When the ghosts go digital!

IF you thought that spirits evil or otherwise, use only people as a medium to convey their messages, or haunt someone in order to reveal the dark, murky secrets gone to grave with their death, you definitely need to think again! If you believe the ghost can take up only the flesh and the bony matter to carry out the action and quench the thirst of the unfulfilled will, you need to have the hint of the changing psyche of 21st century ghost. In the era of internet and digital ramifications, ghost could well use any medium to convey the message, it could be a television that sits nicely on the corner piece [in this case read central piece] or a sleek mobile phone that you carry to do anything and everything except talking over. Yes, ghosts today are like hyperactive wannabes, even they want their share of twenty seconds of fame. Well, that is the basic premise of 13B.

Madhavan’s character and his family shifts to a new apartment [do I need to tell you the ominous room number?] surprisingly, things start going awry, in this order- milk spilt everyday, Elevator clogs when Madhavan hops into it, Pictures taken on the mobile phone go crooked, lights go flickering like crazy dancers etc. Madhavan takes it lightly till the intensity of the things escalates to a fatal height, then, to his surprise he accidentally finds out that he is a part of this mumbo jumbo and follows a character’s flow ditto from a horror soap, which his family is fond of, and follows it religiously. So whatever happens on the mini series the same follows in the house immediately! Or, the other way round. And the drama within a drama of paranormal existence starts unfolding.

13B has more than a couple of moments that sends a cold, scary sensation down your spine. The movie spares you the horror of occult powers and witchcraft but fails to scare you as much as you would want it to. Excellent cinematography and equally good editing makes the plot even more intriguing. The movie ends up being more of a mystery than a ghost story in the final stages.[ wish it could have both] A novel ghost story that doesn’t take you on the edge of the seat. You don’t find yourself biting you nails while watching the movie, for it lacks the namkeen flavour. The movie!

Ratings 3/5 ***