For Raksha Bandhan, let’s have a look at some of our brother-sister jodis from real life.

The blue blooded siblings from Pataudi, Saif and Soha found it a bit hard to make their mark in Bollywood. But with Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi for a father and actress Sharmila Tagore for mother, the brother-sister duo could do no wrong. While Saif is easily among the hottest men in films today, Soha isn’t too far behind with a regally sculpted face. Saif Ali Khan is looking forward to Agent Vinod with sweetheart Kareena Kapoor and Soha is waiting for her releases to hit theatres while going steady with Kunal Khemu.

One is an ace choreographer-turned-director and the other is a comedian-turned-director. Farah and Sajid Khan are easily one of the most lovable bro-sis pairs in Bollywood, with neither shying away from pulling the other’s leg in public. While Farah Khan is busy shooting for her films like Tees Maar Khan, Sajid is taking a break from directing after Housefull.

Another pair of director siblings, Farhan Akhtar made everyone sit up in their seats with his directorial debut Dil Chahta Hai. So when sis Zoya decided to take up direction, she casted none other than bhaiyya Farhan in the lead. If that wasn’t good enough, she’s already directing Farhan Akhtar, Hrithik Roshan and Abhay Deol in Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara.

The Czarina of teleserials began with television, but has now spread her reign to the big screen, her latest success being Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai. Her lil brother though, doesn’t seem to share her luck. His comic capers continue and will be seen in Golmaal 3.

They may not be the quintessential brother-sister we have come across, but with Dharmendra as father, nobody dares question these Deols. While Sunny and Bobby continue their filmy career with Right Yaaa Wrong and Help respectively, Hema Malini has decided to take control of Esha’s dimming career with Tell Me Oh Khuda.

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Star cast: Bobby Deol, Mugdha Godse, Shreyas Talpade.

Plot: Mugdha gets possessed by a spirit which is out to kill all those who are close to her. Bobby, her husband, contacts Shreyas, and together, they try to understand whose spirit is troubling her.

What’s Good: A few horror scenes.

What’s Bad: The routine screenplay; the absence of too many scary scenes.

Verdict: Help will need help to sail through, which it may not get.

Loo break: Some in the slow first half.

Rupali Aum Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.’s Help (A) is a horror film. Vic (Bobby Deol) is married to Pia (Mugdha Godse) and they are going through a difficult time in their marriage. They have to suddenly rush to Mauritius to take care of Pia’s father (Salim Fateh) who has been hospitalised.

Strange things start happening to Pia in their ancient home in Mauritius. Pia realises that she is pregnant but the joy is short-lived because a spirit seems to possess her. The spirit appears to be that of Pia’s twin sister, Dia, who died when they were both five years old. Soon, the spirit starts to kill the people close to Pia.

In a race against time, Vic contacts parapsychologist Dr. Aditya Motwani (Shreyas Talpade) to discover the dark and terrifying truth behind the spirit. To his horror, Vic realises that Dia did not die in the presence of Pia, as has been assumed for years. He also learns that the spirit troubling Pia is not that of Dia. Is Vic able to save Pia and the child in her womb?

Deepak Pawar and Viddesh Malandkar’s story and screenplay are quite routine. The revelation of the identity of the spirit is, no doubt, novel but other than that, there is precious little which has not been seen in earlier films of this genre. Besides, the pace of the drama is not too fast as a result of which the fear element gets diluted.

The first half is rather dull and boring with not much happening. Since it is a horror drama, the entire track of the tension between Vic and Pia works as an impediment in reaching the main horror part of the drama. The pace picks up after interval but except for the angle of the spirit’s identity, there isn’t much newness in the story. Also, the horror element is far less than what it should’ve been.

Bobby Deol does a fair job. Mugdha Godse is reasonably nice, especially in the horror scenes. Shreyas Talpade is okay in a guest appearance. Salim Fateh performs as per the demand of his role. Jyoti Dogra, as Pia’s mother, does a fine job. Sophia Handa passes muster.

Rajeev Virani’s direction is average. Although his narration is straight, he has not been able to create much of the eerieness and the fear one associates with horror films. Dhimat Vyas’ camerawork is okay; at times, tight close-ups mar the effect of a scene. Music (Ashutosh Phatak) is quite nice but the songs haven’t been popularised enough. ‘Kehna hai’ is a good number. The title track is fast-paced. ‘Kyun gum hai’ is quite good. Irshad Kamil’s lyrics are fairly good. Background music (Ashutosh Phatak) should’ve been better.

On the whole, Help may have done at least average business had it started off on a reasonable note, but its dull initial will not let the film reach even the average mark.

-  By Komal Nahta

Star cast: Bobby Deol, Mugdha Godse, Shreyas Talpade.

Plot: Bobby Deol is a successful film director in Bollywood, married to Mugdha Godse in Help. They rush to Mugdha’s old family home in Mauritius to take care of her ailing father. Soon, an evil spirit possesses a pregnant Mugdha and threatens to destroy everything and everybody she loves. Bobby must race against time to save his pregnant wife, who seems to be possessed by the spirit of her twin sister who died when they were both 5 years old. Or is it somebody else’s spirit that’s after her?

Expectations: The promotion for ‘Help’ is low-key but horror films have their own first-day audiences.

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Don’t miss Watch Mugdha Godse and Bobby Deol in the title song of Help.

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Mugdha Godse looks smoking hot in a bikini in the song ‘Kehna Hai’ from Help.

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Watch Bobby Deol and Mugdha Godse in the song ‘Ghum Hai Khushiyan’ from Help.

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Don’t miss Mugdha Godse’s four stages of possession in this bloodcurdling promo of Help.

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Bobby Deol tries to understand Mugdha’s state and save her in Help.

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We may refuse to believe in ghosts but that doesn’t mean they don’t exist. Catch Mugdha Godse in this nail-biting promo of Help.

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Find out who is in Mugdha Godse’s house in Help.

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Are you really alone when you think you are? Catch this promo of Help.

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The mind holds its own secrets, but what if someone, or something, takes over the mind? Don’t miss this chilling promo of Help.

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Some secrets should remain that way. Catch the chilling secrets of Help.

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Enter the world of the possessed in Help.

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Mugdha Godse and Bobby Deol star in the supernatural thriller ‘Help’. Don’t miss this blood curdling trailer!

Mugdha, who is currently shooting for the film in Thailand, posted the above picture from the location of the film, where they were shooting a song sequence. Tweets Mugdha, “On sets of WUMM… Writer Jay and adi (Aditya Datt ) director (topi) lovely song Kalma… My fav…”

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Model turned actor Mugdha Godse has come of age. After making her Bollwyood debut with Madhur Bhandarkar’s Fashion, the actor is back with a bang with her next release, Help. One glance and you realize that Mugdha is here to stay.

Says Mugdha about her new glam look, “The film was a big challenge for me as it is a performance oriented role and on the other hand I also had to look glamorous, so the efforts doubled up. Well for the bikini shots, I wasn’t conscious much as I was in the character of Pia and it was requirement for the script and I am so happy that the result has been so good.”

“But I had to work real hard to maintain my body in shape and happy that it shows in the photos,” she adds.

To be sure, with these sexy pictures on show, the guys would surely not need much help!

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