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Munjya (2024)

Munjya poster
Original title
मुंज्या
Directed by
Aditya Sarpotdar
Genre
comedy, horror
Country
India
Runtime
2h 01m
Rated
12A
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 41 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man gets haunted by a mischievous supernatural creature from Indian folklore. He must find a way to stop the entity before it causes more chaos.

comedicspookyfast-pacedlightheartedfolklore-basedfamily-friendlyplayfulquirky

What happens

Munjya is a 2024 Indian Hindi-language comedy horror film directed by Aditya Sarpotdar, written by Niren Bhatt, and produced by Dinesh Vijan and Amar Kaushik. The film stars Abhay Verma, Sharvari, Sathyaraj and Mona Singh. The titular character was entirely created using CGI. Produced by Amar Kaushik and Dinesh Vijan under Maddock Films, it is the third installment in the Maddock Horror Comedy Universe and focuses on the legend of Munjya, inspired by Indian folklore and mythology. Munjya was theatrically released worldwide on 7 June 2024, garnering mixed-to-positive reviews from critics. The film emerged as a sleeper hit, grossing ₹132.13 crore worldwide against a production cost of ₹30 crore, becoming the eighth highest-grossing Hindi film of 2024. At the 70th Filmfare Awards, the film won the award for Best Special Effects. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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