Darling is a ‘killer love story’. So says Ram Gopal Varma. We don’t argue. The movie is in fact a love story, though a little crowded with three people — Fardeen Khan, wife Isha Koppikar and Fardeen’s colleague-cum-forbidden fruit Esha Deol.

Ramu then decides to do justice to the “killer” tag of the movie, and gets one of them killed. Then enters the new-age bhoot, a dead-and-loving-it Esha.

She is traditional as far as the colour of her outfit is concerned, otherwise, our ghost is sexy and tech-savvy, calling up Fardeen on his cellphone.

The problem with Darling is that it appears to be a horror movie at one point, but turns into a comedy the next moment.

For a change, Ramu’s bhoot is not interested in the regular boo! business of her tribe.
Esha doesn’t waste time lurking in the dark. Instead, she makes herself comfortable under Fardeen’s table and at coffee outlets.

Mind you, this is an emotional bhoot who cries for hours over lost love. She also goes to the temple to get her evil motives okayed. Divine bhoot, anyone?

The film might do good things for Fardeen and Esha who have given a wonderful performance, but Darling is hardly a relief for Ram Gopal Varma who is yet to recover from Aag burns.