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Roohi (2020)

Roohi poster
Original title
रूही
Directed by
Hardik Mehta
Genre
comedy horror, romantic comedy film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 14m
Rated
12
Rating
4.5 of 10 from 40 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A ghost kidnaps brides during their honeymoons. Two friends and a young woman get tangled up with the spirit in a small town.

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What happens

Roohi is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language comedy horror film directed by Hardik Mehta and produced by Dinesh Vijan under the banner Maddock Films. It tells the story of a ghost who abducts brides on their honeymoons. The film stars Rajkummar Rao, Janhvi Kapoor and Varun Sharma. It was announced on 29 March 2019 and filming kicked off on 14 June 2019 in Agra. The film was set to release in June 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic in India interrupted production. Roohi was theatrically released in India on 11 March 2021. The film received negative reviews and was affected by post-COVID business conditions, earning about ₹30 crore at the box office against a production budget of ₹20 crore. Originally promoted as a spiritual spinoff to Stree (2018), the film was formally excluded from the Maddock Horror Comedy Universe before being mentioned in an Easter Egg reference in the third official instalment of the franchise, Munjya (2024). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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