India, April 6 -- Even though he began his Hindi directorial journey with a crime thriller, filmmaker Vishal Furia has developed a niche as an expert on horror. His previous film, Chhorrii, was acclaimed by critics and fans, and now the director is back with the sequel - Chhorii 2. Ahead of the film's release, Vishal speaks with HT about Chhorii and the horror genre in Indian cinema. (Also read: Nushrratt Bharuccha, Soha Ali Khan-starrer horror thriller Chhorii 2 gets a release date; will stream directly on OTT)

Vishal says that the birth of Chhorii 2 was organic. "Of course, with the part 1 doing well, there are obvious benefits of doing a sequel. But, I wanted the story to evolve on its own and be ready to be told."

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