3 December 2018 | Fella_shibby

9 | The constant rain, vivid local landscapes, unique storyline n the ending man. If only the subject of true horror 'Sati' was explored more.

The film begins with beautiful cinematography. The story is unique, bringing mythology n the moral subject of human greed. The story is based on the spooky Indian mythology/horror folktale of a demon who is loaded with gold but deprived of food. One family has been able to revive the demon by building a temple inside an isolated n creepy mansion. Cos of this the family is ostracised. The mansion is huge with big doors n fort like walls n only the old father resides in the mansion. The wife/mistress do visit the mansion everyday to give the old husband a hand-job n while she gives him the hand-job, she asks him to hurry up, to which the oldie replies in a funny way. The wife also inquires about a gold coin which is kept near the demon's idol. The house of the family is walking distance away from the mansion which is inhabited by the wife n her two kids along with the great great grandmother of the old husband who is being cursed to live forever after the bite of the demon n the old hag needs to be fed regularly while she is asleep or she might resort to cannibalism. The house is a striking image on top a hill, reminding viewers of isolation in the countryside. There are no close-by neighbors, as the family is on their own after their ostracisation. There was something very trance like feel in this movie, especially the weather n the locations. The constant rain and vivid, well filmed local landscapes were the characters themselves. It is dark n claustrophobic with palpable atmosphere. The cinematographer did a fantastic job in creating a perpetual and palpable sense of tension and fear. The director also did a nice job of building a concrete, hypnotizing story without ever having to sacrifice pacing. The story takes place in a span of thirty years n the details r appropriately handled. If u notice the mansion in the beginning n after fifteen years, u will see all the details. Attention has been paid in the local ethnic details, the time period, costumes n architecture. Also the moral subject of greed n lust were handled very well. The subject of Sati n female subjugation were sprinkled but not explored. Soham Shah was good n the kids were good too. Appreciate Soham n the producers for producing such a good horror film. Kudos to the director for a fantastic twist ending.