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Pari

  • 2018
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 16m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
7.8K
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Anushka Sharma in Pari (2018)
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.
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Arnab tries to help Ruksahana, who is found under mysterious circumstances in a house. He lets her stay at his home until he discovers something strange about her.Arnab tries to help Ruksahana, who is found under mysterious circumstances in a house. He lets her stay at his home until he discovers something strange about her.Arnab tries to help Ruksahana, who is found under mysterious circumstances in a house. He lets her stay at his home until he discovers something strange about her.

  • Director
    • Prosit Roy
  • Writers
    • Abhishek Banerjee
    • Prosit Roy
    • Anvita Dutt
  • Stars
    • Anushka Sharma
    • Parambrata Chattopadhyay
    • Rajat Kapoor
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    7.8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Prosit Roy
    • Writers
      • Abhishek Banerjee
      • Prosit Roy
      • Anvita Dutt
    • Stars
      • Anushka Sharma
      • Parambrata Chattopadhyay
      • Rajat Kapoor
    • 131User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 15 nominations total

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    Anushka Sharma
    Anushka Sharma
    • Rukhsana
    Parambrata Chattopadhyay
    Parambrata Chattopadhyay
    • Arnab
    Rajat Kapoor
    Rajat Kapoor
    • Professor
    Ritabhari Chakraborty
    Ritabhari Chakraborty
    • Piyali
    Preeti Sharma
    • Rubina
    Mansi Multani
    • Kalapori
    Dibyendu Bhattacharya
    Dibyendu Bhattacharya
    • Kanai
    Imran Rasheed
    • Faaris
    Mohammed Shakir
    Mohammed Shakir
    • Parvez
    Aasif Khan
    Aasif Khan
    • Ismail
    Vinod Suryavanshi
    • Morgue Worker (Local Hospital)
    Joydeep Mukherjee
    • Lawyer
    Jagannath Seth
    • Prahlad
    Anshuman Jha
    • Student
    Nisha
    • Muslim Woman 1
    • (as Nisha KT)
    Shamim Khan
    • Muslim Woman 2
    Pradip Dhar
    • Taxi Driver
    • (as Prodip Dhar)
    Anirban Bhattacharya
    Anirban Bhattacharya
    • Arnab's Neighbour 1
    • Director
      • Prosit Roy
    • Writers
      • Abhishek Banerjee
      • Prosit Roy
      • Anvita Dutt
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews131

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    8shilpasingh

    Dark, supernatural, romantic, brilliantly acted and executed

    This movie is very different, it's not your traditional horror story where you see possession by the ghost and how the ghost is sent out of body etc. etc. Only after you complete the movie you will get the complete picture. It's not at all confusing, the story is pretty clear and straightforward but the way the complete picture is unveiled is brilliant. Acting by all the actors is upto the point and top notch. The movie shows both positive and negative sides of all characters, there is no villain or a hero here. It's based on supernatural elements but presented very realistically.

    A must watch, after NH10, one more master piece by Anushka Sharma.
    10arshdeep-61438

    Pari - one intelligently directed film

    Every second of the movie is engaging. As the plot uncovers you realize that the characters are not who you thought they were, which makes this film unpredictable and keeps you guessing what's going to happen. This film had ventured into an area which had probably not been explored by any film before - Bollywood or Hollywood. One benchmark for sure.
    9foreverinflow

    "If she is a monster, then what does that make me?"

    Why you should watch Pari.

    "If she is a monster, then what does that make me?"

    This is not a typical ghost story. If you ever watched Let Me In; which is a story about a little boy being friends with a girl who turned out to be a vampire, you would surely liked this one.

    The characters are unique in their own way.

    The religious guru which is portrayed by Rajat Kapoor hunts down a djinn who is the most dangerous evil spirit in his beliefs. He then tortures them mercilessly before finally killing them. He may be doing a right job, but doesn't that makes him an angel?

    In other way, Arnab is a shy guy who is soon to be married to Piyali, a doctor whom he met on a blind date. However on their way back home, they hit a person and she died on the spot. When they trying to get her relatives to settle things, Arnab only found a woman chained in a small hut; who happen to be her daughter; Rukshana.

    A series of events led Rukshana to Arnab's place and you definitely have to watch the movie to see it unfolds.

    What I can't forget the most is Arnab's phrase to Piyali when he finally come to sense, "If she is a monster, then what does that make me? I left her all alone"

    The last part is totally unsettling. You either love it or hate it.

    'Pari' is not a fairytale. Not totally a ghost story either. It deals with a normal scenery of everyday life and everyone have their own reasons for their actions.

    Never before have I seen a movie that leaves me so mystified before.

    Well done Prosit Roy. Well done India.
    7usamaafzaal

    This surprisingly beats many Hollywood horror movies

    Great story, really surprising twists, acting by the leads especially Anushka Sharma, perhaps a beginning of a new era in Indian horror movie genre.
    8vpvickytheplayboy

    What's all the negativity about? This is a pure piece of art!

    Pari gives a new definition to bollywood's attempt at horror movies.With brilliantly executed story line,the performance from each and every actor makes this a masterpiece which is quite unusual from hindi cinema in horror genre.From direction to the background score everything just seem to fit in place.The movie will give you chills at some instance but will surely leave you with imagination with its on the spot story. Though this art is not meant for 'Mass-Audience' but the content-lovers would surely give this a thumbs up without any doubt.If you want to see something that might excite new thoughts in your mind this surely is dedicated piece of art meant for you.The poor reviews of the movie are due to sleepless audience that find comfort in cinema seats & air conditioned environment and have got nothing to do with content of the movie. Fall in love with bollywood and dont miss this show...

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The makers canceled a special screening of the film scheduled on 28th February 2018 in respect of legendary actress Sridevi who passed away on 25th February 2018.
    • Goofs
      After Arnab Bagchi's car runs over a woman and he steps out of the car, though its supposedly raining heavily, you can clearly see its bright and sunny in the distant background. Fatal editing error.
    • Soundtracks
      Meri Khamoshi Hai
      Written by Anvita Dutt

      Performed by Ishan Mitra

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    • Release date
      • March 2, 2018 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • India
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    • Language
      • Hindi
    • Also known as
      • Fairy: Not a Fairytale
    • Production companies
      • Clean Slate Films
      • Clean Slate Filmz
      • KriArj Entertainment
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $4,935,586
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    • Runtime
      • 2h 16m(136 min)
    • Color
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