Jun 19, 2016 06:04 PM
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Many elements remind you of other famous movies set in ghostly apartments, combined with those which send you into ‘found footage’ territory.
But ‘Phobia’ stays mostly its own film. A couple of irritants do crop up, resulting in the tautness slipping a little, and in a few sequences which feel slapped on.
But they don’t really take away from the impact of the film. And Apte keeps you reeled in. She’s consistently been doing interesting work. With this one she has staked fair claim to be one of the best acts in Bolly town. ‘Phobia’ is a genuine frightener, so far away from those unintentionally comic monstrosities Bollywood keeps slinging out that you feel like cheering.Keep your eyes slitted, and be on your guard, because something wicked this way comes.