Posham Pa is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language psychological thriller film directed by Suman Mukhopadhyay. The film stars Mahie Gill, Sayani Gupta, Ragini Khanna in the main lead roles.[1][2] The title generally refers to a children's rhyme but the film theme depicts the mass murder of children by serial killers.[3] The plot of the film based on a real true story of serial killers Anjana, and her two daughters Seema Gavit and Renuka Shinde who kidnapped more than 40 children and murdered around 12 children on 19 November 1996.[3] Seema and Renuka received death penalty in 2014 for committing the mass murder of 12 children while their mother Anjana died in 1997 while serving her punishment at prison.[4] The film was released via the ZEE5 platform on 23 August 2019 and received generally positive reviews from the audience and critics.[5][6]
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| Directed by | Suman Mukhopadhyay |
| Written by | Nimisha Misra |
| Produced by | Dhirajj Vinodd Kapoor |
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| Music by | Prabuddha Banerjee |
Production companies | Ten Years Younger Productions Amber Entertainment |
| Distributed by | ZEE5 |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Synopsis
editThe story of a psychologically disturbed mother Prajakta (Mahie Gill) who inspired and coerced her two daughters into a life of crime Regha (Sayani Gupta) and Shikha (Ragini Khanna) who murdered 5 children and are arrested for committing such mass murder. The sisters Regha and Shikha later reveal everything related to the mass murder to two documentary filmmakers Gundeep (Imaad Shah) and Nikhat (Shivani Raghuvanshi).
Cast
edit- Mahie Gill as Prajakta Deshpande
- Sayani Gupta as Regha Sathe
- Ragini Khanna as Shikha Deshpande
- Shivani Raghuvanshi as Nikhat Ismail
- Randheer Rai as Dharmesh Deshpande
- Imaad Shah as Gundeep Singh
- Nitanshi Goel as Regha Sathe's kid
Production
editThe project was announced by ZEE5 in July 2019 during the post-production stage of the film.[7] The film director chose all female cast for the film giving prominence to women characters.[8] Mahie Gill was roped into play the role of a psychologically disturbed mother Prajakta resembling Anjana while Sayani Gupta and Ragini Khanna were roped into play the roles as sisters resembling the mass murderers Seema and Renuka.[9] The film was predominantly shot in a prison in Matunga, Mumbai where the serial killers are currently staying.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Mahie Gill, Sayani Gupta team up for all-female thriller Posham Pa". Cinema Express. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ Khan, Atif (19 September 2019). "Ragini Khanna on her new Zee5 original 'Posham Pa'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ a b Suhani Singh (23 August 2019). "What's the story behind Posham Pa? Ask Sayani - Mail Today News". India Today. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "Zee5's Posham Pa Wilts Under The Weight Of Its Own Psychology". Film Companion. 21 August 2019. Archived from the original on 14 September 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ "Posham Pa movie review: Zee5 film about serial killer sisters plods under the weight of its ambition". Firstpost. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ Ramnath, Nandini (23 August 2019). "'Posham Pa' review: More fiction than fact in film based on real-life serial killers". Scroll.in. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ "Zee5 announces psychological thriller Posham Pa - Exchange4media". Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ "'Posham Pa': A violent thriller with an all-female cast". Zee News. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ Upadhyay, Karishma (16 August 2019). "Dealing with female toxicity in 'Posham Pa'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ "Posham Pa is kind of like Breaking Bad: Mahie Gill". The Indian Express. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2020.