Published 22:29 IST, December 26th 2019
'Ghost Stories' actors divulge their reel life & real life encounters with supernatural
'Ghost Stories' is all set to release at midnight on New Year Day with an ensemble cast and four gripping and horrifying narratives to spook the audiences
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Ghost Stories is a sequel to Netflix film Lust Stories which streamed in 2018. In Ghost Stories, filmmakers Karan Johar, Anurag Kashyap, Dibakar Banerjee and Zoya Akhtar bring out horror stories in an anthological manner with actors Avinash Tewari, Gulshan Devaiah, Janhvi Kapoor, Kusha Kapila, Mrunal Thakur, Sobhita Dhulipala, Surekha Sikri, Sukant Goel and Vijay Verma in pivotal roles. trailer of anthology film released on December 13 post which fans are anticipating spine chilling narratives.
Earlier today, presenters of this horror anthology took to ir Instagram handle and dedicated one post to every character of film. posts have black and white photographs of actors along with ir tale of encounters with supernatural. Some actors spoke about ir experiences while filming Ghost Stories while ors spoke about ir life experiences.
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Take a look at actor's spooky narratives:
Janhvi Kapoor who plays role of a nurse shared how her pararmal experiences from her reel life may have crossed over into reality. Her post is captioned with words, “Apart from being a classic ghost story, script resonated with me on a very deep level. horror is more emotional and human than anything external. Something that spooked me out was that after we wrapped shoot, about 10 of us fell really, really sick.”
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Super 30 actor Mrunal Thakur recounted yet ar scary tale from when y h been shooting for ir segment. She recalled her experience with pararmal and said, “While shooting wedding night scene, cameraman looked through camera and said, 'I told you guys, I don't want that white light from window’ but re was one standing near window.” actor will portray role of a newlywed in director Karan Johar's segment.
Shaitan actor Gulshan Devaiah, who plays a pivotal role in film spoke about his real-life scares. His post h been captioned with words, “thing spooky happened on set, but I once saw a woman dressed in a white saree walking on a main ro in Delhi in middle of night. It was... odd.”
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Me In Heaven star Sobhita Dhulipala who appeared last in Emraan Hashmi-Rishi Kapoor film Body also spoke about how her reel life’s relatability me filming for Ghost Stories even more terrifying. She said, “What got me excited about script was that it wasn’t your conventional jump-scare horror, but a story that dressed anxiety and built-up trauma. I haven’t h any pararmal experiences, but if I were a ghost--t that human guilt isn’t haunting eugh--I would enjoy perks. I wouldn’t need a visa, and wouldn’t have to pay bills!”
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Gully Boy actor Vijay Varma also has a role in horror film and spoke about terrifying script and his real-life scares. He revealed, “What got me excited about Ghost Stories was that I got to work with Zoya Akhtar again. set was great, but we didn’t really get time to tice scary occurrences... maybe that was scary? But when I was in 10th, my friend’s sister got ‘possessed’. Later I watched Bhool Bhulaiya, and realized that it could be psychological.”
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22:29 IST, December 26th 2019