Alone Movie Review : Horror Film starring Bipasha Basu

Bipasha Basu has established herself as the “Scream Queen” of Bollywood by now, having appeared in a spate of horror films in recent years. She is pining her hopes on ‘Alone’ which can give her career an extra push. Other than Bipasha, ‘Alone’ sees the Bollywood debut of TV heartthrob Karan Singh Grover. The promos and trailers of ‘Alone’ have promised a horror film filled with dollops of sex and skin show with extra doses of melodic music. We expect to be spooked by ‘Alone’. Does it fulfil those expectations?

Story: Sanjana (Bipasha 1) and Anjana (Bipasha 2) are Siamese twins who are literally joined at the hip. They promise each other that they will always be there for each other through thick and thin. But unfortunately, both of them fall in love with the same man Kabir (Karan). They go through a surgery to separate their bodies and unfortunately, Anjana meets her death in the process. Years later, when Sanjana and Kabir are happily married and they visit their erstwhile home Anjana comes back to haunt the both of them in spirit form. Alone, after that takes the form of a clichéd horror film and goes through familiar twists and turns.

Bipasha Basu and Karan Singh Grover's hot chemistry in Alone

Alone Movie Review

Bhushan Patel who directed the sleeper hit ‘Ragini MMS’ is back with the genre that he is familiar with. Whilst ‘Ragini MMS’ was a classier take on the horror genre, ‘Alone’ is sexier and more commercial. Bhushan does a better job at directing a horror flick than most of his contemporaries. Alone is a tolerable film and can even be enjoyed by the horror aficianados. What can confuse a general casual viewer is the confusion that comes across about which aspect the director chose to highlight – the sexy erotic angle or the horror angle. Bhushan tries to take the middle route but it is more of a miss than a hit.

The technical aspects of ‘Alone’ are very good. The production values are good and the film has been shot well with the scenic backwaters of Kerala looking beautiful.

‘Alone’ has the usual horror film soundtrack with a few romantic songs, one thrilling song with fast beats and even sneaks in an item number. Overall, it is a decent soundtrack.

Bipasha Basu is the highlight of ‘Alone’ because she plays both the villain and the heroine. That could have turned out to be a difficult job for her but she is a seasoned actress and is used to the tropes of horror by now. She does a fine job with both her roles. She is pleasing to look at as the sexy lead Sanjana and she scares us enough with her terrific transformation to Anjana the evil spirit twin! Karan Singh Grover is alright as the lead hero Kabir but he doesn’t really have a lot of material to work with since his only job seems to be to look good and show off his sculpted abs.

Overall, ‘Alone’ is a decent horror film and can be enjoyed by people who like the genre. It has all the usual clichéd tropes that we expect from an erotic horror thriller.

Positives:

  • Bipasha Basu is in stellar form
  • The cinematography and visual effects are fairly good
  • The director uses the clichéd horror trappings to tell a well-rounded scary film
  • The music is melodious but not unforgettable.

Negatives:

  • It tries to rise above the genre but fails
  • The story lacks a different edge and is solely dependent on the original film’s storyline (‘Alone’ is a remake of a Thai film of the same title)
  • It fails in trying to merge both the erotic and horror genres

Rating: ★★½☆☆

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38 Comments

  • Movie should have been about Arjun Kapoors only fan Some Buddha Mukherjee being all Alone at Tevars boxoffice success bash….. Tragedy movie

  • Great review- basically Im gonna give this a miss and save my money for Baby…

    Sequel to Alone should definitely feature Arjun Kapoor and poster should be of Arjun standing hapless outside the Boney Kapoor mansion with Boney Sir firmly shutting the door behind him….

  • Hey.. your negative pint 2 sucks… anyone who hasn’t seen the original will definitely enjoy himself…

    I LOVED THE MOVIE & IT SCARED THE HELL OUT OF ME!!! Right now, am in my friend’s house & I dare not go home & stay there alone for few days..

  • another flop..
    bipasha do yoga only or go n sign some south movies. ur career is over now..
    everyone is waiting for baby..even I’m very excited for baby.. I watch many of akki movies on 1st day. Will watch baby too
    I heard that vikram I movie is doing phenomenal business in south.. 34 cr ww (without Hindi version) on day 1 which is outstanding just behind lingaa 37 cr (including Hindi version).
    shankar is one of best director in south.. n vikram one of hard working actor.. Will watch this movie too..

  • Nice review..I am skipping it,not interested in watching cliched horror films of bollywood..
    Can’t give bhushan patel another chance to harass me..after he did with his cheap horror film called ragini mms 2.

  • I am not a big fan of the genre horror, so I will watch traditional attire genre’s chennai express or patriotic HNY again instead of alone.

  • Watched ‘I’ ! Decent movie expected better.
    Will be posting my short review soon!
    I don’t want to go for Alone. Bollywood horror movies are very much forgettable today.

  • Shooting OF Alone Sequel Starring Arjun Kapoor err… Supporting role Arjun Kapoor ….. Was stalled because Bhushan Patel wanted to cast a ghost but on seeing Arjun Kapoor unable to Find Poor Fanny and seeing his Head-ache attitude aka Tevar he went to Coma.
    Industry is Hoping that Chetan Bhagat writes a horror novel with alia bhatt as Lead actress so that Alone Sequel Progresses…. Arjun Kapoor is reported To find fanny in Alone Sequel Owing he has Only a Supporting Side Role in it.

  • @trust me my next review will come for baby.I m not going to waste my precious time to review trash films anymore.btw my rating for alone is 2.5/10

  • @Arjun Kapoor Fan Good …. Keep It Up. U Have Kept The Promise Of not Reviewing Trash films by Not reviewing Tevar. Heard Arjun Kapoor is Not Playing A Cameo In it Like previous Films as Reviwed by Nipun Kumar aka resident Critique.

  • @ARjun kapoor fan: I think you did’nt watched Tevar..Am I right?? I did’nt saw your Tevar review here!

  • Bhushan Patel gets a phone call from Arjun Kapoor- heres what transpires….

    Arjun:- “Hello Sir, what a superb job you have done with Alone…”
    Bhushan:- “Thanks but whos this…?”
    Arjun:- “Its me Arjun Kapoor…”
    Bhushan:- “Arjun Kapoor…? I didnt know Shakti Kapoor had a son named Arjun…!”
    Arjun:- “No Sir- its me SuperMan Arjun Kapoor…”
    Bhushan:- “Oh you must be Tusshar Kapoors younger sibling right…!”
    Arjun:- slightly agitated “no no Sir, Im not related to those superstars but Im related to Boney Kapoor.
    Bhushan:- “really coz I thought Boney only had one useless brother Sanjay n one Mr India Superstar Anil Kapoor- so tum kaun ho…?”
    Arjun:- really frustratedly says “look Sir I am Boney Kapoors useless sorry superman son Arjun Kapoor of Tevar fame or Fanny fame… Remember me…?”
    Bhushan:- “Oh I see- you that ugly looking kid who showed a poor attitude (tevar) when you couldnt find Fanny… Yeah yeah I know you now- so what can I do for you- recommend a good make up artist or plastic surgeon…?”
    Arjun:- perplexed “no Sir I dont need any of that crap- Im very popular as a matter of fact- infact I get hundreds of letters daily from a female fan of mine from Bengal- I think her name is Some Buddhi Mukherjee- shes always sending me love letters- anyway what I really want to ask you is if you could cast me in your sequel to Alone as I really feel ALONE right now after papa kicked me out of his house….
    Bhushan:- phone line drops…..,..
    Arjun:- helloooooooo is anybody there……. Hellooooooooooo

  • @babaji: Did you really watch Raagini MMS2?? Surprising. You had guts to see that film? What transpired you to see it really. I have it in my laptop since almost an year. Haven’t dared to watch it yet.

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