Shaitaan(2024)
During Kabir and his family's weekend getaway, their enjoyable retreat takes a terrifying twist when they welcome a friendly yet enigmatic stranger into their home. As time passes, the family must confront their deepest fears in this gripping supernatural thriller, delving into the dark world of Indian Black Magic.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Netflix
- OTT Release Date
- 19 April 2024
- Theatrical Release
- 8 March 2024
- Director
- Vikas Bahl
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 12m
- Rating
- 6.8/10
Storyline
A family's weekend getaway turns into a nightmare. A stranger invades their home and gains a sinister control over their teenage daughter. He forces her to obey his dangerous and escalating commands.
“A stranger is now inside their daughter.”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Shaitaan
Cast reunions in this film: Vikas Bahl & Amit Trivedi (4 films together), R. Madhavan & Jyothika (2 films together), and R. Madhavan & Ajay Devgan (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film is an official Hindi remake of the 2023 Gujarati horror hit 'Vash', which was also directed by Krishnadev Yagnik.
- Actor R. Madhavan, who plays the father, learned and performed a specific breathing technique shown in the film to make his panic scenes look real.
- The movie's climax scene involving a glass table was filmed in a single long take to increase tension, requiring precise coordination from the crew.
- Director Vikas Bahl watched over 50 horror films from different countries as research before starting this project.
- The film's title 'Shaitaan', meaning devil, was chosen to directly reflect the core theme of external evil possession in a simple way.
- Despite being a horror film, it had a strong opening weekend, collecting over ₹55 crore in India, showing high audience interest.
- The character names, Kabir and Jyoti, are common Indian names chosen to make the family feel relatable to a wide audience.
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