Phobia (2016 film)

Phobia
Directed byPavan Kirpalani
Written by
  • Pavan Kirpalani
  • Pooja Ladha Surti
  • Arun Sukumar
Screenplay by
  • Pavan Kirpalani
  • Pooja Ladha Surti
  • Arun Sukumar
Produced byViki Rajani
StarringSee below
CinematographyJaya Krishna Gummadi
Edited byPooja Ladha Surti
Music byDaniel George[1]
Background score
Karan Gaur[1]
Production
companies
Distributed byPixel Digital Studios
Release date
  • 27 May 2016 (2016-05-27)
Running time
111 minutes[2]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Box office32.5 million (US$390,000)[3]

Phobia is a 2016 Indian psychological thriller film, directed by Pavan Kirpalani and produced by Viki Rajani. The film stars Radhika Apte in the leading role as Mehak, an artist suffering from severe agoraphobia. Produced jointly by Eros International and Next Gen Films, it was released on 27 May 2016.

Development began in 2015, when Rajani signed Radhika Apte for a film to be made under his banner. Rajani worked on the script, with principal photography taking place in Mumbai. The film features music by Daniel B. George. The film features only one song. The lyrics for the song 'Roke na ruke' were written by Jay Shankar Prasad and sung by Sakina Khan and Sidharth Basrur.

Phobia was released on 27 May 2016 to a positive response,[4] with praise centered on Radhika Apte's performance. Apart from her performance, the film's other production elements and picturisation, background score and special effect works were also praised by the critics and audience.

  1. ^ a b "Phobia: Main Story". Box Office India. 27 May 2016. Archived from the original on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Phobia: a nerve-wracking ride". The Hindu. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Box Office: Worldwide Collections and Day wise breakup of Phobia". Bollywood Hungama. 28 May 2016. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  4. ^ "'Phobia' movie review by audience: Live update". International Business Times. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.