At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

Much like the status in title, it talks about the origin. And while it talks cliché, it fails to show the source i.e. how did the lead character become a zombie?With terrible cinematography, direction & setup, India's first zombie origin film sucks to depth. The first half is full of simple, no- narrative sequences which evinces the individuality of the lead character. The last twenty minutes actually shows the gore, zombieness and all that's expected in a horror movie; only it doesn't scare a bit.Makeup, effects, music & cast performance is the only laudable thing, but since the foundation itself crooked, they don't matter at all. 2.3 out of 10 for incomparable stupidity & insanity on screen. And the romance just tops it with ridicule.BOTTOM LINE: Not recommended as it will eventually waste time to say what we all perhaps know through our surrounding info flow. Very bad attempt.Can be watched with a typical Indian family? YESProfanity/Vulgarity/Sex/Mouth-Kiss/Smoking: No | Alcohol/Drugs: Mild | Violence: Mild | Gore: Strong

The Zombie horror film genre is not new to me. In the past I've seen directors like George Romero(The Night, Dawn, and Day Of The Dead), Lucio Fulci(Zombie 1979), Jorge Grau(Let Sleeping Corpses Lie a.k.a The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue), Andrea Bianchi(Burial Ground: The Nights of Terror). Add to this list The Re-animator Trilogy directed by directors Stuart Gordon(1) and Brian Yuzna(2,3), and The Return Of The Living Dead 3 - a.k.a. Mortal Zombie(Brian Yuzna). These films are available on the internet. Search for them and either download them for your personal collection or watch them online for free. And there you have it. After watching all the above, watch Rise Of The Zombie(2013). You'll see the basic idea was copied from the above mentioned films. Plot: a man travels to remote forest location, where he sets camp and is generally alone. Man is bitten by unknown insect while exploring forest. Gradual transformation turns man into Zombie with an insatiable appetite for fresh meat(preferably human). Lone Zombie infects another human who in turn becomes a Zombie, spawning a mini-army of Zombies. Film ends here, where an teaser for Land Of The Zombie(2014) is placed. First of all these days its all about making money, even for independent film directors. At the start they have a meager budget and so have mediocre special effects. So they wait for the profits of the first film to kick in and hopefully dream of making either a sequel or franchise. Verdict: nothing new for the genre so zero points for creativity. The makeup effects and gore in the film is pathetic for a seasoned horror fan like myself who has seen better. The background score is decent to the movie and does not let the film down. The acting is decent and photography and location is adequate to this film. Actor Luke Kenny(who plays the Zombie) has acted before in films like Bombay Boys(1998) and Rock On!! (2008). He is a decent actor but I fear he will never rise above low budget B-movies. Actress Kirti Kulhari has even acted before in Dharini (2002), Khichdi: The Movie (2010), Shaitan (2011) and Jal(2013). She is a good looking, talented actress and I feel that if she gets the big break, could move into mainstream Bollywood films.They say that this is "INDIA'S FIRST ZOMBIE FILM". Then what about Tahkhana(1986)? This was also a Zombie film in my belief. The Ramsay brothers have been the mainstay of Hindi Horror. But since their departure, no company has focused more on the genre. Ram Gopal Varma Verman did brilliantly in movies like Raat, Bhoot and Phoonk. But since then his directional style has suffered. Vikram Bhatt is another superb horror film director with films like: 1920, Shaapit: The Cursed and Haunted - 3D. In conclusion: we need more heart and soul in our films. Then we'll surely succeed in reawakening this genre.More Ramsay Brother's Horror films: Purana Mandir 1984, Veerana 1988, Purani Haveli 1989 and Bandh Darwaza 1990.

"rise of the zombie" - scarry! crazy ! "bloody entertaining" ! sure shot watch 4 zombie lovers! our very own Indian zombie film thats "bloody" entertaining! ther r several occasions in the flick wen u feel u r seeing national geographic or discovery channel. ther r some rare specie of insect and plants that make the flick appear beautiful! wonderful performance by Luke kenny. brilliant make up nd locations that add perfect value to the story line nd the theme. one of the first zombie films from Indian sub continent nd therefore extra boastful and pridefilled watch! 6 out of 10 stars - jeeturaaj rj - radio mirchi 98.3fm mumbai India

We are a country that is so rooted in superstitions within the horror genre, we haven't gone beyond the ghosts and spirits.. But at the same time we also realize that we have the new generation that is glued to the international popular culture and zombies are a huge part of it.It was a bit of a challenge as you want to put on screen (a film) that has no connection with the already made zombie films. Mostly zombie films are survival films where a bunch of humans survive a bunch of zombies and all the madness that ensues in between. But we wanted to introduce the Indian audiences to the concept of zombie with the story of its origin. So every zombie has a story of how he turned into a zombie and we tell the story of one such human being and what happens to him and how he is unable to cope with it.