Bhoot Police

<p>Two brothers, Vibhooti “Vibhu” Vaidya (Saif Ali Khan) and Chiraunji “Chiku” Vaidya (Arjun Kapoor), run a fake exorcism business, conning people by exploiting their superstitions. They arrive in a Rajasthan village to “exorcise” a girl, but Vibhooti discovers she’s faking possession to avoid an arranged marriage. They help her by staging a fake exorcism. Later, at a Tantric fair, Chiraunji deciphers an ancient book that belonged to their father, Umedji Vaidya a.k.a. Ullat Baba (Saurabh Sachdeva), a legendary exorcist. While attempting to escape from Inspector Chedilal (Javed Jaffrey), they meet Maya “Mayu” Kulbhushan (Yami Gautam), who seeks their help with a supernatural problem in Dharamshala. Maya explains that 27 years ago, their father banished a malevolent spirit, the (Kalsang Dolma), from her family’s tea estate. Now, the Kichkandi has returned, terrorizing the workers. Despite Vibhooti’s skepticism, they investigate and learn about the spirit’s tragic past. Vibhooti accidentally releases the Kichkandi, leading to Maya’s possession. After initially planning to fake another exorcism, Vibhooti realizes the ghost is real. The brothers discover that Kichkandi is searching for her daughter, Titli Meena (Youngykar Dolma), a ghost Vibhooti had encountered earlier. With their father’s knowledge, they reunite the mother and daughter, freeing their spirits. The film ends with Maya and her sister Kanika “Kanu” Kulbhushan (Jacqueline Fernandez) reconciling, and a hint at a sequel involving werewolves and vampires. The commenced on 4 November 2020 in . The music of film was composed by while lyrics written by and . The film met with mixed to positive reviews from critics, praising its plot, the performances of the cast (particularly Saif Ali Khan and Yami Gautam Dhar), humour, visuals but criticized its screenplay. Bollywood Bubble gave the film 4 stars out of 5, “Surprisingly though, Bhoot Police was refreshingly witty, using viral trends as inside jokes, which will definitely crack you up “. gave it a rating of 3 stars out of 5 and wrote, “Pavan Kirpalani’s story gives a deja vu of and . But unlike the other two films, it focuses on ghostbusters and that gives a unique touch.” Koimoi gave it a positive review, rating of 3 stars out of 5 and said, “If You’ve Got It, Haunt It’ & Saif Ali Khan Does The Same!”. gave it a rating of 3 stars out of 5 and wrote, “Saif Ali Khan sizzles in a breezy horror comedy.” gave it 3 stars out of 5 and wrote, “If you dive into Bhoot Police with the hope of feeling some ‘chills’, you might get disappointed. Rest assured, the film is a hoot with Saif Ali Khan’s entertaining antics.” gave it a rating of 2.5 stars out of 5 and wrote, “Saif Ali Khan is having a blast, and makes sure we do too.” gave it a rating of 2.5 stars out of 5 stars and wrote, . gave it 2 stars out of 5 and wrote,”A childish horror comedy.”</p>