The highly anticipated Bollywood horror flick, ‘Chhorii‘ premiered on Amazon Prime Video last night and it was surprisingly good. The film is a Hindi remake of the Marathi film, ‘Lapachhapi‘ – both films written and directed by the same filmmaker, Vishal Furia. While the plots of the films are pretty much the same, Furia managed to make some noticeable changes to the film, so check out 3 major differences between the OTT-premiered movie and the Marathi feature film:
Barely Any Change In Story
While there are obviously some noticeable changes between both films, the final plot outline between both films is pretty much the same. A young couple leaves their home in the city to a remote house in a village to escape from loan sharks. The wife, who is 8 months pregnant, realises that there is something fishy about this new place. She starts to see premonitions and visions and eventually meets supernatural beings. The pregnant wife realises that she has been tricked and with the help of the ghosts, she escapes the clutches of her husband and his family. The story is good, no doubt, but if you have already watched the Mararhi version, then ‘Chhorii’ doesn’t really bring anything new to the table.
Weaker Plot, More Message Spreading
The Marathi original film focused on the story rather than the subtextual message about female infanticide. However, in the latest Hindi release, it was the opposite. And surprisingly, the female infanticide message shown through stronger in the Marathi version than the Hindi version, because the message spreading in the latter, ended up creating minor plot holes.
More Cinematic
It is true that since both films are alike, the second version might feel a little repetitive upon viewing. Still, the cinematography and music makes this film exciting to watch and extremely cinematic. ‘Chhorii’ has also leaned heavily on the supernatural/horror side of things and it works in this context quite well.
Check out both films, ‘Chhorii’ and ‘Lapachhapi’ on Amazon Prime Video and ZEE5 respectively.