New Delhi, Nov. 15 -- The most horrifying tales are the ones that are real, as portrayed by director Rajesh Touchdriver in his feature 'Dahini: The Witch'.
Shot mostly in Odisha, and in some areas of Andhra Pradesh, the film recently had its global premiere at the Indian Film Festival of Sydney.
It revolves around the lingering superstition of witches and the practice of witch-hunting in the remote areas in Eastern India, particularly in states such as Odisha.
The movie provides a haunting insight into the surprising presence of practices long-thought extinct.
Speaking to UNI, the Kerala-born filmmaker, describing the film and its surreal atmosphere of dread, remarked, "It's not horror, at least not in that filmy Hollywood style, but ra...