Since the release of Vishal Bhardwaj's 'Makdee' [2002], there haven't been many memorable children's films to be coming out of Bollywood except for 'Hanuman' [2005]. With a title like 'Bhoot Unkle' and Jackie Shroff playing the role of a friendly-n-lovable neighborhood ghost with an interesting getup, the film may just about mark the revival of children's films. Produced by Aneesh Arjun Dev & Krishan Choudhary, the film stars a host of kids with Baba Sehgal wearing the hat of a composer/lyricist.
Title song 'Bhoot Unkle' marks the introduction of the film's central character who is adored by all the kids and is looked upon by them. And no, none of the kids are scared of him while they sing a peppy track as if they were playing along in a garden with kids of their age. A simple-n-rhythmi... Read More