The ‘Horror Platter’ Panel

Jyothi Venkatesh

The session on the fast-growing horror genre saw filmmaker duo Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK (Go Goa Gone, Stree), Pankaj Kumar (Cinematographer, Tumbbad) and Patrick Graham (Filmmaker, Ghoul) engage in a conversation with filmmaker Bhaskar Hazarika (Filmmaker, Kothanodi).

Raj Nidimoru kicked off the conversation by saying that they always try to mix genres. To this Krishna DK added that, “There’s an underlying message in Stree, it’s not just a horror film or a comedy.”

Patrick Graham, a self proclaimed horror geek, felt that although the horror genre was still to find its feet in India, he could sense the beginning of a new wave of horror which is not just about sleaze or false scares.

Cinematographer Pankaj Kumar spoke about how he went about creating the world of Tumbbad. He said, “We knew we had to create this atmosphere of dread, a place which engulfs you, is immersive. That’s why we shot the film in a way that it seems gloomy all the time. There’s a consistent lack of sunlight. We shot during the monsoons. We were very clear about the visual language of the film.”

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