Published 16:30 IST, November 23rd 2020
Is 'Bhoot - Part One: Haunted Ship' based on a true story? Know all about the movie
Is 'Bhoot - part one: Haunted ship' based on a true story? Read on to know all about the horror-thriller film that premiered on Amazon.
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2020 much-acclaimed film Bhoot – Part one: Haunted Ship is a horror mystery thriller that is now available on Amazon Prime Video. film Bhoot - Part One: Haunted Ship revolves around a deprived shipping officer who on a stranded, unmanned haunted ship, sea bird, must save a girl he thinks is real. film has got a good response from fans and movie buffs for acting skills and storyline. Talking about details of film, fans wonder if Bhoot – Part one: Haunted Ship is based on a true story? Re on to know more details about movie:
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Is Bhoot movie a true story?
film Bhoot – Part one: Haunted Ship is based on a true incident that took place in Mumbai and is about MV Wisdom incident in year 2011, as per IMDb. film tells story of an officer who has to move an abandoned but haunted ship lying static on Juhu Beach, Mumbai. film is also said to be inspired by 9,000-ton cargo ship MV Wisdom, which was found stranded on Juhu Beach in June 2011. Vicky stated in an interview with Bollywood Hungama that incident was "germ" for film.
On June 17, 2011, MV Wisdom ran aground just off Juhu. When towline broke and it got stranded on Juhu Beach, vessel was under tow from Colombo to Alang (Gujarat), where it remained for about three weeks before it was finally towed away on July 2. On evening of 30 July, just over a month later, an unmanned oil tanker called MT Pavit drifted undetected into coastal waters of India before wedging itself at Juhu Beach. Panama-flagged vessel was abandoned off Oman coast earlier that month, and after receiving an SOS letter, an Indian merchant vessel, MV Jag Pushpa, rescued its crew. film Bhoot – Part One: Haunted Ship is loosely inspired by se two events, with "haunted" angle ded.
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More about Bhoot
film featured URI star Vicky Kaushal alongside actor Bhumi Pednekar in a le role. Bhoot Part One- Haunted Ship was helmed by Any Body Can Dance director Bhanu Pratap Singh. film was being bankrolled under banner of Dharma Productions and also managed to receive praise from fans and viewers.
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16:30 IST, November 23rd 2020