Arpita Sarkar
Sohum Shah's film Tumbbad re-released in theatres on September 13, 2024 after its initial release in 2018. Let's have a look at films as good as Tumbbad.
This horror-comedy film is set in the fictional town of Chanderi, where villagers believe in a vengeful woman spirit, Stree, based on the urban legend Nale Ba. The second instalment is also a blockbuster.
It is a Kannada-language film about a young tribal man, Shiva, who reluctantly takes on his ancestors' traditions to seek justice, set against the backdrop of a small coastal village in Karnataka and its rich folklore and mythology.
It follows a child bride who becomes an enigmatic woman, haunted by a painful past and supernatural murders plaguing her village, with a cast including Tripti Dimri, Rahul Bose, and Avinash Tiwary.
The story follows a man who finds a mysterious, seemingly feral woman and struggles to integrate her into his life, while uncovering a dark past and a cult involved in djinn and witch hunting.
The film is based on a Rajasthani short story, which depicts the love story between a housewife and a ghost. Shah Rukh Khan plays a dual role in the film. It also stars Rani Mukerji.
Munjya is a horror-comedy film about a young man who travels to his home village, discovers family secrets, and fights a vengeful spirit named Munjya while protecting himself and his love.
It is about a naive woman married off to a cursed land beyond Illymala, where people are willing to sacrifice their lives to preserve tradition and power, starring Aishwarya Lekshmi, Shine Tom Chacko, and Surabhi Lakshmi.