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{{Infobox film
| name           = Ho Sakta Hai
| image          = HoSaktaHai.jpg
| caption        = Poster of the film
| director       = Wilson Louis
| producer       = Ashok Kotwani
| writer         = Wilson Louis
| screenplay     = Wilson Louis
| starring       = {{ubl|[[Khalid Siddiqui]]|[[Hazel Crowney]]|[[Victor Banerjee]]}}
| music          = [[Rahul Ranade]]
| cinematography = Suresh Suvarna
| studio         = [[Venus Records & Tapes]] 
| released       = {{film date|df=yes|2005|||[[Cannes Film Festival]]|2006|3|31|India}}
| country        = India
| language       = Hindi
| gross          = {{INRConvert|88.982|k|year=2006}} (total)<ref name="Hungama">{{cite web | url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/boxoffice/id/534789 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151221001559/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/boxoffice/id/534789 | url-status=dead | archive-date=21 December 2015 | title=Ho Sakta Hai (2006) box-office collections | website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] | date=2006 | access-date=6 February 2016}}</ref>
}}

'''''Ho Sakta Hai''''' ({{langx|en|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]], and [[Victor Banerjee]]. It follows a family living peacefully until they discover that they are falling prey to [[black magic]]. 

The film was screened at several international [[film festival]]s but was a [[box office bomb]] in India.<ref name="Hungama" />

==Cast==
* [[Khalid Siddiqui]] as Dr. Mohan<ref name=carreer>{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2004/12/06/stories/2004120601070300.htm | title=Jogging new tracks |author=Rana Siddiqui | accessdate=4 February 2016 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204091535/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2004/12/06/stories/2004120601070300.htm | work=[[The Hindu]] | date=2004-12-06 | archivedate=4 February 2016}}</ref> 
* [[Hazel Crowney]] as Claire
* [[Victor Banerjee]] as Mohan's grandfather
* [[Mukesh Tiwari]] as Kushaba (face reader)
* [[Neena Kulkarni]] as Shakuntala
* [[Jaya Bhattacharya]] as Snehal
* Pinky Campbell as Parvati (credited as Mohini)
* Master Dharmik as Tanya (Mohan's son)

==Critical reviews==
[[Taran Adarsh]] of [[Bollywood Hungama]] rated the film 1.5 out of 5, praising the performances of [[Victor Banerjee]], [[Khalid Siddiqui]], and [[Hazel Crowney]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Adarsh |first=Taran |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/534789 |title=Ho Sakta Hai review |website=Bollywood Hungama |date=31 March 2006 |access-date=4 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140310172740/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/534789 |archive-date=10 March 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>  

Joginder Tuteja of IndiaGlitz praised the visual effects of the film.<ref>{{cite web |last=Tuteja |first=Joginder |url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/ho-sakta-hai-hindi-movie-review-7407.html |title=Ho Sakta Hai Movie Review – Do You Believe in an Alternative Force? |website=IndiaGlitz |date=28 March 2006 |access-date=6 February 2016}}</ref>  

Parbina Rashid of [[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] highlighted the performances of Banerjee and Mohini (Campbell).<ref name=acco1/>

==Accolades==
''Ho Sakta Hai'' was screened at the [[Cannes Film Festival]] in 2005 and the Filmpur Film Festival in [[England]] the same year.<ref name=acco1>{{cite web |last=Rashid |first=Parbina |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060402/ttlife.htm |title=Magic and Masala |publisher=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)]] |date=2 April 2006 |access-date=6 February 2016}}</ref> The film was nominated as one of the Best Three Films at the [[Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry|FICCI]] Awards.<ref name=acco2>{{cite web |url=http://businessofcinema.com/bollywood-news/wilson-louis-next-is-imammas-boyi/16057 |title=Wilson Louis' next is Mamma's Boy |publisher=Business of Cinema |date=10 April 2006 |access-date=6 February 2016}}</ref> It also won a Seagate Technical Award for Best Visual Effects.
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Award
!Ceremony
!Result
!Notes(s) / Ref(s)
|-
|2006
|Best Visual Effects
|Seagate Technical Awards
|{{Won}}
|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/little-known-facts-about-ho-sakta-hai-malayalam-news-21249.html | title=Little known facts about Ho Sakta Hai | work=IndiaGlitz | department=IG Desk | date=23 March 2006 | accessdate=6 February 2016}}</ref>
|-
|2006
|Official Selection 
|[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] library
|'''Selected'''
|<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/it-is-a-wrong-perception-in-the-minds-of-people-in-india-that-a-horror-film-has-to-be-gory-wilson-louis_100423050.html | title="It Is A Wrong Perception In The Minds Of People In India That A Horror Film Has To Be Gory" - Wilson Louis | publisher=[[BNO News|Thaindian News]] | date=4 September 2010 | accessdate=6 February 2016 | author=Sampurn}}</ref>
|-
|2006
|Best Visual Effects
|[[Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry|FICCI]] Awards
|{{Nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web | url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/under-a-spell/676442/ | title=Under a spell | publisher=[[The Indian Express]] | work=[[Indian Express Group]] | date=3 September 2010 | accessdate=6 February 2016 | author=Amrita Jain}}</ref>
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=1029314}}
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20160206143653/http://wilsonlouisfilms.in/feature-short-films Ho Sakta Hai]'' at WilsonLouisFilms portal
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20120206033038/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/534789 Ho Sakta Hai]'' at [[Bollywood Hungama]]

[[Category:2000s horror thriller films]]
[[Category:Indian horror thriller films]]
[[Category:2005 horror films]]
[[Category:2005 films]]
[[Category:Films about witchcraft]]
[[Category:2000s mystery thriller films]]
[[Category:Indian mystery thriller films]]
[[Category:2005 Hindi-language films]]

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