14. AKA: The same great show by a name you didn’t know.

I might not be the biggest fan of Scream but I’m going to watch the Bollywood remake.

Directed by Pavan S. Kaul and written by Arshad Ali Syed, this starts just like its American inspiration with two teens — Malini Gujral and Sunny — murdered. The difference is that instead of having a mask that looks like Edvard Munch’s work, it looks like a clown.

Malini’s sister Mahek and her friends Rocky, Gehna, Rajat, Rhea, and Nikhil are all going to Simon College and are stalked by the killer just like her sister. In fact, whoever it is, the clown-faced slasher keeps calling Mahek. There’s also new love, perhaps, from Suraj Rai, who has just moved to campus.

As Mahlek is chased repeatedly by the killer, one of the teachers, Mrs. Roy, is killed inside a bathroom — Scream 2, right? — thinking a man has been staring at the girls there. The bloody tracks left behind have the cops thinking that it’s Rocky but while the foot size is close, the actual print is different. It’s closer to Suraj’s shoes, but by now, Mahek is interested in this stranger but then she discovers that the killer also has the same watch as him.

Everyone decides to get away and go on an island vacation, so this movie becomes I Still Know What You Did Last Summer. Nearly everyone gets killed and twist after twist happens, including one taken from Scream and adding on even more family tragedy between the killer and Mahek.

This has tons of kills, some good locations and is filled with songs which pushes it to more than 2 and a half hours. But hey, that’s Bollywood. What’s strange is that it doesn’t refer to any other horror movies and the meta nature of the inspiration is what set it apart. Instead, this is nearly a slasher based on a movie making fun of slashers without any of the comedic elements. The telephone calls aren’t even a part of this movie. Just a mask, a cloak, a similar poster and a heroine who has a single mom. Well, they do get the arguing love interests who may or may not be Ghostface. Or the Joker, as he’s known in this.

You can watch it on YouTube.