Step in a new direction

Updated On: 27 November, 2021 07:29 AM IST | Mumbai | Uma Ramasubramanian

Chhorii director Furia hopes Bollywood wakes up to horror films’ potential to drive home social messages

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A still from Chhorii

With Chhorii, director Vishal Furia has revisited a story he knows intimately. The Nushrratt Bharuccha-starrer, centred on a pregnant woman, is inspired by Furia’s 2017 movie, Lapachhapi. The Marathi film went beyond chills and thrills to tackle age-old societal practices — something that, he says, resonated strongly with the audience. “Back then, it had got amazing response from the female audience. That’s when I thought, why not take it [to a wider audience]?” That set the ball rolling on the Hindi remake, which dropped on Amazon Prime Video yesterday. “A lot has changed in these five years — be it technically, or even the platform. My earlier film was restricted to Maharashtra; Chhorii is getting pan-India reach,” says the director.

Vishal Furia