Cert TBA
133 mins
BBFC advice: TBA
One of the top three missing movies has been ticked off thanks to a DVD I bought from India,
Alone was only shown at Piccadilly Cinema in Leicester in January and ever since I have regretted not nipping across to see it.
Anyway, it is the type of horror which only comes out of India once or twice a year.
It doesn't have any of the usual Bollywood traits - no corruption, no in-laws, no clean-cut heroes.
Actually, scrub the last point. Karan Singh Grover is a handsome chap and would not wish to offer any offence.
He plays a ferociously busy businessman, Kabir, whose wife Sanjana (Bipasha Basu) feels as if she is being neglected.
But if they thought their marriage was in trouble in Mumbai, they hadn't realised what would be coming their way in Kerala, their home town to which they return because her mum is very ill.
The homecoming stirs memories of a childhood in which Sanjana was co-joined with her Siamese twin Anjana.
However, Anjana died in mysterious circumstances and now appears to haunt the family home.
Alone is a very decent suspense with a few jumps and Basu is impressive in both of the key roles.
It should also lay a marker for Bushan Patel as a rare commodity in Indian cinema - a director who can make the audience leap from their skin. I did - three times.
I should write nothing more about Alone's plot. There are a number of twists and turns which I could give away with further explanation. Suffice that it is worth watching for eastern or western horror fans.
Bipasha Basu: "It’s exciting and inviting and enticing. I saw the rough cut of the film without the special effects and it scared the hell out of me."
Reasons to watch: decent horror with some jumps
Reasons to avoid: a bit melodramatic at times
Laughs: none
Jumps: three
Vomit: none
Nudity: none
Overall rating: 7/10