richardkrinsky
This WAS a decent adaptation that brought Hindu concepts to bear on what was already a great movie. Yes; they do rip off much from THE EYE (not entirely verbatim as some have said - the eclipse and the train incident, for instance, are reinterpretations). Others do not give sufficient credit to the adaptation - this movie takes THE EYE and adds Hindu explanations of Dharma (duty) and Karma (+/- energy) to break the cycle of rebirth (materialism) and yield Nirvana (awareness). Hence, the import of the solar eclipse - representing the obscured cycle of rebirth; setting events in motion. The effects were sufficient and while I would have appreciated better subtitling or a decent dub, the acting was not too over the top. The female lead does over-act often, but I am accustomed to that growing up with and enjoying actors like William Shatner and Christopher Walken (When doesn't Al Pacino burst into a scream?!). I bought it and intend to keep it. To help others decide, this did for THE EYE what the Korean version of THE RING VIRUS did for the RING. It DOES add to the mythos!
Hooman (hooman_golparvar)
Naina somehow reminded me "Crime and Punishment" novel written by Russian author "Fyodor Dostoevsky" but in compare of that unique novel it can be considered as the weak version which tried to change the story path. Considering it as an Indian art work,i admired the artistic features of the movie and also outstanding animation scenes. Naina movie has stunning animations and the music generally inside the movie is attached the the story which makes a good harmony. near end of the movie (30 minutes to the end) you have the feeling that characters of the movie are running from one since to another, also it give the feeling that this movie could be finished in so many better ways.
sandhirflora
The "Bhoot" of film Bhoot is still haunting Urmila and she is back to her histrionics and antics viz. screaming, flaring nostrils, Popping eyes et al. Imagine, the audience is subjected to Urmila making faces to camera for two plus hours. Unfortunately, there is no competent actor (like Ajay Devgan in Bhoot) to counterbalance these acts with his restrained, underplayed performance. Is it a show reel of Urmila's fear factor ? All this in the name of supernatural thriller packed with visual gimmicks, sorry effects ?. Too Much !!. Dearest director Shripal Morakhia, don't pick-up film-making influenced from Hollywood horror DVDs instead get real with your own story-telling. "Naina Barse Rim jhim Rim jhim"- can be a case only for distributors of this film as "Note nahi barse" at box-office.
pnchheda
No matter how much the Indian viewers/media try to hype "Bollywood", Naina proves that Bollywood is not capable for producing original ideas. I would highly recommend watching the original HK flick called Jian gui (aka "The Eye") rather that watching a "copied and pasted" laughable Indian version. Naina proves that Bollywood not only "frame to frame" copies foreign films but does a terrible job doing it! The producers did not even have a decency to change the name of the movie!The plot, framing and in fact the lines are identical. When will the Indian producers realize that they cannot get away with crime. I am surprised that no one has sued the filmmakers for such a blatant copyright infringement. The performance of Urmila is laughable and the FX are very amateurish!P