Gauri: The Unborn(2007)
Gauri: The Unborn is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language horror film directed by Aku Akbar. The lead cast includes Atul Kulkarni, Rituparna Sengupta, and Anupam Kher. The story follows a Mumbai architect and his wife who abort their unborn daughter for career reasons. Years later, the spirit of that child returns to haunt their family. The film combines supernatural horror with a strong social message against female foeticide. It was produced by Adlabs and Myth Productions. The runtime is 98 minutes. The film was released in India on November 30, 2007. It earned a worldwide gross of $109,366.
Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 2007
- Director
- Akku Akbar
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Rating
- 4.0/10
Storyline
A successful architect and his wife plan a dream vacation. But their young daughter insists they stop at their old home first. Soon after arriving, a vengeful spirit begins to terrorize the family. They discover the ghost is their own unborn daughter, whom they aborted years ago. Now they must face their past or lose everything.
“She never got to be born”
Film Details
Parental Guide
Vibe & Tags
Cast & Crew
Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Gauri: The Unborn
Cast reunions in this film: Atul Kulkarni & Anupam Kher (5 films together), and Atul Kulkarni & Rituparna Sengupta (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film was shot in just 21 days, an unusually short schedule for a feature film.
- It was originally conceived as a Malayalam film but was first made in Hindi.
- The director, Akku Akbar, later remade his own Hindi film into Malayalam as 'Kana Kanmani' in 2009.
- Lead actor Atul Kulkarni is known for intense roles but rarely appears in horror films.
- The movie's producer, Shogun Films, is not a major mainstream Bollywood studio.
- Despite critical praise, it had a very limited theatrical release across India.
- The story deals with themes of reincarnation, which is uncommon in Hindi horror thrillers.