“A Wedding Story: A Chilling Dive into the Unseen Terrors of Panchak Kaal, Inspired by Ancient Garuda Purana”
To make a horror film, it is important that it has a good idea, story, visuals, music and acting, but the most important thing is to have a fear-inducing story. It is not that some scenes should just scare and then that fear ends, but the entire story should revolve around fear.
A Wedding Story does just that. The film keeps the audience engaged till the end due to its horror aspects, as the premise of the story is ‘death’ – that too at the wrong time. This is called Panchak Kaal. The fear of this period has been shown well in the film.
Based on the outbreak of Panchak period described in Garuda Purana :
Panchak Kaal has been recognized in our country for thousands of years. It is mentioned in the Puranas, especially the Garuda Purana, in which it is recited for peace after death. However, this belief has been affected by the influence of Western culture. With the advancement of science the fear of natural disasters has reduced. Earlier people did not go out during the eclipse, now people make pictures and videos of it.
But the fear of Panchak still persists because it could not be understood. It is believed that what you do not understand or cannot see is the most scary. A Wedding Story is based on this background, in which the fear of the Panchak period has been shown effectively.
alking about acting, all the actors have done a brilliant job. He brings his characters to life, and doesn’t let the audience’s attention stray from the story. Every moment it seems that something terrible is about to happen, which creates an atmosphere of fear.
New experiments are taking place in horror films internationally, like ‘Talk To Me‘and ‘Get Out‘. For the first time in India, someone has tried to make such a horror film. A Wedding Story is an atmospheric horror film, in which it was a challenge to maintain the atmosphere of fear throughout, and the makers have fulfilled this challenge very well.
