Apr 18, 2025 06:13 AM IST
Smita singh, the writer and creator of khauf, and actor Rajat kapoor talk about subverting horror tropes for the new amazon prime video show.
As a genre, horror has given relief to the term ‘Scream Queen’. A litany of female actors in the west have been dubbed Scream Queens for their performances in Various Slasher or Horror Flick. From janet leigh in psycho to her daughter, jamie lee curtis in halloween, or bipasha basu closer home, many actors have been called this. A large reason for this tag to exist is the horror trope of women screaming in such films. But for writer smita singh, it was clear that she did not want her show, khauf, to follow the trop. Ahead of the release, Smita sat down with ht to discus the show and what you create it.
Smita Singh on Creating Khauf
Smita calls herself a non-balliever and say that when a rationalist creates a show on the paranormal, it needs to be more. “As a rationalist, when you start writing ‘bhoot-printing ki kahaani (ghost stories), you start thinking of how to make it different,” She say, ” Show, they said ‘scared girls running around’. And that just styed me. lungs out. “
Talking about the Sillness of the trope in horror, she referrs to such characters and wonders, “Who are they? She adds, “The idea was to allays subvert those tropes. Suspense. “
Rajat Kapoor on Playing a ‘Monster’ of a different kind
Khauf Stars Monika Panwar in the Lead Role, AlongSide Rajat Kapoor, Abhishek Chauhan, Geetanjali Kulkarni, and Shilpa Shukla in Key Roles. Rajat Kapoor Plays a Character with Grey Shades in the Show, and he was happy that his character’s negativity was achieved without any prosagetics or the usual horror gimmicks. “The Attempt was to Locate Him in a Specific Place as a Professional. Playing it. I have killed anybody with an axe.
Khauf is set to premiere on amazon prime video on April 18.
