Filmotion Pictures’ Oh My Ghost (Marathi; UA) is a comedy about a young man who encounters four ghosts.
Jaggu (Prathamesh Parab) is a young orphan who is fed up with his life. He attempts to commit suicide at different times by different means but somehow fails each time. Kajal (Kajal Sharma) likes Jaggu and wants to help him but Jaggu does not allow her to do so. One day, Jaggu consumes poison to end his life. But he is rushed to hospital where his life is saved. While in the hospital, he meets four ghosts. Scared, he runs away from hospital but the ghosts — of a young girl, a lady, a man and an old man — follow him. The ghosts would leave him if he can fulfil the last wish of each of them. So Jaggu decides to fulfil the four wishes. In doing so, he seeks Kajal’s help and also falls in love with her.
Who are the ghosts and why are they after Jaggu?
Mohsin Chavada’s story is not at all convincing. Why Jaggu wants to end his life is not explained well enough. It is also not clear why Jaggu avoids Kajal. The revelation about the identity of the ghosts appears convoluted. Chavada’s screenplay is half-baked and, therefore, does not hold the audience’s attention. Some scenes do entertain but the overall impact is way below the desired mark. Nikhil Lohe’s dialogues are alright.
Prathamesh Parab does a fair job in the role of Jaggu. Kajal Sharma looks good and is alright in her debut role. Pankaj Vishnu as the man’s ghost is okay. Kurush Deboo fails to impress as the old man’s ghost. Someshwari is below the mark as the lady’s ghost. Apurva Deshpande is so-so as the young girl’s ghost. Prem Ghadvi (as the landlord) and Shyam Rajput (as the bank manager) lend fair support. Others provide routine support.
Wasim Khan’s direction is not upto the mark. His cinematography is quite alright. Rohit Raut’s music is functional. There is only one song which does not stand out at all. Satya, Manik and Afsar’s background music is average. Haneef Sheikh’s action scenes hardly provide thrill to the viewers. Khushboo Kumaari’s art direction is barely passable. Editing (Prachi Pathare) should’ve been much tighter.
On the whole, Oh My Ghost is an uninteresting and unconvincing tale about ghosts. It will fail to make a mark at the ticket windows.
Released on 12-2-’21 at Jai Hind Mukta A2 (daily 3 shows) and other cinemas of Bombay thru Jumping Tomato Marketing Pvt. Ltd. Publicity: alright. Opening: very ordinary.