From the time that it
dropped its trailer in early November 2021, ‘Chhorii’ caught on to the
imagination of horror fans all over the world and the film’s release on 26th
November took the excitement to another level.
Hailed as a genre-defining
Indian horror film, Chhorii earned unprecedented critical acclaim and audience
love and traveled universally with its premiere on Amazon Prime Video.
According to a report by an independent media consultant, it was the number one
viewed film across all streaming platforms in the week of its release* in
India. Chhorii was labelled as ‘A mirror to society’, ‘spectacular’, ‘complex
and intricate’ ‘not for the faint-hearted’ and ‘top-notch’ in multiple
accolades that came the way of the film as well as for the stunning performance
of Nushratt Bharucccha who essayed the role of ‘Sakshi’, a pregnant woman
caught in the heart of terror as she attempts to save her unborn child from the
monsters that exist in the normal and the paranormal world.
Directed by Vishal Furia,
who also helmed the original Marathi film ‘Lapachappi’ on which Chhorrii was
based, stamped his authority on the genre with Chhorii. Buoyed by the success
and love for Chhorii, the makers have decided to take the story franchise
forward and showcase the next chapter to its fans.
The sequel, tentatively
titled 'Chhorii 2', is set to pick up Sakshi’s story from where it left off in
the first film and will bring back some key characters as well as introduce new
scares, promising to be even more terrifying than the first edition. Vishal
Furia returns to directing duties for Chhorii 2 as does Nushrratt Bharuccha in
the lead. Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Vikram Malhotra, Jack Davis and Shikhaa
Sharma continue as Producers.
This film also marks a
step forward in Abundantia Entertainment and LA-based Crypt TVs collaboration
to create platform-agnostic, and genre-defying horror stories and will also be
the second venture of Psych, Abundantia Entertainment’s vertical focused on
horror and paranormal stories.
Chhorii 2 is also set to be
another successful outing between T-Series and Abundantia Entertainment
following films like ‘Airlift’ (2016), ‘Sherni’ (2021) and ‘Chhorii’
(2021).
Announcing the sequel,
Director Vishal Furia says, "I am thrilled to take the Chhorii story to
the next level with its sequel. I have always envisioned Chhorii to be a
multiple film franchise and started developing the story of the sequel while we
were filming the first edition. The love for Chhorrii from all quarters has
been overwhelming and I am ready to begin another journey with the amazingly
talented Nushrratt and my producers who have stood by me and supported my
vision all through''.
Nushrratt Bharuccha who
will return to play the role of the protagonist, ‘Sakshi’ added, “I am over the
moon with the amazing reactions and success that Chhorii has met with! Chhorii
was a significant departure from the work I had previously been a part of and
to see the risk being rewarded is such a great feeling. Chhorii is a passion
project for all of us and I cannot wait to engage with Vishal and the team as
we take the story forward with Chhorii 2.
The Producers of Chhorii
issued a joint statement announcing Chhorii 2, “The critical acclaim and fan
love that Chhorii has received is a testament to our belief that the Indian
audience has a strong appetite for high-quality scary content and we hope to
continue serving them with more exciting and unique stories. We are also grateful to Amazon Prime Video
for the platform that Chhorii received to showcase itself to the world. With
Chhorii 2, we are delighted to continue the successful collaboration with
Vishal at the helm and Nushrratt as our leading lady. We hope to take Chhorii 2
a notch higher and make it scarier than the first edition.”
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