A Scandall(2016)

Storyline

A film school graduate named Vidhu wants to make a movie about his girlfriend's uncle. The uncle says he can see his dead daughter. Vidhu takes a small crew to Nainital to film the paranormal activity. But the crew soon discovers a dark family secret involving incest and murder.

“Some secrets should stay buried.”

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Cast & Crew

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.