The first story is about a professor, Sunil Khanna (Amitabh Bachchan), who is giving tuition to one of his Biotechnology student Altaaf (Riteish Deshmukh) at home. The children decide to have a competition to see who gets scared first. The resident of the house, an old woman, decides to tell them six scary stories. I give it a 6/10 (Good).Five children arrive at a haunted house. It is definitely better then its prequel. In the end, let may say it comparatively: that although not as polished as Ram Gopal's excellent horror thriller "Bhoot", Darna Zaroori hai still makes on my "good-movie" list. All this leaves you thinking that if only this could have happened like this, it would have been perfect. The pace is quite astonishingly managed in the first half of the film but begins to twitch severely in the latter half. The short stories are all good but in one or two cases you may have wanted the ending to be more climactic then what happens eventually, even though the setting for the climax has in all cases been done most proficiently. The main story has no depth and is absolutely typical in its very root. All good said, I would want to add that although Darna Zaroori hai is still a stunning accomplishment with what it does do, there are many finer points in the film that remain half baked deteriorating what could have been a most thrilling horror film. The Audio effects remain typical for a horror flick and help you immerse deeper into the feel of the movie. There is also quite a huge star cast in the film with most actors acting very well. The special effects put now and then into the scenes are also surprisingly slick for an Indian film and completely enhance the ghostly setting. The film has been shot most beautifully, the direction being pretty good. There have been several improvements in the sequel technically as well. Apart from sticking to the creepy theme, they portray their individual meaning. And then there's one main story that of the old woman and the five kids which binds the movie together. Based on the same format as its predecessor, Darna Mana Hai, Darna Zaroori Hai Has got six stories-one in the beginning (not related to the plot) and five others which an old hag narrates to five unlucky children which are caught inside the woman's mansion due to heavy rain and storm. Prod/Dir Ram Gopal Verma proves once again that he can not only pick up unusual stories but also portray them well. Darna Zaroori Hai is one of the few Indian Movies that are made in this genre -that is horror-and considering that alone, I think we all ought to give it some credit for this venture.
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