Rajat is a salesperson who sells water purifiers. Malvika is married to Dev, who is a pretty rich guy, which causes Malvika to be labeled as a “trophy wife.” Suyash is an out-of-luck TV actor. The focus then shifts to the 2007 batch, whose main players are Adhiraj, Malvika, Suyash, Rajat, and Dev. One night, Vedant is locked in a closet by the usual suspects and is possessed by what seems to be the spirit of the ex-Dean Vyas. Although the current Dean, KC Swamy, advises Vedant’s parents to let him live with them, they refuse the proposal because they think he’s the school’s responsibility now. A shy and meek student named Vedant is being bullied by Sarthak, Kabir, and Dhruv. The former dean of the institution, Vyas, is found dead right before the reunion of the 2007 batch, thereby tensing up the already cold and cloudy atmosphere of the place. Chawla, Adhura is set in the Nilgiri Valley School. Yet, here we are with another boring entry into the bland-as-hell Indian horror hall of fame, i.e., Adhura.Ĭreated by Ananya Banerjee and Gauravv K. But going by the theatrical success of Evil Dead Rise and the heavily edited The Pope’s Exorcist in India (or at least my town), it showed that we’ve an appetite for good, visceral, and pulpy horror. Tumbbad, Andhaghaaram, and Churuli are the rare exceptions. My issue is with the former, which has led to stuff like Boo, Virupaksha, Gaslight, Blurr, Chhorii, Dybbuk, Boomika, Laxmii, The Priest, Bulbbul, Bhoot Police, Bhoot: The Haunted Ship, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, and so many more. I’m okay with the latter, as it has given us Stree, Bhediya, and Tooth Pari. So, it’s weird that all we’re getting nowadays are half-hearted attempts at supernatural scares or ones that use the genre to send a societal message. Most Indians have grown up watching Ssshhhh…Koi Hai, Aahat, Vikraal aur Gabraal, everything that the Ramsay Brothers made, Ram Gopal Varma’s films (before he became weird), Raaz, and of course, Manichitrathazhu.

Shh koi hai episode 1