It was back in 1999 that Ram Gopal Verma had
introduced the genre of psychological thriller with his film 'Kaun', starring Urmila
Matondkar.
The concept has been worked upon by several
directors in the past, and now, it is 'Ragini MMS' fame director Pawan
Kripalani who is attempting the same with 'Phobia', starring Radhika Apte.
However, there are some similarities between the Ram Gopal
Verma directorial and
Pawan Kripalani's film, which raises the question if he has taken inspiration
from the former.
Both the films have some common facts such as
the director shooting the entire film at one location and the central
characters suffering from anxiety disorder.
Radhika Apte dismisses suggestions of any
similarities between 'Phobia' and 'Kaun', pointing out that she does not take
any inspiration from characters in other films to prepare for her own role.
"Phobia and Kaun have no similarities. Phobia is a very
different film with a very different character. And, when I work on any
character, I work very independently on it," the 'Manjhi' actor told ANI.
On being asked about the experience of shooting
the entire film at one location, the actress said, "It really helped me to
get into the character. We were there for a month and it was a difficult place
to shoot. Another advantage was that when you shoot at one place, there is no
adjustment period, you come and start work right away because you know
everything about the place"
The 30-year-old plays the role of an
agoraphobic, a person who has the irrational fear of open or public places. She
plays a character who is scared of going out of her house.
'Phobia' is Radhika Apte's first commercial
psychological thriller. The movie is produced by Eros International and Next
Gen Films and will release on May 27.
By A.Kameshwari for ANI
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