Zapatlela is not the only movie from India that was inspired by Child's Play.
Directed by Lawrence D'Souza and written by Talat Rekhi, Papi Gudia starts when a criminal named Charandas (Shakti Kapoor) escapes the police and runs into a toy store. Before he dies, he transfers his soul into a doll named Channi which is sold on the street to a young boy who needs a friend and gets a killing machine that throws his babysitter out the window.
You know, Child's Play.
Yet it also has some of the weirdest song and dance moments I've seen in some time, as Alka Yagnik sings "Music I Love The Beat" at a talent show and it breaks whatever reality - yes, I realize this is a movie where a girl's doll with a jaunty cap becomes a walking and talking murder puppet - exists and takes over the movie for nearly ten minutes of happy pop bliss. If you have issues with the zooms of Italian cinema, get ready to lose whatever is left of your mind or lunch.
Also, it has the following mission statement, in English no less (thanks to Die, Danger, Die, Die, Kill!):
"The story idea of the film is to create positive feelings in children which will make them careful against similar situations in the future and also to warn them against blind faith or surrender to alien things be it a doll or computer toys, robots, etc."
Bring on all the remix remake rip-off Chucky clones and allow me to hold them.
Directed by Lawrence D'Souza and written by Talat Rekhi, Papi Gudia starts when a criminal named Charandas (Shakti Kapoor) escapes the police and runs into a toy store. Before he dies, he transfers his soul into a doll named Channi which is sold on the street to a young boy who needs a friend and gets a killing machine that throws his babysitter out the window.
You know, Child's Play.
Yet it also has some of the weirdest song and dance moments I've seen in some time, as Alka Yagnik sings "Music I Love The Beat" at a talent show and it breaks whatever reality - yes, I realize this is a movie where a girl's doll with a jaunty cap becomes a walking and talking murder puppet - exists and takes over the movie for nearly ten minutes of happy pop bliss. If you have issues with the zooms of Italian cinema, get ready to lose whatever is left of your mind or lunch.
Also, it has the following mission statement, in English no less (thanks to Die, Danger, Die, Die, Kill!):
"The story idea of the film is to create positive feelings in children which will make them careful against similar situations in the future and also to warn them against blind faith or surrender to alien things be it a doll or computer toys, robots, etc."
Bring on all the remix remake rip-off Chucky clones and allow me to hold them.