Darling (2007)

Review from bollyvista
He is back! The director of 'Aag' is here ... run for your life! 'Darling' is the story of an executive Aditya Soman (Fardeen Khan) who has a doting wife Anjali (Isha Koppikar) and a son. He also has a girlfriend, Geeta Menon (Esha Deol), who is also his secretary. The girlfriend dies one day and makes life miserable for Aditya. Welcome to a new unique genre in Indian cinema ... Horror Comedy! Fardeen Khan, as the hassled and terrified lover, gives his best performance to date. Esha Deol, as the haunting ghost, is superb. Performance wise, Isha Koppikar doesn't...more

Review from bollywoodgate.com
Film: "Darling"; Cast: Esha Deol, Fardeen Khan, Issha Koppiker; Director: Ram Gopal Varma; Rating: ** One extra star goes to this poor ghost film only for Esha Deol's startling presence and sterling account of a woman whom love turns into a roaming spirit. So let's raise a toast to the ghost. As the devilishly impish "Darling", Esha flies high with her performance that has a kite-like velocity to it. Esha has never pulled so many strings from her histrionic kitty. She brings depth, despair, pathos and humour into her rather hazily-written role. Esha comes across hazily for more than one...more

Review from indiaglitz
There are films where ghosts scare people with ugly faces, scary mannerisms and eerie surroundings. There are films where ghosts scare people with sheer dialogue delivery that continues to haunt you way after the film's screening is over. And then there are films like DARLING where ghosts stay on to be 'perfectly normal' with standard dialogue delivery, normal facial expressions that never once go over the top and no 'sudden-behind-the-curtains-experience'! Picture this. A pair of investigating cops (enacted delightfully by Upendra Limaye and his scarier-than-a-ghost junior with a screen name Malti) ask Fardeen some not-so-comfortable questions about his missing secretary [Esha...more