The third instalment of the 1920 franchise '1920 London' is anything but scary. Directed by Tinu Suresh Desai, this film is a sloppy take on yet another horror flick. I am still trying hard to fathom what was going through Vikram Bhatt's mind when he penned down this stale love triangle, with a demon vying hard for some attention.

Sharman Joshi's 1920 London is like most of Bollywood horror movies: boring and predictable. Cliched dialogues, unrequited love angle and romantic songs... the film has everything but scares. If that isn't enough, you have actors who look blank throughout the film and barely hold your attention. Sharman Joshi, however, does a decent job in comparison to his co-stars Meera Chopra and Vishal Karwal.

There isn't an inkling of innovative thinking in the third installment of the 1920 series. The best thing that can be said about it is that it will remain one of the year's funniest films. Blood talk, daayans and jaadu tona are all in vogue this season (ahem!) but in the horror genre, these things are so passe. One look at the daayan and the first thing that will pop in your head is 'For Devil's Sake, someone get the poor woman a stylist'. With her sense of make-up, anyone would be looked down upon by their peers. No wonder she rages, roars and rumbles to find herself a soul.

Hats off for at least the ambition - and there are plenty of those to doff, this being early England and all. Few films, fewer still with the limited scale of a Vikram Bhatt horror, swing as frequently between 1920 London and 1920 "somewhere in Mewar, Rajasthan" - on streamers no less. An infinitesimal number, hopefully, do so chasing an "aatma" that resides in a locket.

The film starts off with the homecoming of Shivangi (Meera Chopra) from London to Sikar (Rajasthan). When her parents question her about the unannounced visit to home, she narrates incidents that forced her to come back home. The story then goes into an array of flashback incidents that had occurred with her husband Veer Singh (Vishal Karwa), who, presently is in an extremely miserable state. And the reason for his condition happens to be a gift that he got from Rajasthan.

Shivangi (Meera Chopra) comes from a Rajasthani royal family. The princess is married to a prince named Veer (Vishal Karwal) and the duo stay in London. Everything is hunky dory in their lives until a gift from their hometown makes its way into their home. The royal necklace has been put under a spell of the black magic and soon possesses Veer's body.