Apartment(2010)
Apartment is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language thriller film directed by Jag Mundhra. The film stars Rohit Roy, Anupam Kher, Tanushree Dutta, and Neetu Chandra in lead roles. The story follows Preeti Sengupta, an air hostess who rents a room to a seemingly innocent girl named Neha Bhardwaj. As Neha's behavior turns obsessive and violent, Preeti's life spirals into a nightmare of betrayal and danger. The film is loosely based on the American thriller Single White Female (1992). It was released on 23 April 2010 under the Magna Films banner. The film received mixed reviews but is noted for its tense atmosphere and performances.
Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 23 April 2010
- Director
- Jag Mundhra
- Language
- Hindi
- Rating
- 5.6/10
Storyline
Preeti Sengupta, an air hostess, kicks out her boyfriend after a fight. To pay the rent, she takes in a quiet roommate named Neha. But Neha is not what she seems. She becomes obsessed with Preeti and begins to destroy her life. Preeti must fight to survive and protect everything she loves.
“Rent at your own risk.”
Film Details
Parental Guide
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Cast & Crew
Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Apartment
Cast reunions in this film: Jagmohan Mundhra & Jag Mundhra (3 films together).
Trivia
- The film was originally titled 'The Apartment' but was shortened to 'Apartment' for its release.
- Director Jag Mundhra was known for thrillers and this was one of his final Hindi films before his passing in 2011.
- Anupam Kher's character, a poet named Madhusudan Tanha, shares his last name with a famous Urdu poet, Dushyant Kumar.
- The movie was shot primarily in Mumbai, with the apartment set designed to feel claustrophobic to enhance the thriller mood.
- Neetu Chandra's character is introduced as a modest girl from a small town, contrasting with Tanushree Dutta's city-bred airhostess.
- The film's soundtrack included a song by composer Shamir Tandon, but it did not become commercially popular.
- Despite being a horror-thriller, the plot focuses more on psychological tension between roommates than supernatural elements.