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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 5 January 2024
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 46m
Storyline
A man named Farhan fights both a dangerous supernatural creature and his own mental illness. He is in a desperate struggle to protect his wife, Nida, from these combined threats.
“A spirit haunts him. His mind betrays him. Can he save her?”
Film Details
46Minutes
HindiLanguage
Release Date5 January 2024
Parental Guide
Violence
High
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
High
Vibe & Tags
Mood
darksuspensefuldisturbing
Themes
survivalfamilyidentity
Toneintense
Pacingslow-burn
Complexityrequires-attention
Audienceniche
Best Withwith-partner
Violence4
Emotion4
Humor1
Rewatchability3
Cast & Crew
#1
M
Manjari ChaudharyNida
→#2
N
Naseeb AkhtarFarhan
→#3
A
Ayesha AtharSister
→#4
R
Rahat HussainFather
→#5
S
Sourabh SainiJayant
→#6
S
Saima WaqarMother
→#7
M
Mohammed Humza BaigYoung Farhan
→#8
H
Hamid BaigCrew
→Trivia
- The film's director, Hamid Baig, is also a visual effects artist who worked on the movie's CGI.
- It was shot primarily in the United Arab Emirates, using real desert locations for its eerie scenes.
- The movie blends Islamic folklore about Jinns with a modern psychological horror storyline.
- Some of the sound design uses recordings from abandoned buildings to create unsettling atmospheres.
- It had a limited theatrical release in India, focusing more on digital streaming platforms.
- The script went through multiple rewrites to balance supernatural scares with mental health themes.
- Special makeup effects were used to create the Jinn's appearance without relying only on computer graphics.