But he praised Performances of lead cast<ref>https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/roohi-review-and-release-live-updates-janhvi-kapoor-rajkummar-rao-varun-sharma-7222457/</ref>. Shubhra Gupta from the ''[[The Indian Express]]'' gave ''Roohi'' a rating of 1/5 and called it a "plain horrible" movie. He further stated, "Roohi is missing a coherent plot and writing. All we get is one cringe-inducing sequence after the next."<ref>{{Cite news|date=March 11, 2021|title=Roohi movie review: Rajkummar Rao, Janhvi Kapoor’s horror comedy is plain horrible|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/roohi-movie-review-rajkummar-rao-janhvi-kapoor-horror-comedy-is-plain-horrible-7223438/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-11|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> Monika Rawal Kukreja from ''The [[Hindustan Times]]'' described ''Roohi'' as a "convoluted film". She praised Rajkummar Rao and Varun Sharma's equation in the movie but criticized Janhvi Kapoor by calling her performance average.<ref>{{Cite news|date=March 11, 2021|title=Roohi movie review: Rajkummar Rao-Varun Sharma's equation stands out in convoluted film, Janhvi Kapoor is average|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/roohi-movie-review-rajkummar-rao-varun-sharma-s-equation-stands-out-in-convoluted-film-janhvi-kapoor-is-average-101615430668320-amp.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-11|website=[[Hindustan Times]]|language=en}}</ref> Saibal Chatterjee from ''[[NDTV]]'' gave the film a rating of 2/5 and stated that the film "seeks to subvert genre conventions and venture into the terrain of feminist rebellion."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/roohi-review-best-to-lay-the-ghost-of-janhvi-kapoors-horror-comedy-to-rest-2-stars-out-of-5-2388251|title=Roohi Review: Best To Lay The Ghost Of Janhvi Kapoor's Horror-Comedy To Rest|work=NDTV|author=Saibal Chatterjee|date=11 March 2021|access-date=11 March 2021}}</ref> Nandini Ramnath from ''[[Scroll.in| Scroll]]'' stated that "Roohi is a Horror-comedy movie which has some spirit but no soul".<ref>{{Cite news|date=March 11, 2021|title=‘Roohi’ movie review: Horror-comedy has some spirit but no soul|url=https://scroll.in/reel/989098/roohi-movie-review-horror-comedy-has-some-spirit-but-no-soul|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-11|website=[[Scroll.in]]|language=en}}</ref> Umesh Punwani from ''[[Koimoi]]'' gave the film a rating of 2.5/5 and stated "Roohi has its moments, but they’re very few to label this as an entertaining product overall. The acting department shines, and the others remain to be in between from bad to moderately good."<ref>{{Cite news|date=March 11, 2021|title=Roohi Movie Review: O Stree Kal Mat Aana!|url=https://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-movies/movie-reviews/roohi-movie-review-o-stree-kal-mat-aana/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-11|website=[[Koimoi| Koimoi.Com]]|language=en}}</ref>
Trade Analyst [[Taran Adarsh]] rated the film 2/5 and called it 'Disappointing'. further he said "Nowhere close to [[Stree (2018 film)|Stree]], Weak screenwriting, Works in bits and spurts, not in entirety, Second half + climax lacks impact. But he praised Performances of lead cast<ref>https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/roohi-review-and-release-live-updates-janhvi-kapoor-rajkummar-rao-varun-sharma-7222457/</ref>. Shubhra Gupta from the ''[[The Indian Express]]'' gave ''Roohi'' a rating of 1/5 and called it a "plain horrible" movie. He further stated, "Roohi is missing a coherent plot and writing. All we get is one cringe-inducing sequence after the next."<ref>{{Cite news|date=March 11, 2021|title=Roohi movie review: Rajkummar Rao, Janhvi Kapoor’s horror comedy is plain horrible|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/roohi-movie-review-rajkummar-rao-janhvi-kapoor-horror-comedy-is-plain-horrible-7223438/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-11|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> Monika Rawal Kukreja from ''The [[Hindustan Times]]'' described ''Roohi'' as a "convoluted film". She praised Rajkummar Rao and Varun Sharma's equation in the movie but criticized Janhvi Kapoor by calling her performance average.<ref>{{Cite news|date=March 11, 2021|title=Roohi movie review: Rajkummar Rao-Varun Sharma's equation stands out in convoluted film, Janhvi Kapoor is average|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/roohi-movie-review-rajkummar-rao-varun-sharma-s-equation-stands-out-in-convoluted-film-janhvi-kapoor-is-average-101615430668320-amp.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-11|website=[[Hindustan Times]]|language=en}}</ref> Saibal Chatterjee from ''[[NDTV]]'' gave the film a rating of 2/5 and stated that the film "seeks to subvert genre conventions and venture into the terrain of feminist rebellion."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/roohi-review-best-to-lay-the-ghost-of-janhvi-kapoors-horror-comedy-to-rest-2-stars-out-of-5-2388251|title=Roohi Review: Best To Lay The Ghost Of Janhvi Kapoor's Horror-Comedy To Rest|work=NDTV|author=Saibal Chatterjee|date=11 March 2021|access-date=11 March 2021}}</ref> Nandini Ramnath from ''[[Scroll.in| Scroll]]'' stated that "Roohi is a Horror-comedy movie which has some spirit but no soul".<ref>{{Cite news|date=March 11, 2021|title=‘Roohi’ movie review: Horror-comedy has some spirit but no soul|url=https://scroll.in/reel/989098/roohi-movie-review-horror-comedy-has-some-spirit-but-no-soul|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-11|website=[[Scroll.in]]|language=en}}</ref> Umesh Punwani from ''[[Koimoi]]'' gave the film a rating of 2.5/5 and stated "Roohi has its moments, but they’re very few to label this as an entertaining product overall. The acting department shines, and the others remain to be in between from bad to moderately good."<ref>{{Cite news|date=March 11, 2021|title=Roohi Movie Review: O Stree Kal Mat Aana!|url=https://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-movies/movie-reviews/roohi-movie-review-o-stree-kal-mat-aana/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-11|website=[[Koimoi| Koimoi.Com]]|language=en}}</ref>

Revision as of 11:09, 11 March 2021

Roohi
Theatrical release poster
Directed byHardik Mehta
Written byMrighdeep Singh Lamba
Gautam Mehra
Produced byDinesh Vijan
Mrighdeep Singh Lamba
StarringRajkummar Rao
Janhvi Kapoor
Varun Sharma
CinematographyAmalendu Chaudhary
Edited byHuzefa Lokhandwala
Music byScore:
Ketan Sodha
Songs:
Sachin–Jigar
Production
companies
Maddock Films
Jio Studios
Distributed byJio Studios
Release date
  • 11 March 2021 (2021-03-11)[1]
Running time
134 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Roohi is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language comedy horror film directed by Hardik Mehta and produced by Dinesh Vijan under the banner Maddock Films.[2] It tells the story of a ghost who abducts brides on their honeymoons. The film stars Rajkummar Rao, Janhvi Kapoor and Varun Sharma.[3] It was announced on 29 March 2019 and filming kicked off on 14 June 2019 in Agra. The film was set to release in June 2020,[4] but the COVID-19 pandemic in India interrupted production.[5] The film was released on 11 March 2021.[1]

Cast

Marketing and release

The film was initially planned for release on 20 March 2020 but the makers later announced 17 April as new release date. However, it was further pushed to 5 June on 17 February.[6]

On 15 February 2021, the title of the film was changed to Roohi from Roohi Afzana and it was released on 11 March 2021.[1]

Critical reception

Roohi received negative reviews from critics.[7][8]

Trade Analyst Taran Adarsh rated the film 2/5 and called it 'Disappointing'. further he said "Nowhere close to Stree, Weak screenwriting, Works in bits and spurts, not in entirety, Second half + climax lacks impact. But he praised Performances of lead cast[9]. Shubhra Gupta from the The Indian Express gave Roohi a rating of 1/5 and called it a "plain horrible" movie. He further stated, "Roohi is missing a coherent plot and writing. All we get is one cringe-inducing sequence after the next."[10] Monika Rawal Kukreja from The Hindustan Times described Roohi as a "convoluted film". She praised Rajkummar Rao and Varun Sharma's equation in the movie but criticized Janhvi Kapoor by calling her performance average.[11] Saibal Chatterjee from NDTV gave the film a rating of 2/5 and stated that the film "seeks to subvert genre conventions and venture into the terrain of feminist rebellion."[12] Nandini Ramnath from Scroll stated that "Roohi is a Horror-comedy movie which has some spirit but no soul".[13] Umesh Punwani from Koimoi gave the film a rating of 2.5/5 and stated "Roohi has its moments, but they’re very few to label this as an entertaining product overall. The acting department shines, and the others remain to be in between from bad to moderately good."[14]

Soundtrack

Roohi
Soundtrack album by
Sachin–Jigar
Released5 March 2021[15]
Recorded2019-20
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length13:17
LanguageHindi
LabelSony Music India
Sachin–Jigar chronology
Shakuntala Devi
(2020) 		Roohi
(2021)

The film's music was composed by Sachin–Jigar while lyrics written by Amitabh Bhattacharya, IP Singh and Jigar Saraiya.

The song Nadiyon Paar (Let the Music Play Again) is remake version of the famous 2004 Shamur party song Let The Music Play.[16][17][18]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Panghat"Asees Kaur, Divya Kumar, Sachin–Jigar
Rap: Mellow D		2:59
2."Kiston"Jubin Nautiyal, Sachin-Jigar2:41
3."Nadiyon Paar (Let the Music Play Again)" (Lyrics by IP Singh, Jigar Saraiya)Shamur, Rashmeet Kaur, IP Singh, Sachin-Jigar2:44
4."Bhootni"Mika Singh, Sachin–Jigar2:27
5."Bhauji"Divya Kumar, Sachin–Jigar2:26
Total length:13:17

References

  1. ^ a b c "Rajkummar Rao, Janhvi Kapoor, Varun Sharma's horror-comedy renamed Roohi, film to release on March 11 in theatres". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Janhvi Kapoor, Rajkummar Rao's Roohi Afza Titled Changed Again to Roohi Afzana". News18. 3 January 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  3. ^ "जाह्नवी कपूर आगरा में कर रही हैं फिल्म 'रुह-अफजा' की". India TV. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Janhvi Kapoor a sincere and hardworking actor: Rajkummar Rao on Rooh-Afza co-star". New Indian Express. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Varun Sharma: It took me a while to get used to staying home, doing nothing - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  6. ^ "New release date... #RoohiAfzana - starring #RajkummarRao, #JanhviKapoor and #VarunSharma - to release on 5 June 2020... Directed by Hardik Mehta... Produced by Dinesh Vijan and Mrighdeep Singh Lamba... Jio Studios presentation". Twitter.com. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Roohi movie review and release LIVE UPDATES: Janhvi, Rajkummar Rao film fails to impress". The Indian Express. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "" Roohi"Early Reviews: Jahnvi Kapoor's horror-comedy fails to impress". The Free Press Journal. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/roohi-review-and-release-live-updates-janhvi-kapoor-rajkummar-rao-varun-sharma-7222457/
  10. ^ "Roohi movie review: Rajkummar Rao, Janhvi Kapoor's horror comedy is plain horrible". The Indian Express. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ "Roohi movie review: Rajkummar Rao-Varun Sharma's equation stands out in convoluted film, Janhvi Kapoor is average". Hindustan Times. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ Saibal Chatterjee (11 March 2021). "Roohi Review: Best To Lay The Ghost Of Janhvi Kapoor's Horror-Comedy To Rest". NDTV. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  13. ^ "'Roohi' movie review: Horror-comedy has some spirit but no soul". Scroll.in. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ "Roohi Movie Review: O Stree Kal Mat Aana!". Koimoi.Com. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. ^ "Roohi – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Jio Saavn.
  16. ^ "Janhvi Kapoor calls for encore". Mid Day. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  17. ^ "'Roohi' new song 'Nadiyon Paar': Janhvi Kapoor impresses with her amazing dance moves in this latest track". The Times of India. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  18. ^ "Janhvi Kapoor`s smouldering dance in Nadiyon Paar song from Roohi is too hot to handle!". Zee News. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
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