Ragini MMS (2011)

Yawn. Poorly Filmed Snooze Fest.

Really Surprised!

The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

One of those movie experiences that is so good it makes you realize you've been grading everything else on a curve.

Ragini MMS came and went away in a jiffy, and unfortunately couldn't make a ground for itself. I don't think it would be remembered in the next decade or might have been forgotten by now itself, who knows? The problem is, most of the Indians don't like when the ghosts show their gizmos in a ghastly style. So what's so special about this movie? The good thing is that it keeps the viewer's eye on the plot and holds his feet tightly to the ground. We must never forget that we are surrounded by these unknown entities, who are often enraged when their territory is intruded by humans. So don't look at the plot, the plot falters big time and what remains is the location, atmosphere and the fear of an unknown entity that may be very near to you, yet difficult to perceive. The plot promises itself to be a true story, where a girl was discovered unconscious after spending several days at a haunted house.A young man Uday (Rajkumar) brings his girlfriend Ragini (Kainaz) at an abandoned and fairly spooky mansion. He wants to get intimate with her and holds a wicked intention to make an MMS of the moments of intimacy unbeknownst to the girl. For this he has made prior arrangements. He has planted several cameras in the room, which are away from sight but powerful enough to capture the moments of love. Uday is lousy and foul-mouthed, and bickers Ragini with his unholy and offending remarks. At the mansion, he spends time with Ragini, so as to persuade her to make love. However, his advances fail when their friends (another couple) drop in to say 'hi'. Frustrated, Uday insults them on their very face asking them to leave. They leave and Uday continues his advances to Ragini. Ragini finally discovers that she is a bait and reprimands Uday for his wicked motives. However, little do they know that the mansion is also the home to a witch, who was charged with the murders of her own children and died in the mansion itself. The witch doesn't like these trespassers and begins settling the scores by herself. Finally the couple finds that they are left on their own to fend off the enraged witch, who would not stay calm unless her wrath is inflicted upon.There are some scenes that make you feel that you are on a trip to the country side and are spending a night or so in a haunted mansion. The mansion is a piece of hell, which by all means succeeds to qualify its virtue of being haunted and possessed. The actors are juvenile and have really nothing to do. They are more or less like guinea pigs who are simply the victims of witch. The real-time camera work adds good punch of surrealism and originality. The silhouette of witch in traditional Maharashtrian attire, gleaming in the semi-dark room assures and validates the presence of a fearful entity in the mansion. The turning of food into grubs also adds a distasteful crunch to the synopsis. If you are looking for an action-packed horror film (like most of the Ramsay hits), Ragini MMS isn't for you. However, if you are a fan of dark rooms, spooky atmosphere, state-of-the-art presentation, and bizarre involuntary reflexes, please don't miss this.

"Ragini MMS" made on a shoe-string budget coupled with the efforts of PR machinery to manufacture topics at regular intervals leading to talk of the town, and eventually resulting in a steep ROI curve. Fans of "Blair Witch Project" & "Paranomal Activity" would certainly not be impressed with a plot that has been tweaked to incorporate the voyeuristic element of MMS/ Big Boss thereby nearly missing being stamped as a plagiarised product. The script matches up nicely with the characters. The lead actors Kainaz & Raj Kumar I am sure would get noticed for their convincing and inhibited performance. Undoubtedly Rajkumar is a scene-stealer, you will instantly connect this sleazy "t**** master". The two "fly-in-the- ointment" to the dirty weekend characters could have been done away with.The scares and chills are not impressive. Or probably the Big Boss format forces constraints to deliver the punch. The screenplay is good though dips for a while in the second half. Technically the product is brilliant. Pawan Kriplani shows immense promise holding directorial reigns. Sadly the sum of parts don't measure up to the whole.

After a long time, finally a Hindi horror movie that sends shock waves of fear while you watch it. Two stories combined into one. A nice simple setup. Another example how you can make a blockbuster out of 1 crore INR budget. Lead actors gave a terrific performance. Movie ends in time. No time wasted in explaining the birth/delivery of the demon :). People should learn from Ekta Kapoor's creative skills while producing these kind of movies. This film keeps everyone glued to their seats throughout the duration of this wonderful attempt to showcase Hindi horror. Do not waste anytime reading this review now. Just go watch it for yourself, and delight yourself. Value for money treatment. Good movie. 8/10.

After a long time a decent Hindi horror movie maybe after darr of RamGopal Varma before he turned himself into a factory.Premise is simple and though they say it to be inspired by real events this kind of story of a wronged soul communicating with innocent/scheming outsiders has been repeated umpteen number of times. But thankfully it does not have that typical Ojha/magician so common in all Hindi movies who comes to deal with the bad soul neither it has a religious figure normally a priest or someone who comes to frighten away the ghost. This makes the story very realistic. Acting by lead pair is too good ,though movie sags towards end but length has been kept proper and it ends before viewer will get bored. Good movie. 8/10