Starring Vicky Kaushal, the movie is helmed by debutant Bhanu Pratap Singh, who has earlier assisted Shashank Khaitan on Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania (2014)
Over the years, Karan Johar and his banner Dharma Productions have become synonymous with rom-coms and family entertainers. Now, the maverick filmmaker is set to create his first horror franchise with Bhoot – Part One: The Haunted Ship.
Starring Vicky Kaushal, the movie is helmed by debutant Bhanu Pratap Singh, who has earlier assisted Shashank Khaitan on Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania (2014). This is Vicky’s second film with the banner and the first in this genre. Shashank is also producing the movie along with Karan, Hiroo Johar and Apoorva Mehta.
The idea for the script came from Bhanu, a horror enthusiast, who was also Shashank’s batchmate at a film school, before he assisted the latter on the Varun Dhawan-Alia Bhatt rom-com. Later, he started working on the concept and developed it with the Dhadak director, who suggested taking it to Dharma Productions. Bhanu, who was initially apprehensive since the production house hasn’t made any films in this genre after Kaal (2005), narrated the plot to KJo. Shashank tells us, “Karan loved it. Bhoot – Part One: The Haunted Ship is based on a true incident that took place in Bombay. The shooting is complete. The post-production is underway and the film will open in cinemas on November 15 this year.”
Based on a ship, as the title suggests, the movie also has a good dose of VFX, work on which is underway. The filmmaker adds, “The intent is to create a series. We’re looking at making more authentic films, even horror comedies. Bhanu and I have discussed a few ideas. It’s an exciting time to take the franchise ahead.”
The makers also approached Ram Gopal Varma as he had the rights to the title. After all, he had helmed the 2003 hit Bhoot. “It was extremely gracious of RGV to give the title to us,” Shashank concludes.
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