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A Scandall(2016)

4.6/10
Hindi•140 mins•

A Scandall (2016) is a 140-minute Hindi film directed by Ishaan Trivedi. Starring Reeth Mazumder and Johnny Baweja. With an audience rating of 4.6/10, A Scandall stands as one of the notable Hindi releases of 2016.

Mood:
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Quick Facts

Streaming on
Prime Video
Theatrical Release
24 June 2016
Director
Ishaan Trivedi
Language
Hindi
Runtime
2h 20m
GudVibe Rating
4.6/10

Storyline

A nine-year-old girl drowns in a lake. Her father survives a fall but begins hallucinating, seeing his dead daughter. When a film student hears the story, he takes a crew to investigate, uncovering a web of family secrets and an old murder.

“A father's grief awakens a deadly family secret.”

Film Details

4.6Rating
140Minutes
HindiLanguage
ACertificate
Release Date24 June 2016
Release Typetheatrical

Parental Guide

Violence
High
Language
Moderate
Sex / Nudity
Moderate
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
High

Vibe & Tags

Mood
darksuspensefuldisturbing
Themes
familyidentitycorruptionsurvival
Tonegritty
Pacingslow-burn
Complexityrequires-attention
Audienceniche
Best Withwith-partner
Violence3
Emotion4
Humor1
Rewatchability2

Reviews & Ratings

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Cast & Crew

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Trivia

  • The film was shot on location in Nainital, Uttarakhand, using its natural landscapes to enhance the thriller's eerie atmosphere.
  • Director Ishaan Trivedi also served as the film's writer and editor, maintaining creative control across multiple production stages.
  • The movie features a relatively unknown cast, with lead actor Manoj Bakshi having primarily worked in regional theatre prior to this role.
  • It was promoted as a 'psychosexual thriller', a niche subgenre not commonly explored in mainstream Hindi cinema at the time.
  • The film's original soundtrack includes a rare instrumental score focused on ambient sounds rather than traditional songs.
  • Despite its thriller plot, the story incorporates elements of meta-cinema by featuring characters making a film within the film.
  • The movie had a very limited theatrical release, primarily screening at a few multiplexes in North Indian cities.

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