Sanchita
After Ek Thi Daayan and Raaz Reboot, Emraan Hashmi love affair with the horror genre continues…
He was recently seen opposite Nikita Dutta in ‘Dybbuk’, which is a remake of the Malayalam horror-thriller ‘Ezra’. It premiered on Amazon Prime Video on October 29.
Dybbuk Movie Synopsis:
“When a newly married woman brings an antique Jewish box into her home, she and her husband start experiencing paranormal events.”
In an interview with Indian Express, Emraan shared a chilling anecdote from his childhood that left him shaken.
“I cannot link it with supernatural as there are some things which have no explanation. My mother followed Christianity and would regularly take me to the church. When I was about seven-eight, we had gone for a sermon, and an exorcism was happening in there. I didn’t see but heard it, and I don’t know if it was a man or a woman. However, at that age, or any age, it was pretty much the most frightening thing,” Emraan said.
Talking about the horror genre as a whole, Emraan commented – “You can call it bogus as you have not seen a ghost but questioning their existence is wrong. We don’t know what happens after death, or is there another world. That doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. It’s not there in the domain of our consciousness.” Emraan also revealed that he still keeps a taviz (amulet) with him as a protective shield!
The Dybbuk actor feels that not many filmmakers have an understanding of horror. “They still like to dabble with cliches, but now the OTT trend is creating newer opportunities as people are not dependent on theatrical viewing,” he mused.
