Ho Sakta Hai

Ho Sakta Hai
Poster of the film
हो सकता है
Directed byWilson Louis
Written byWilson Louis
Screenplay byWilson Louis
Produced byAshok Kotwani
Starring
CinematographySuresh Suvarna
Music byRahul Ranade
Production
company
Release dates
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Box office₹88,982 (equivalent to ₹290,000 or US$3,300 in 2023) (total)[1]

Ho Sakta Hai! (English: It could happen) is a 2006 Indian horror film directed by Wilson Louis and produced by Ashok Kotwani. The film stars Khalid Siddiqui, Hazel Crowney, Victor Banerjee in important roles. The film focuses on a family living their lives peacefully until they discover that they are falling prey to black magic. The film was screened in many international film festivals, albeit was a "major flop" at the Indian box-office.

Cast

Critical reviews

Taran Adarsh from Bollywood Hungama rated the film 1.5 out of 5 praising Banerjee's performance along with Khalid and Hazel.[3] Joginder Tuteja from IndiaGlitz praised the visual effects of the film.[4] Parbina Rashid from The Tribune praised the performances of Banerjee and Mohini (Campbell).[5]

Accolades

Ho Sakta Hai was screened at Cannes Film Festival (2005) and Filmpur Film Festival in England (2005).[5] The film was nominated within Best Three Films at the FICCI Awards.[6] and won a Seagate Technical Award for Best Visual Effects.

Year Award Ceremony Result Notes(s) / Ref(s)
2006 Best Visual Effects Seagate Technical Awards Won [7]
2006 Official Selection Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences library Selected [8]
2006 Best Visual Effects FICCI Awards Nominated [9]

References

  1. ^ "Ho Sakta Hai (2006) box-office collections". Bollywood Hungama. 2006. Archived from the original on 21 December 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  2. ^ Rana Siddiqui (6 December 2004). "Jogging new tracks". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  3. ^ Taran Adarsh (31 March 2006). "Ho Sakta Hai review". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  4. ^ Joginder Tuteja (28 March 2006). "Ho Sakta Hai Movie Review - Do you believe in an alternative force?". IndiaGlitz. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  5. ^ a b Parbina Rashid (2 April 2006). "Magic and Masala". The Tribune (Chandigarh). Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  6. ^ "Wilson Louis' next is Mamma's Boy". Business of Cinema. 10 April 2006. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  7. ^ "Little known facts about Ho Sakta Hai". IG Desk. IndiaGlitz. 23 March 2006. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  8. ^ Sampurn (4 September 2010). ""It Is A Wrong Perception In The Minds Of People In India That A Horror Film Has To Be Gory" - Wilson Louis". Thaindian News. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  9. ^ Amrita Jain (3 September 2010). "Under a spell". Indian Express Group. The Indian Express. Retrieved 6 February 2016.