'CHHORII 2' STARS SAY IT USES HORROR TO SMASH PATRIARCHY

"I play the baddie... and people don't know just how bad I am," says Soha Ali Khan, cracking a smile that belies the darkness of her role in Chhorii 2.

- By Manjusha Radhakrishnan Entertainment Editor

In a chilling twist on Bolly-wood's usual formula - where men dominate both hero and villain arcs - this new Prime Video horror-thriller pits two women against each other in a terrifying power struggle.

Soha plays a ruthless cult leader who is onto Nushrratt Bharuccha's on-screen seven-year-old daughter, forcing the young mother to face unimaginable horrors. But beneath the supernatural dread lies a deeper evil: generational patriarchy.

"I'm not fighting a man... I'm fighting another woman who's fallen prey to this conditioning," says Nushrratt, making it clear that Chhorii 2 is more than just jump scares. It's a gut punch of a film - where women are both victims and villains, and horror becomes a tool to expose hard truths.

■Chhorii 2 doesn't feel exploitative even though it deals with a grim topic. Nushrratt, you were in the first part. Soha, you've joined the second. What drew you both to this film?