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Paapi

Name: Paapi
Genre: Thriller, Mystery
Cast: Bhupendra Chauhan, Ishita Joshi, Harshika Parmar, Ayushi Chaturvedi, Sandeep Hamartia

23 min | Thriller, Mystery

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Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet

It was a solid box office hit, though it had almost no lasting buzz. A safe bet when you want something reliable.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved I'm Thinking of Ending Things, start here.
The mood: Tense.
The pace: Fast-moving, at 23 min.
What might put you off: It's in Hindi, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

When Ramesh marries Kusum and hopes to have a better future, things don't go well and in a series of events a cow is accidently killed in his fields. Ramesh has to live in exile as a part of the punishment. Punishment takes a toll on the couple and Ramesh descends into madness. Slowly animals and human die in the village and people blame Kusum because of her past. A pandemic hits the village and villagers had to flee. Having served his sentence Ramesh returns to the empty village like a king.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
Reach & staying powerStrong
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 8K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Bhupendra Chauhan, Rohit Patidar

Bhupendra ChauhanRamesh
Ishita JoshiKusum
Harshika ParmarVillage woman 1
Ayushi ChaturvediVillage woman 2
Sandeep HamartiaVillage Head
Shashi RangeelaDwarf King