Pluskylang Great Film overall

Borgarkeri A bit overrated, but still an amazing film

Merolliv I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.

Melanie Bouvet The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

rock_10053 Darna Mana Hai released in 2003.And yes, for me it was the film of the year.Some say its a copy of twilight zone...i saw one film on twilight zone,found no evidence that suggested that this film is a copy.Darna Mana Hai is not your usual commercial Hindi film.The first thing that you need to keep in mind when u watch D.M.H.is it is not a horror film.It is bizarre,it is different and yes it is wonderful.D.M.H doesn't scare you though the film has its moments.The film tells the story of 6 college kids whose car breaks down in the middle of a lonely road at night.They finally find a place to stay,and instead of playing some stupid game,they decide to tell each other ghost stories.That is when D.M.H actually picks up I wont get into the details of the story.Every story is interesting.They are scary ,they r weird,there is dark humor.The performances are brilliant.Boman ,Saif ,Raghuvir ,Revathi,Vivek,Nana,Aftab..all come up with great performances.The camera work and BGM is awesome.I have always felt Ram Gopal Varma and Mani Ratnam are the two best exponents of camera in Indian film industry.As expected ,the film did not do wonders at the box office neither it got any awards.But D.M.H clearly proved that Indian cinema is coming off age.D.M.H is one of the best films to come out of the RGV factory.I wish he would come with more and more movies like this !!!!!

The Court Clown Notwithstanding the fact that it may be considered a cardinal sin to criticize Ram Gopal Verma's movie, I would rate this movie, at best, half-backed attempt, mainly due to its end. Most of the stories in the movie are interesting, the acting good, and it has all the chances to be a really good suspense movie. That it until the end where ghosts start walking, which makes the whole idea of the movie ridiculous, and totally absurd. Equally absurd is the story involving Nana Patekar (as an MTV reporter, of all things) and Vivek Oberoi. This entire sequence shows that Ram Gopal Verma was afraid to make a movie without submitting to the Indian psyche of associating ghosts with graveyards. This story also ruins all the other excellent stories, such as that of the apples, the schoolteacher, and the hotel etc. Verma started in the right direction at the beginning of the movie, but then perhaps the fear of losing the market by making a movie that does not show any ghosts coming out of a grave-yard screwed up his thought, and his movie.Definitely, this movie is better than most Bollywood garbage, but still not what one would expect of someone so much praised.

Herag Halli There are some Producer directors who have established a track record in Bollywood-and Ram Gopal Varma is one of them. The problem with RGV is akin to a small restuarant that used to serve some good food and suddenly they have expanded and the food is not the same it used to be. You are attracted to the sleuth of big Stars and the Varma name but the movie starts with some teenagers who neither have a attention grabbing personality nor style. They are so absorbed in their stories around a fire they donot miss their freinds who get killed one at a time, donot bother to check on them-they have the same curiosity and compassion they would show for their friends who fail to return from the corner grocery store. After this miserable start we are treated to some subplots which we try to connect to the main story but you get frustrated, confused but not scared. A horror movie you expect to see some action and looks like the music preps you for it but after you have settled in your seat there is not even a generic ghost. Suffice to say this is let down from Varma, the only saving grace for Varma; he is not credited as the Director.

Dhaval Patel I was excited to watch the movie because when i read the names of the actors being used in the movie, i'm a big fan of Vivek oberoi and Nana Patekar, i like Saif Ali Khan's spotanuity, so i thought it will be a great experience all of these actors act together, so i was disappointed as soon as the first story started, but i admire that an indian films are turning into Hollywood style flicks without songs and subject that could be different from other movies. This movie cannot be compared with any other indian horror or thriller film. it stands by its own, but some stories were hard to believe and very comical at points. You cannot scare somebody if the story looses its believable factor. Like the first story was alright, it was scary with a twist. So was the School teacher one, it was very good it had a mystery element to it. Vivek oberoi's and Nana Patekar's story was scary and funny at the same time. it was well written i was just upset with their story's length. I thought they would have more of a role in the movie. Other stories were just a joke, The apple one, The cigarrete one and the stupidest of all was the Aftab shivadasani with supernatural powers one. It was hilarious more then it was scary. Scary was the seventh story the real one, with the six friends. At the end the movie had an issue to address that only way to get rid of your fears is to die. The ultimate fear is the death. This point was addressed very nicely. The movie would have been nicer if the stories would have chosen carefully. It would have been bit more scary.