Ghar (2019 film)

Ghar (Nepali: घर; transl. House) is a 2019 Nepali horror film written and directed by Arpan Thapa under the banner of DS Digital in association with ASAP Entertainment. It is produced by Sharmila Pandey and Santosh Adhikari. Released on July 19, 2019, the film stars Arpan Thapa, Surakshya Panta, Benisha Hamal, Asmita Khanal, and Saroj Aryal.^[1][2]

Ghar
Theatrical release poster
Nepali	घर
Directed by	Arpan Thapa
Written by	Arpan Thapa
Produced by	Sharmila Pandey Santosh Adhikari
Starring	Arpan Thapa Surakshya Panta Benisha Hamal Asmita Khanal Saroj Aryal
Cinematography	Niraj Kadel
Edited by	Milan Shrestha
Production company	DS Digital
Distributed by	DS Digital FD Company
Release date	July 19, 2019 (2019-07-19) (Nepal)
Running time	104 minutes
Country	Nepal
Language	Nepali

Synopsis

Despite the rumors of ghostly activity, couples buy house for less than what it's worth. They move into that new house, and all of a sudden they start to feel the presence of a supernatural being, because of unusual occurrences that occur in the house.^[3][4]

Cast

• Arpan Thapa as Shiva
• Surakshya Panta as Saru
• Benisha Hamal as Maya
• Asmita Khanal
• Saroj Aryal
• Shristi Maharjan
• Bikash Khanal

Crew

• Arpan Thapa – Director, writer
• Sharmila Pandey – Producer
• Santosh Adhikari – Producer
• Niraj Kadel – Cinematographer
• Milan Shrestha – Editor
• Shankar Pandey – Production designer
• Shree Krishna Shrestha – Visual effects
• Manoj Shrestha – Visual effects

Reception

Ghar received mixed reviews from critics; most called it "cliché" in comparison to Hollywood horror films, while they praised it in the Nepali context, and some even called it one of the best Nepali films made in the horror genre.

Sunny Mahat from The Annapurna Express gave it a rating of 4 stars. He suggested audience not to watch the film alone; he wrote: "Not exaggerating at all when we say that this has to be the scariest Nepali movie ever made, giving tough competition even to its Bollywood contemporaries."^[3]

Abhimanyu Dixit from The Kathmandu Post gave the rating of 2 stars. He wrote: "Ghar is not even trying to stand out. It is an attempt at by-the-numbers supernatural horror, with no likeable characters, all the clichés in the book, and irritatingly loud sound effects. All of these end up making the film campy, exaggerated and gimmicky, rather than scary."^[4]

Diwakar Pyakurel from Online Khabar gave the rating of 2.5 stars. He wrote: "Comparing the movie against benchmarks of Hollywood horror films, Ghar would not meet the standards; but in the Nepali context, this production definitely stands out."^[5]