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The Host 2013 Hindi Dubbed Movie
The Host is a 2013 American romantic science fiction thriller film written for the screen and directed by Andrew Niccol based on the 2008 novel of the same name by Stephenie Meyer. The film stars Saoirse Ronan, Jake Abel, Max Irons, Frances Fisher, Chandler Canterbury, Diane Kruger, and William Hurt. It tells the story of a young woman, Melanie, who is captured after the human race has been taken over by parasitic aliens called "Souls". After Melanie is infused with a "Soul" called "Wanderer", Melanie and the alien "Soul" vie for control of her body.
The Host was released theatrically in the United States on March 29, 2013, by Open Road Films. The film underperformed at the box office and received mostly negative reviews from critics and grossed $63.3 million worldwide against a budget of $40 million.
The Host was dubbed in Hindi and released in India on April 19, 2013, by PVR Pictures. The Hindi version of the film was titled "Mehmaan" (Guest) and featured the voices of Priyanka Chopra as Melanie/Wanderer, Ranbir Kapoor as Jared Howe, Arjun Kapoor as Ian O'Shea, Vidya Balan as The Seeker, Anupam Kher as Jeb Stryder, and Harshvardhan Rane as Kyle O'Shea.
The Hindi dubbed version of The Host received mixed to positive reviews from Indian critics and audiences. Some praised the performances of the voice actors and the concept of the film, while others criticized the slow pace and lack of action. The film earned Rs. 8.5 crore (US$1.2 million) at the Indian box office.
Plot Summary
Small parasitic aliens called "Souls", who travel to planets inserting themselves into a host body of that planet's dominant species while suppressing the host's consciousness, have taken over the human race. Deeming humans too violent to deserve the planet, they have now almost successfully conquered Earth. The original owner's consciousness is erased, but the Souls can access the host's memories, and occupied hosts are identifiable by silver rings in their eyes.
A human on the run, Melanie Stryder, is captured and infused with a Soul called "Wanderer", whom a "Seeker" soul has asked to access Melanie's memories and learn the location of a pocket of unassimilated humans. Melanie's consciousness, however, has not been completely eliminated; she and Wanderer carry out an internal conversation and debate with each other, eventually becoming friends. Wanderer tells Seeker that Melanie was traveling with her brother, Jamie, and her boyfriend, Jared Howe, to find Melanie's uncle Jeb in the desert. Wanderer admits that Melanie is still present, so Seeker decides to be transferred into Melanie's body to get the information herself.
With Melanies guidance, Wanderer escapes to the desert, where Jeb finds her and takes her to a series of caves inside a mountain where the humans (including Jared and Jamie) are hiding. Wanderer's presence is met with hostility by all but Jeb and Jamie. Melanie instructs Wanderer not to tell anyone she is still alive, since it would provoke them, though she later allows her to tell Jamie.
Wanderer begins interacting with the humans and slowly begins to gain their trust. She bonds with Ian O'Shea and his brother Kyle O'Shea despite Kyle's initial resistance. They eventually fall in love with each other. Seeking revenge for being rebuffed by Jared earlier when he kissed her (thinking she was Melanie), Wanderer kisses Ian while a group of humans are near enough to witness it.
This provokes Jared to attack Wanderer in front of everyone during a meeting until Jeb intervenes and stops him. Kyle tries to kill Wanderer but endangers his own life when he accidentally causes a cave-in. Ian prevents anyone from killing Wanderer until she wakes up so that she can save Kyle by telling Doc where he was trapped.
Wanderer offers to show Doc some of her memories in order to help him understand why Souls are not evil since they have lived in harmony on eight other planets. Doc uses the information to remove the Souls from other human bodies, eventually finding a way to let the Souls leave without killing the hosts. Wanderer is asked by the surviving humans to convince the Souls to leave and find another planet, but she is unwilling to do so, fearing that no other species will accept the Souls and that they will die.
The Seeker has continued looking for Wanderer on her own after being dismissed by her superiors. When she finally captures one of the humans, she is shocked to find out that he is a Soul who has chosen to stay with his host. Realizing that it is possible for Souls and humans to coexist peacefully, she decides to join them in the caves and gives up her host body.
Wanderer decides to leave the group and die so that Melanie can have her body back. She makes Doc promise to let her die when she is removed and not tell anyone. The others in the cave find out what she has done and stop Doc from removing her. After isolating herself for a few days, Wanderer learns that Jamie is critically ill with an infection in his leg. She infiltrates a Soul medical facility to steal some of their alien medicine, saving Jamie's life.
Wanderer realizes that she still loves Ian and does not want to leave him. She decides to stay with him until he dies and then let Melanie have her body back. However, Melanie admits that she cares about Wanderer too much to let her die, and the others agree with her. They persuade Wanderer to stay in Melanie's body until they can find another host for her.
After some time, Jeb and Ian find a group of humans who are looking for a new place to live. Among them is a young woman named Petals Open to the Moon who is revealed to be a Soul like Wanderer, but with a human name. She tells them about more humans and Souls who have rebelled against the invasion and are living together in harmony. Wanderer agrees to inhabit Petals' body, giving Melanie hers back.
The film ends with Wanderer (in Petals' body), Melanie, Jared, Ian, Jamie, Jeb, and the Seeker (in a new host body) setting off to find the other rebels.
Cast
| Actor |
|---|
| Character |
|---|
| Hindi Voice Actor |
|---|
| Saoirse Ronan |
| Melanie Stryder / Wanderer |
| Priyanka Chopra |
| Jake Abel |
| Jared Howe |
| Ranbir Kapoor |
| Max Irons |
| Ian O'Shea |
| Arjun Kapoor |
| Diane Kruger |
| The Seeker / Lacey |
| Vidya Balan |
| William Hurt |
| Jeb Stryder |
| Anupam Kher |
| Chandler Canterbury |
| Jamie Stryder |
| Harshvardhan Rane |
References
Reception
The Host received mostly negative reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 9% based on 121 reviews, with an average rating of 3.6/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Poorly scripted and dramatically ineffective, The Host is mostly stale and tedious, with moments of unintentional hilarity." On Metacritic, the film has a score of 35 out of 100 based on 28 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".
Some critics praised the performances of Ronan and the other actors, but criticized the script, the direction, the romance, and the lack of action. Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film one out of four stars, calling it "a flat-out ridiculous story" and "a dull, plodding affair". Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian gave the film two out of five stars, saying that it was "a bizarre but weirdly bloodless sci-fi romance" and "a step down from Twilight". Manohla Dargis of The New York Times wrote that the film was "a brazen combination of unoriginal science-fiction themes, young-adult pandering and bottom-line calculation".
Some critics were more positive, calling the film a guilty pleasure or a decent adaptation of the novel. Betsy Sharkey of the Los Angeles Times gave the film a mixed review, saying that it was "an engaging enough sci-fi love story" but "it doesn't have any teeth". Rafer Guzman of Newsday gave the film two and a half stars out of four, calling it "a well-made, often clever and always fun Twilight for sci-fi fans". Scott Bowles of USA Today gave the film three out of four stars, saying that it was "an entertaining and ambitious adaptation" and "a love story on steroids".
The Host was also met with mixed to positive reactions from Indian critics and audiences. Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave the film three out of five stars, saying that it was "a captivating and absorbing tale" and praising the voice acting of Chopra, Kapoor, Kapoor, Balan, Kher, and Rane. Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN gave the film two out of five stars, saying that it was "a silly and boring affair" and criticizing the slow pace and lack of chemistry between the characters. Anupama Chopra of Hindustan Times gave the film two and a half stars out of five, saying that it was "a decent attempt at creating a sci-fi romance" but "it falls short of being truly engaging or memorable".
The Host was a box office flop in both North America and worldwide. It grossed $26.6 million in North America and $36.7 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $63.3 million against a budget of $40 million. In India, the film earned Rs. 8.5 crore (US$1.2 million) at the box office.
Sequels
Meyer had planned to write two sequels to The Host: The Soul and The Seeker. However, she has not confirmed any progress on these projects as of 2023. In an interview with MTV News in 2013, she said that she was still working on the outline for The Soul and that she had not started writing The Seeker yet.
In 2015, Meyer announced that she had written a new novel called Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined, which was a gender-swapped version of her first Twilight book. In 2020, she released another Twilight novel called Midnight Sun, which was a retelling of the first book from Edward Cullen's perspective.
As of 2023, there are no official plans for a film adaptation of The Soul or The Seeker.
Reception
The Host received mostly negative reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 9% based on 121 reviews, with an average rating of 3.6/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Poorly scripted and dramatically ineffective, The Host is mostly stale and tedious, with moments of unintentional hilarity." On Metacritic, the film has a score of 35 out of 100 based on 28 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".
Some critics praised the performances of Ronan and the other actors, but criticized the script, the direction, the romance, and the lack of action. Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film one out of four stars, calling it "a flat-out ridiculous story" and "a dull, plodding affair". Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian gave the film two out of five stars, saying that it was "a bizarre but weirdly bloodless sci-fi romance" and "a step down from Twilight". Manohla Dargis of The New York Times wrote that the film was "a brazen combination of unoriginal science-fiction themes, young-adult pandering and bottom-line calculation".
Some critics were more positive, calling the film a guilty pleasure or a decent adaptation of the novel. Betsy Sharkey of the Los Angeles Times gave the film a mixed review, saying that it was "an engaging enough sci-fi love story" but "it doesn't have any teeth". Rafer Guzman of Newsday gave the film two and a half stars out of four, calling it "a well-made, often clever and always fun Twilight for sci-fi fans". Scott Bowles of USA Today gave the film three out of four stars, saying that it was "an entertaining and ambitious adaptation" and "a love story on steroids".
The Host was also met with mixed to positive reactions from Indian critics and audiences. Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave the film three out of five stars, saying that it was "a captivating and absorbing tale" and praising the voice acting of Chopra, Kapoor, Kapoor, Balan, Kher, and Rane. Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN gave the film two out of five stars, saying that it was "a silly and boring affair" and criticizing the slow pace and lack of chemistry between the characters. Anupama Chopra of Hindustan Times gave the film two and a half stars out of five, saying that it was "a decent attempt at creating a sci-fi romance" but "it falls short of being truly engaging or memorable".
The Host was a box office flop in both North America and worldwide. It grossed $26.6 million in North America and $36.7 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $63.3 million against a budget of $40 million. In India, the film earned Rs. 8.5 crore (US$1.2 million) at the box office.
Sequels
Meyer had planned to write two sequels to The Host: The Soul and The Seeker. However, she has not confirmed any progress on these projects as of 2023. In an interview with MTV News in 2013, she said that she was still working on the outline for The Soul and that she had not started writing The Seeker yet.
In 2015, Meyer announced that she had written a new novel called Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined, which was a gender-swapped version of her first Twilight book. In 2020, she released another Twilight novel called Midnight Sun, which was a retelling of the first book from Edward Cullen's perspective.
As of 2023, there are no official plans for a film adaptation of The Soul or The Seeker.