Assam filmmaker coming up with horror movie this winter – Northeast Now

Assam filmmaker Bhargav Saikia is all set to come up with a horror flick titled Bokshi.

Saikia made this announcement through social media on Monday.

He shared a poster of his upcoming horror movie depicting a woman engulfed in fire with a blood read moon in the backdrop.

The name of the movie is scribbled in charcoal.

Based on a screenplay of debutant writer Harsh Vaibhav, this Hindi-English movie is scheduled to be shot this winter.

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The movie will be shot at various locations across the Northeast.

According to Saikia, the casting and pre-production works will be carried out virtually in the coming months due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Bhargav Saikias previous film, The Black Cat, was an official adaptation of a Ruskin Bond short story and it featured Shernaz Patel and the late Tom Alter in the lead roles.

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The fantasy genre short film received rave reviews from leading Indian and foreign media publications.

Most notably, The Black Cat took the number three spot on Film Companions Top 10 Indian Short Films of 2017 ranking.

Saikia is the founder of the company Lorien Motion Pictures.

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