Phobia: Movie Review

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Ever thought what it feels like when you are trapped inside something?? Or you get too dead scared to go somewhere new to you? Even out of your house??

Well, Radhika Apte has done a marvelous job in bringing this feeling onscreen! One of the most appreciable work of Radhika Apte is ‘Phobia’.

An artist,Mehak (Radhika Apte), who once gets molested by a taxi driver at night goes through such a deep trauma that whoever she sees reminds her of that fearful incident.

This fear takes over her so dramatically that even going to new places makes her go pale and at times violent.

This is what psychologists’ term as ‘Agoraphobia’.

                                                                                   

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While she goes through the early stages of her fear she lived with her sister Anu (Nivedita Bhattacharya) till Anu was frustrated from Mehak’s eccentric behavior and is asked to live separately. Shaan (Satyadeep Mishra), a close friend, takes Mehak to a friend’s house, on the assumption that it might help her to live alone for a while.

But this worsens the situation as she starts hallucinating things and incidents. But why does she starts hallucinating?? This twist in the story can only be enjoyed watching the film in theatres.

The famous quote “Fear is our biggest enemy” is justified and proved well on screen by Pavan Kirpalani (Director). In this film each and every character has an importance as it connects the film from one point to another.

                                                                                  

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But the audience could find some loopholes in the film, for instance-  A girl who has this serious psychological illness, is practically never left alone at a home, whatever be the reason. But considering it just a film adding to it the superb performance of Radhika Apte, such loopholes can be easily ignored.

Overall, this film is a great entertainment and study material for all age groups, for it has the technicality and powerful performance.

A.T.M review rating : 3.75/5

                                                 

Directed by	Pavan Kirpalani
Produced by	Viki Rajani
Written by	Pavan Kirpalani Pooja Ladha Surti Arun Sukumar
Screenplay by	Pavan Kirpalani Pooja Ladha Surti Arun Sukumar
Music by	Daniel George Background Score: Karan Gaur
Cinematography	Jayakrishna Gummadi
Edited by	Pooja Ladha Surti
Production company	Eros International Next Gen Films
Distributed by	Pixel Digital Studios
Release dates	·         27 May 2016
Running time	99 minutes