Ho Sakta Hai! (English: It could happen) is a 2006 Indian horror film directed by Wilson Louis and produced by Ashok Kotwani. The film stars Khalid Siddiqui, Hazel Crowney, Victor Banerjee in important roles. The film focuses on a family living their lives peacefully until they discover that they are falling prey to black magic. The film was screened in many international film festivals, albeit was a "major flop" at the Indian box-office.
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| हो सकता है | |
| Directed by | Wilson Louis |
| Written by | Wilson Louis |
| Screenplay by | Wilson Louis |
| Produced by | Ashok Kotwani |
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| Cinematography | Suresh Suvarna |
| Music by | Rahul Ranade |
Production company | Venus Records & Tapes |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Box office | ₹88,982 (equivalent to ₹240,000 or US$3,000 in 2020) (total)[1] |
Taran Adarsh from Bollywood Hungama rated the film 1.5 out of 5 praising Banerjee's performance along with Khalid and Hazel.[3] Joginder Tuteja from IndiaGlitz praised the visual effects of the film.[4] Parbina Rashid from The Tribune praised the performances of Banerjee and Mohini (Campbell).[5]
Ho Sakta Hai was screened at Cannes Film Festival (2005) and Filmpur Film Festival in England (2005).[5] The film was nominated within Best Three Films at the FICCI Awards.[6] and won a Seagate Technical Award for Best Visual Effects.
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Result | Notes(s) / Ref(s) |
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| 2006 | Best Visual Effects | Seagate Technical Awards | Won | [7] |
| 2006 | Official Selection | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences library | Selected | [8] |
| 2006 | Best Visual Effects | FICCI Awards | Nominated | [9] |