Shaapit

Shaapit
Film poster
Directed byVikram Bhatt
Screenplay byGirish Dhamija
Story byVikram Bhatt
Produced by
  • Vikram Bhatt
  • Manmohan D Singh
Starring
CinematographyPravin Bhatt
Edited byKuldeep Mehan
Music byChirantan Bhatt
Najam Sheraz
Aditya Narayan
Production
company
Release date
  • 19 March 2010 (2010-03-19)
Running time
136 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Shaapit (transl. Cursed) is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language romantic horror adventure film[2] directed by Vikram Bhatt, starring debutant Aditya Narayan, Rahul Dev, Shweta Agarwal (in her final film appearance) and Shubh Joshi in the lead roles. The film is based on the story of a family whose daughters have been carrying a curse from generation to generation. It also stars Murali Sharma and Nishigandha Wad. This film was shot in Film City and released on 19 March 2010, under the banner of ASA Film Pvt Ltd.

According to Bhatt, this is the third film in his horror trilogy after Raaz and 1920.[3]

  1. ^ "Shaapit - The Cursed". British Board of Film Classification.
  2. ^ "Aditya Narayan hunts for a ghost in debut movie". Hindustan Times. 9 February 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2010. "It is Vikram Bhatt's third horror film after Raaz and 1920. We are calling it an adventure, horror, love story because it is about the journey that I take. It is similar to Hollywood films like Indiana Jones but while there are treasure hunts, I set out to find a ghost in Shaapit," Aditya told PTI.
  3. ^ "Vikram Bhatt, on 'Haunted 3D'". New Indian Express. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2012. I was just done with my horror trilogy of 'Raaz', '1920' and 'Shaapit'.