Bhoot Banglas: Indian cinema’s haunted homes and the tropes that are meant to spook us

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Akshay Kumar's upcoming film Bhooth Bangla, directed by Priyadarshan, follows a man inheriting a cursed palace where marriages trigger a demonic entity named Vadhusur. The film continues Indian cinema's long-standing trope of haunted homes, large mansions, and supernatural horror set in villages or kingdoms with atmospheric settings.

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