The Past (2018 film)


The Past is a 2018 Indian horror thriller film directed by Gagan Puri, produced by Jaspal Singh and Nitesh Kumar under Peacock Motion Filmz banner, written by Sandip V Rale and starring Vedita Pratap Singh, Samiksha Bhatt, Yuvraaj Parashar, and Rajesh Sharma in lead roles.

Plot

The film centers on Simran, a novelist, who gets a call from Yuvraaj, the sole owner of a publishing house, asking Simran to write his biography. Simran accepts his offer and goes to his bungalow in Lonavla to write his biography along with her sister, Alia. Shortly after their arrival, the sisters start experiencing paranormal activities, growing more severe over time. Simran gets possessed by a spirit after seeing her sister in trauma, so Alia calls Simran's best friend, Disha. By the time Disha reaches the bungalow, Simran is fully possessed. In order to save her from the spirit, Disha calls Jane, a psychic, who comes to the bungalow to save Simran from the evil spirit, but finds the spirit difficult to handle.
In the second half of the film, Jane finds the hidden truth of the bungalow and is forced to call her senior, Mr. Rajesh, to save Simran from the spirit, which reveals more secrets of the film.

Cast

The film's trailer was released on 5 April 2018.

Controversy

Puri has claimed that the film was directed at a real haunted location, where some paranormal activities were experienced by himself and the cast.