Horror Story(2013)
Horror Story is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language horror film directed by Ayush Raina and written by Vikram Bhatt. The film stars Karan Kundrra, Nishant Malkani, Hasan Zaidi, Ravish Desai, Radhika Menon, Aparna Bajpai, and Nandini Vaid. The story follows seven college friends who dare each other to spend a night in an abandoned hotel rumored to be haunted. They soon discover the rumors are true and are hunted by a vengeful female ghost. The film is notable for featuring seven debutant actors and having no songs. It received mixed reviews from critics, who praised its atmosphere but criticized the predictable plot and over-the-top climax. The movie was released on September 13, 2013, in India.
Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 13 September 2013
- Director
- Ayush Raina
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Rating
- 4.6/10
Storyline
Seven college friends dare each other to spend one night in an abandoned hotel. The hotel is famous for being haunted. Nobody has survived a night there. The friends think it is just a rumor. But the ghost is real. She begins to kill them one by one. The survivors must find a way to escape before dawn.
“Some doors should never be opened”
Film Details
Parental Guide
Vibe & Tags
Cast & Crew
Trivia
- The film was shot in just 10 days, a very short schedule for a feature film.
- It was promoted as India's first film to be shot entirely in a single location, the haunted hotel.
- The movie was released on Friday the 13th, a date traditionally associated with bad luck and horror.
- Director Ayush Raina also worked as a visual effects artist on the film.
- It was one of the early horror films in Bollywood to use found-footage style elements briefly.
- The film had a very low budget but managed to recover its costs at the box office.
- Some scenes used practical effects and in-camera tricks to create scares instead of only CGI.