Adbhut is an Indian Hindi-language supernatural horror film written and directed by Sabbir Khan.[1] it stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Diana Penty and Shreya Dhanwanthary.[2] The film was premiered directly on Sony Max on 15 September.[3][4][5]
| Adbhut | |
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 Official release poster | |
| Directed by | Sabbir Khan |
| Written by | Sabbir Khan |
| Produced by | Sony Pictures Networks India Sabbir Khan |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Binod Pradhan |
| Edited by | Manan Sagar |
| Music by | Julius Packiam |
Production companies | Sony Pictures Networks India Sabbir Khan Films |
| Distributed by | Sony Max |
Release date |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot
editThe film starts with detective Gajraj Awasthy being honored by the Police department. In reply to a question regarding the most difficult case of his life, his memory takes him back by 5 years. He reminisces a case, which forms the story of the film. Dr. Aditya and Shruti Rawat come to stay in a house in hills. A mysterious force keeps disturbing the couple off and on once they move in. Gajraj is called in to investigate the mysterious happenings. His investigation leads him to Mary Mathews who is somehow linked to the disturbances that happens to Rawats.
It is then revealed that Dr. Aditya and Dr. Shruti Rawat killed a coma patient, Amy R Mathews and did a heart transplant to one Anjali Malhotra. The spirit of Amy goes into Anjali who becomes Mary Mathews. The Rawats confess their crime and go to jail while Amy's spirit is freed.
Cast
edit- Nawazuddin Siddiqui as Detective Gajraj Awasthy
- Diana Penty as Mary Matthews / Anjali Malhotra
- Himanshi Parashar as Amy R. Matthews
- Shreya Dhanwanthary as Dr. Shruti Rawat
- Rohan Mehra as Dr. Aditya Rawat
- Pradeep Kumar as Engineer Pradeep Kumar
- Vikram Gokhale as Khan, Gajraj's repulsive colleague[6]
- Sohila Kapur as Mrs. Mathews, Amy's mother
- Sanjay Gurbaxani as Priest
- Shashank Shende as Ramakant Yadav
Production
editThe film was announced in October 2021.[7] Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Diana Penty, Shreya Dhanwanthary and Rohan Mehra joined the cast.[8] Principal photography commenced by October 2021.[9] The film was mainly shot in Shimla[10] before wrapping in May 2022.[11]
Release
editReception
editBollywood Humgama gave 2.5/5, saying "Sabbir Khan's story is decent though it gets clichéd at places", and "The scene where the fan comes flying towards Aditya and Shruti is terrifying. One might guess that the film will take a certain path. But it doesn’t and that makes the suspense unpredictable." Performances of all actors is praised.[13]
References
edit- ^ संगीता तोमर (24 August 2024). "नवाजुद्दीन सिद्दीकी की सुपरनैचुरल थ्रिलर 'अद्भुत' का दमदार ट्रेलर रिलीज, 15 सितंबर को इस TV चैनल पर होगी रिलीज". Navbharat Times. Archived from the original on 24 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "'Adbhut' trailer: Nawazuddin Siddiqui is a detective trying to crack an abnormal case in Sabbir Khan's horror flick". The Hindu. 24 August 2024. Archived from the original on 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ यादव, शिखा (24 August 2024). "OTT या सिनेमाघर नहीं सीधे टीवी पर रिलीज होगी Nawazuddin Siddiqui की हॉरर-थ्रिलर फिल्म Adbhut, जानें कब और कहां देखें". NDTV (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "Nawazuddin Siddiqui's next film 'Adbhut' announced, to release in September". India Today. 24 August 2024. Archived from the original on 28 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "Adbhut: Nawazuddin Siddiqui drops intense poster to announce release date of his upcoming thriller; promises 'most shocking film of the year'". PinkVilla. 24 August 2024. Archived from the original on 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ JHA, SUBHASH K. "The Last Day When Vikram Gokhale Worked". Rediff. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ Jha, Lata (12 October 2021). "Sony Pictures announces supernatural thriller with Nawazuddin Siddiqui". mint. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ Hungama, Bollywood (6 October 2021). "Sabbir Khan's Adbhut stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Diana Penty, Shreya Dhanwanthary and Rohan Mehra : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Diana Penty begin filming for Sabbir Khan's Adbhut". Firstpost. 6 October 2021. Archived from the original on 27 October 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Diana Penty's 'Adbhut' sneak peek from her shoot". Ahmedabad Mirror.
- ^ "'Scam 1992' star Shreya Dhanwanthary completes shooting for Nawazuddin Siddiqui-starrer 'Adbhut'". The Economic Times. 4 May 2022. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Sony MAX to premiere Sabbir Khan's 'Adbhut' as first direct-to-TV film". Indian Television Dot Com. 26 August 2024.
- ^ Adbhut Movie Review: ADBHUT is a watchable horror film, despite its minuses Bollywood Hungama Retrieved 16 September 2024
External links
edit- Adbhut at IMDb
- Adbhut at Bollywood Hungama
