Alone: 5 reasons why the film redefines eroticism

VFX creator Soumen Das's brief for Bhushan Patel's horror film Alone, was to create a prosthetic layer that would transform Bipasha Basu from glamorous leading lady to the revolting ghost who terrorises her. The spectre is Bipasha's dead twin and each blood curdling shot was first filmed with Bipasha and a body double and then re-shot with Bipasha wearing the prosthetics, reports Mumbai Mirror. “We used a composite merging process that combined live footage from the sets and computer generated images," said Soumen to the tabloid. “The pre-production stage took 7 months and matte paintings were created for 30 per cent of the film," he added. The set too saw several impromptu changes to accommodate a chroma screen for the double acts. “We were filming ghost sequences that appeared to be funny rather than scary. Since, we were working on conjoined twins, every sequence had to be filmed twice. We had to adjust the lighting so that the actors did not have shadows falling on them," Soumen further said. Based on the 2007 Thai horror flick of the same name, Alone has plenty of such double acts. He has worked as a shoot supervisor on Kill Dill and has been an assistant on the sets of horror films like Shapith and Aatma, but this is Soumen's first full-fledged project. When asked if he is satisfied with the results after 4 months of post-production, he said to Mirror, “In Bollywood, we don't have the luxury of working for 2 years on the animation of a film. My team and I are working tirelessly and should be done by January 3." Working on a tight deadline for a January 16 release, he added, “I'm working on stitching facial expressions on the ghost as fast as I can. The film's sound effects and rendering can only be done once my job is done."
Here are 5 reasons why we think Alone redefines eroticism...

The trailer of Bipasha Basu and Karan Singh Grover’s much-awaited horror film, Alone, was unveiled recently and it received an overwhelming response from the audience. By crossing the two million mark on YouTube, it has become the fastest horror flick in Bollywood to garner these many views within two days. The film has set a new benchmark by getting more than 20 lakh views on YouTube and becoming the No.1 video in less than 48 hours due to its immense popularity among the viewers with an unprecedented 'Like' ratio of over 95 percent.

Bipasha Basu's topless act: Bipasha Basu is known for her hot and sexy avatar and is all set to thrill her fans in Alone. The actress is seen sharing screen space with Karan Singh Grover and the bold scenes in the promo have grabbed a lot of attention. The actress is seen going topless in one of the scenes which has become talk of the town. In an interview with IANS, Bipasha said, "It is going to be my boldest film that I have ever done till now."

Karan's hot physique: The film revolves around the novel concept of conjoined twins and the spine-chilling and intriguing trailer has managed to create curiosity. Audiences have given double thumbs-up to the trailer and now, they are quite keen to watch the movie. In the trailer, Karan Singh Grover's hot body is prominently shown and director Bhushan Patel claims that Karan will be a suprise package for all. Karan's character Kabir falls in love with one of the twins and then a series of twists and turns take place. Directed by Bhushan Patel, Alone has been produced by Kumar Mangat, Abhishek Pathak, Pradeep Agarwal and Prashant Sharma and is slated to release on January 16, 2015.

Bipasha Basu and KSG's hot chemistry: The first look poster of Alone had Bipasha Basu and Karan Singh Grover in a super hot avatar which set the tone of the movie and generated curiosity value. Bips and Karan undoubtedly make one of the hottest on-screen pair in Bollywood and their off-screen chemistry too grabbed headlines. In an interview with TOI, Bipasha said, "Karan and I get along like a house on fire. We have great onscreen chemistry and great comfort together."

Famous formula of sex and horror: The promos of Alone are getting great response by the people and this is a feat in itself for the makers. With a surge in number of likes for this kind of film, this is indeed a phenomenal landmark. The makers of Alone are probably trying the successful formula of sex and horror. Packaged with thrills, eroticism, sensuality, hit music and riddled with twists, Alone makes for an entertainer for the audience.

Bhushan Patel's direction: Bhushan Patel, who promised full dose of entertainment in Ragini MMS 2, was successful in making Sunny Leone sizzle on-screen. Now, it seems that Bipasha too gets a chance to revive her career in Bollywood. "For Alone, we have adapted the screenplay of a Thai film of the same name, but keeping Indian audiences in mind. The story, interpersonal equations and the horror in Thai film Alone caters to Thai audiences and that is very different from our audience's taste," said the Ragini MMS 2 director. "The basic premise of this film and the Thai film is same, but I have changed a lot in the film. When you'll see the films and compare them, you will know it," he said in an interview to IANS.