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a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

Yes, absolutely, there is fun to be had, as well as many, many things to go boom, all amid an atmospheric urban jungle.

Yes, absolutely, there is fun to be had, as well as many, many things to go boom, all amid an atmospheric urban jungle.

Ekta Kapoor is known for creating hot characters even if she is a girl.She is the queen of Balaji Telefilms.This is one good picture made by her together with Vishal Bharadwaj. The background is completely dark in most scenes.And there is suspicion as to what and why.The film is beautiful due to the presence of selected persons.Each of them excel in their roles.The background music is subtle and is different from Emraan Hashmi's conventional movies with item songs. The dream is created in an artistic way.The scenes are cut shorted as per the need.There is no question of any costume or set.The content is the story. But yes,the climax could have been much better.Its an original account of the concept of Daayan and is one of the best selection to show the love to his wife and child.All in all,it is a different attempt like MAKDEE made by Ekta.

Fantasy horror films with spooky background score coupled with a chill that will run down your spine makes it a delight watch. Ek Thi Daayan had all the ingredients to make it a perfect horror flick but 2nd half spoils the mood and it is a like a matar paneer without salt.A magician is haunted by a witch (daayan) who has secret to reveal. He must fight the witch before she kills a child to regain her power.First time director Kanan Iyer does a fine a job in adapting the Mukul Sharma's horrific tale and bring it on the silver screen. However the screenplay looses the steam aftermath. The beginning of the film and narration of childhood story of the protagonist is beautifully shown . The later reel flips and falls flat heavily with unnecessary song and less-impacting climax. Screenplay could have been better. Dialogues are good. Editing required extra effort. Cinematography and art direction is superb. None of actors could make impact with their performance. Emraan Hashmi is as usual wooden face. Konkana Sen Sharma fails to make impact this time. Huma Qureshi and Kalki Koechin is OK. I liked the performance of kid who play's young character of Emraan Hashmi.Overall , a very good effort in trying out something different but climax makes it a spoilsport. Average 2/5

Whats there in the movie to see, corny magic show, lame fictitious book , laughable regression hypnosis and a few useless laughs of the actress here and there. A elevator which takes you to hell pressing 666 , i mean vishal bhardwaj was smokin pot and reading comic books of the 60s when he wrote this. A simple understanding of tantra and a good research into the tantra vidya of the old occult science would help the bollywood to make a much better movie than just half ass copies of Hollywood. Was there a plot to the movie , hundred's of loopholes in a flick which is absolutely the worst movie i have seen in a long time. This has left even sunny deol's macho movies behind. Waste of money and this one makes Indian cinema a laughing stock. Cannot believe that Bollywood is in 2013. I thought with Kahaani it's fate had changed but we continue to make our bollywood look like a copying , ill researched child's project in front of even the indie movies of Hollywood.Bottomline , Save your money , time and head from this piece of junk.

For an audience that has gotten used to spooky flicks that range from scary to sorcery, flying ghosts, witches, sudden shock element, etc., it is incredibly tough to come up with something new. This is especially true of Bollywood that has seen an overdose of Ram Gopal Verma flicks. Amidst all the gloom comes a refreshing 'Ek Thi Daayan' with a gripping story, although the climax goes tad haywire.Magician Bobo (Emraan Hashmi) is a successful magician who suddenly is being troubled by strange visions. When hypnotized, it is revealed that he holds a dark secret to how his sister and father died and the story being the spooky elevator in the building where he lived as a child. The more he seems to dig into the past to unearth its antecedents, the deeper he gets into the mystic world. Not any more should be revealed about the story because it is a worthy suspense. The first thing I did after watching 'Ek Thi Daayan' was to Google out the difference between a 'Chudail' and a 'Daayan'. As it turns out from a random web page, a 'Chudail' is an ugly demon that emerges when a woman dies during childbirth and lives in remote areas. A 'Daayan' is a beautiful enchantress that has become one on account of harassment during her lifetime and therefore attacks men and usually lives in urban areas. Whoa, who could ever guess that!!Some of its songs are impressive. The best of those is 'Yaaram' that's performed at the housewarming hosted by Lisa, followed by the eerie 'Lautungi Main' but Punjabi flavored 'Totey Ud Gaye' sounds lame. A few more impressive numbers could have carried 'Ek Thi Daayan' even further. The choice of locations is impressive. The opening scenes are filmed at Gurgaon's "Kingdom of Dreams" which stages an extravaganza of sound and light with impressive transitions, a must see for those visiting the region. The locations for the eerie home and the lift are neat too. The hypnotic background in the psychiatrist's office is an interesting piece of decor and serves as a backdrop to some key scenes. Talking about acting performances, Emraan Hashmi does what is best at. It's amazing that despite such type-cast roles and similar performance in all films, his movies still work well at the Box Office. But, Konkona is the better actor in this film. Kalki and Huma Qureishi also do reasonably well. The Verdict: Unfortunately, not much of the story can be discussed in a review without revealing a bit of the suspense. So, if you want to know what it is, it is better to catch it while it is still in the cinema halls. This is surely not a movie that you could wait till it comes on TV. Although one shouldn't watch it with exalted hopes, since it fizzles out towards the end, you wouldn't regret watching it at all.