Ho Sakta Hai

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Ho Sakta Hai
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Poster of the film
हो सकता है
Directed byWilson Louis
Written byWilson Louis
Screenplay byWilson Louis
Produced byAshok Kotwani
Starring
CinematographySuresh Suvarna
Music by Rahul Ranade
Production
company
Release dates
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Box office88,982 (equivalent to 280,000orUS$3,600 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.

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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.

YearAwardCeremonyResultNotes(s) / Ref(s)
2006Best Visual EffectsSeagate Technical AwardsWon [7]
2006Official Selection Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences librarySelected [8]
2006Best Visual Effects FICCI AwardsNominated [9]

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