Director: Sangeeth Sivan
Writers: Kumar Priyadarshi, Saurabh Anand
Cast: Tusshar Kapoor, Shreyas Talpade, Siddhi Idnani, Sonia Rathee, Jay Thakkar, Abhishek Kumar, Varun Pandey, Dherendra Tiwari, Manmeet Kaur
Duration: 138 minutes
Rating: 4
 
Ever had one of those nights where things degenerate from boredom into anarchy because someone suggests, "Let's do something stupid"? That's effectively the DNA of Kapkapiii — except with booze-and-pizza binges replaced by prank-calling exes, and in this group of broke roommates, accidentally inviting a ghost into their lives.
 
Shot in a rented first-floor flat shared by six very jobless guys, each more clueless than the previous one, the film is riding high on absurdity and charm. One's attempting to set up a tea business, another is a Toilet sales flopper, and another hasn't worked in years but has very strong opinions on everything. Their biggest common asset? Boredom. So if someone proposes using a carrom board as an impromptu Ouija board, the prank vs. paranormal line begins to blur — and in a way that's both laugh-out-loud and ghastly fun.
 
Shreyas Talpade is at his best playing Manu, unofficial ring-leader of the mayhem — he comes from the right place, screws up a lot, and somehow manages to get away with it. Tusshar Kapoor, as Kabir, is the man who simply wants to sleep but gets kept awake by supernatural action. Their comedic timing, bred through all those years of Golmaal-style craziness, is a pure thrill. Seeing them play off one another again is like reconnecting with old friends who still can't sort their lives out — and it's wonderful.
 
Though the frights are more "oops-I-dropped-my-phone" than The Conjuring, Kapkapiii captures its atmosphere: half slumber party horror, half brain-dead comedy, and completely charming. Upstairs neighbors Siddhi Idnani and Sonia Rathee are charmingly unswept up by the boys' ghost antics. Siddhi, especially, is a comic natural — demonstrating she's as capable in comedy as she is in serious drama.
 
But beneath all the mayhem, there's something bittersweet. This was the last movie by the late Sangeeth Sivan, and you can sense his trademark mischief and penchant for lighthearted absurdity in each frame. He leaves behind a film that doesn't attempt to be clever — merely fun, ridiculous, spooky, and endearingly weird.
 
Bottom line? Kapkapiii isn't doing anything revolutionary. But it is the ideal movie to catch with your friends at the end of a long week of acting like grownups. No life lessons learned. No judging-y plot turns. Just a possessed carrom board, stupid choices, and a ghost named Anamika who really isn't in the mood to be disregarded.
 
So dim the lights, grab your snacks, and hit play — just maybe don’t mess with any boards in your house afterward. You’ve been warned.