Pari (2018)

Director: Prosit Roy

Starring: Anushka Sharma, Parambrata Chattopadhyay, Rajat Kapoor

Pari is a supernatural horror film in which a man attempts to help a woman named Ruksana, an abuse victim, who he found chained up in a hut.

The first thing I noticed here was the excellent sound. ‘Pari’ is creepy and unpredictable. The visuals are subtle, yet highly effective and scary. Bloody hell, there were moments when this movie gave me the chills!

In the vein of ‘Let the right one in’, ‘Pari’ builds slowly but surely, with disturbing images throughout. Personally, I feel they should have streamlined the film a bit – cut it by about 20 minutes, as there were moments that felt slow, as if it unnecessarily dragged the movie down when  it should have been faster paced. Some scenes just lingered much too long. Nevertheless, ‘Pari’ is a well made film that packs the punch.

Anushka Sharma is excellent as the apparent victim, Rukshana, who slowly reveals her true identity.

‘Pari’ received award nominations for Best Sound Design, Best Special Effects, Best Actress, Best Debut Director.

In Hindi

Would I watch it again? Probably not.