Underplayed Gems
The whole movie catalogue

Films and series, searchable by what they are

← Back to the shop

Phobia (2016)

Phobia poster
Original title
फोबिया
Directed by
Pawan Kripalani
Genre
psychological thriller
Country
India
Runtime
1h 52m
Rated
A
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 36 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An artist with severe agoraphobia faces her fears when she is trapped inside her apartment. Strange occurrences make her question what is real.

tenseclaustrophobicsuspensefulatmosphericdarkpsychologicaluneasy

What happens

Phobia is a 2016 Indian psychological thriller film, directed by Pavan Kirpalani and produced by Viki Rajani. The film stars Radhika Apte in the leading role as Mehak, an artist suffering from severe agoraphobia. Produced jointly by Eros International and Next Gen Films, it was released on 27 May 2016. Development began in 2015, when Rajani signed Radhika Apte for a film to be made under his banner. Rajani worked on the script, with principal photography taking place in Mumbai. The film features music by Daniel B. George. The film features only one song. The lyrics for the song 'Roke na ruke' were written by Jay Shankar Prasad and sung by Sakina Khan and Sidharth Basrur. Phobia was released on 27 May 2016 to a positive response, with praise centered on Radhika Apte's performance. Apart from her performance, the film's other production elements and picturisation, background score and special effect works were also praised by the critics and audience. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? Tell the Catbot what you feel like watching and it picks from the whole catalogue, or browse by genre, country and year.

Lists: Korean thrillers worth the evening · Anime films beyond Studio Ghibli · Slow films for a rainy night · Horror that unsettles instead of startling · Series you can finish in a weekend · Nordic crime worth the subtitles · Good films that end in under 90 minutes · Documentaries that play like thrillers

Loading movies…

What should I watch?