Bardovi(2024)
Hindi117 mins
Anant is a middle aged hearse-driver who brings corpses to the crematorium. He has little liking for the usual day to day routine and prefers to live along. He is and always has been fascinated by death. One day, Anant finds out his dead mother was part of a mysterious organization. He sets out to discover if everything he knew about his mother was a lie.
Director:Karan Chavan
Mood:
darkemotionalsuspenseful
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 2 August 2024
- Director
- Karan Chavan
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 1h 57m
- Rating
- 4.0/10
Storyline
Anant drives a hearse and takes bodies to the crematorium. He has always been fascinated by death. After learning his dead mother belonged to a secret group, he tries to uncover the truth about her life.
“A hearse driver's dead mother holds a dark secret.”
Film Details
4.0Rating
117Minutes
HindiLanguage
Release Date2 August 2024
Parental Guide
Violence
High
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
High
Vibe & Tags
Mood
darkemotionalsuspenseful
Themes
identityfamilysurvivalcorruption
Tonegritty
Pacingslow-burn
Complexityrequires-attention
Audienceniche
Best Withalone
Violence3
Emotion4
Humor1
Rewatchability3
Cast & Crew
#1
#2C
Chhaya KadamAkka
→C
Chittaranjan GiriAnant
→#3
V
Virat MadakeActor
→#4
K
Karan ChavanDirector
→#5
A
Arjun JadhavCrew
→Trivia
- The film's title 'Bardovi' refers to a traditional Marathi term for a hearse driver, grounding the story in regional funeral customs.
- Director Karan Chavan shot key scenes at a real, functioning crematorium in Maharashtra to achieve authentic atmosphere.
- Lead actor Prasad Oak prepared for his role by spending time with actual hearse drivers to understand their daily routines and mindset.
- The mysterious organization in the plot is subtly inspired by historical secret societies rumored to have existed in colonial-era India.
- Much of the film was shot using practical lighting and minimal CGI to enhance the horror elements through natural shadows and textures.
- The movie's soundtrack features a rare, traditional wind instrument called the pungi, often associated with spiritual rituals in parts of India.
- Despite being a horror film, it had a limited theatrical release focused mainly on Maharashtra before streaming, affecting its box office visibility.